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UCR Plan board to meet March 8
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that its Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors will meet March 8 from noon to 3 p.m. ET to continue its work in developing and implementing the UCR Plan and Agreement and, to that end, may consider matters properly before the board The meeting is open to […]
February 7, 2012
Business
Harlin succeeds Quinn as U.S. Xpress Enterprises president
U.S. Xpress Enterprises announced that Ray Harlin has been promoted to serve as president of U.S. Xpress Enterprises. Harlin succeeds Patrick Quinn, the company’s co-founder, who passed away in December. Harlin joined Chattanooga, Tenn.-based U.S. Xpress in 1997 as an executive vice president and the company’s chief financial officer. In addition to his duties as […]
February 7, 2012
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XPO Logistics names Hardig chief financial officer
XPO Logistics Inc. announced that John Hardig has been appointed chief financial officer. Hardig most recently was with Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, where he served as a managing director in the Transportation & Logistics investment banking group since 2003. Previously, he was an investment banker for seven years in the Transportation and Telecom groups at Alex […]
February 7, 2012
Business
Pyle makes executive appointments
A. Duie Pyle announced the appointment of Randy Swart to the position of senior vice president and John Luciani to the position of vice president of terminals. Swart will direct and guide less-than-truckload operations with the objective of maximizing growth and profitability as well as providing leadership and guidance to all Pyle business units. He […]
February 7, 2012
Business
FedEx Trade Networks now serving Lyon
FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of FedEx Corp., announced that it has established operations in Lyon, France, as a part of its ongoing expansion initiative. The new office in Lyon, which is located outside of the city at the Lyon Saint Exupery Airport, is the third FedEx Trade Networks office to open in […]
February 7, 2012
Business
Martinez to lead The UPS Foundation
Eduardo Martinez, a 35-year UPS veteran and currently the program director for The UPS Foundation, has been named president of UPS’s philanthropic arm. Martinez, 52, will succeed Ken Sternad, who is retiring after a 35-year career with UPS that saw him direct the company’s global public relations function as well as The UPS Foundation. “For […]
February 7, 2012
Business
FleetPride opens regional distribution center in Bolingbrook, Ill.
FleetPride Inc., an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced the opening of its new 122,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Bolingbrook, Ill., located at 1501 Remington Blvd. “Bolingbrook is our fifth regional distribution center, allowing us to continue to expand and streamline FleetPride’s national parts logistics network,” says Robert Lindley, FleetPride’s vice […]
February 7, 2012
Business
PHH Arval, FleetCor team for Comdata-powered PHH MasterCard
PHH Arval announced a strategic alliance with FleetCor, a global provider of fuel cards and specialized payment products. As part of the strategic alliance, PHH Arval now will offer a new corporate universal PHH MasterCard, powered by Comdata. “The PHH MasterCard is unlike any other fleet program in the Canadian market today,” says Jim Halliday, […]
February 7, 2012
Business
Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina joins dealer network
Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina is the latest addition to the company’s dealer network. Its parent company, Worldwide Equipment in Prestonsburg, Ky., recently purchased the assets of Cherokee Kenworth and now operates locations in West Columbia and Greenville, S.C., under the Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina banner. “We’re pleased to add Worldwide Kenworth of South […]
February 7, 2012
Business
FuelQuest selected by J.B. Hunt for terminal bulk fuel management
FuelQuest Inc., an on-demand software and services company for the global downstream energy industry, announced a five-year contract with J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. Under the agreement, FuelQuest Fuel Center will be responsible for managing J.B. Hunt’s bulk fuel purchases within its terminal network. “By partnering with FuelQuest and utilizing the FuelQuest Fuel Center, we […]
February 7, 2012
Business
Hino Trucks recognized at National Biodiesel Conference
During a ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at the National Biodiesel Conference in Orlando, Fla., Hino Trucks was recognized by the National Biodiesel Board with the 2012 “Eye on Biodiesel Impact Award.” Hino Trucks was honored in the “Impact” category by becoming the first manufacturer to support the use of B20 biodiesel blends in a […]
February 7, 2012
Business
Werner president/COO Leathers to speak at ALK summit
ALK Technologies, a provider of geologistics and navigation software, announced that Derek Leathers, president and chief operating officer of Werner Enterprises, will deliver the keynote address at the 2012 ALK Transportation Technology Summit – “Driving Innovation: Connecting Compliance and Efficiency.” Hosted by ALK, the 2012 Transportation Technology Summit is scheduled May 15-17 in Princeton, N.J. […]
February 7, 2012
Business
FMCSA committee eyes sleep apnea regulation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Monday, Feb. 6, took a step toward potential regulation of the screening and treatment of drivers at risk for obstructive sleep apnea. A joint committee of the agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee and Medical Review Board adopted 11 recommendations that include requiring all drivers with a body […]
February 6, 2012
Business
Average diesel price edges higher to $3.856
The U.S. average diesel price increased six-tenths of a cent to $3.856 a gallon for the week ended Monday, Feb. 6, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The latest price is 34.3 cents higher than the same week last year. All but three regions — the Lower Atlantic, Gulf Coast and […]
February 6, 2012
Business
USA Truck posts 4Q, full-year net loss
USA Truck Inc. on Monday, Feb. 6, announced base revenue of $100.3 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, a decrease of 1.7 percent from $102.0 million for the same quarter of 2010. The Van Buren, Ark.-based truckload carrier reported a net loss of $4.4 million compared to a net loss of $1.8 million. Base […]
February 6, 2012
Business
Xtra Lease orders 9,400 new vans, reefers
Xtra Lease, a provider of semi-trailer rentals and leases, announced that it has ordered about 9,400 new vans and reefers for 2012. Equipped with fuel-saving aerodynamic side skirts, the new models will replace many older model trailers that will be redesignated as local cartage or storage trailers, or sold. Xtra Lease says it has invested […]
February 6, 2012
Business
January Class 8 orders down but ‘within expectations’
FTR Associates on Monday, Feb. 6, released preliminary data showing January Class 8 truck total net orders of 24,906 units for all major North American OEMs, down 17 percent month over month from December and 9 percent lower versus January 2011. Although current orders show negative comparisons, the January activity is similar to that reported […]
February 6, 2012
Business
ATD chairman: ‘Change will come with or without us’
In his last speech as chairman of the American Truck Dealers, Utah commercial truck dealer Kyle Treadway urged dealers to embrace the many changes affecting heavy- and medium-duty truck retailing, including the introduction of new federal regulations, technological advances and the entrance of a younger generation of future dealers. Treadway, president of Kenworth Sales Co. […]
February 6, 2012
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