UPDATED: 8/24/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it will purchase Prime Logistics Corp., a third-party logistics firm, for $97.5 million. In a statement Tuesday,… Read More »Roadrunner Transportation to Purchase Prime Logistics Corp.
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief You’ve heard of zipper ruptures; ever seen one? Me, neither — until now. British tire specialist ATS Euromaster released dramatic video footage showing the catastrophic… Read More »Unzipping a tire
UPDATED: 8/23/2011 10:15:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This New home sales fell for the third straight month in July, declining 0.7% to 298,000, the lowest level in five months,… Read More »New Home Sales Fall to Five-Month Low
Remarks by Anne S. FerroFMCSA AdministratorNational Tank Truck Carriers63rd Annual Conference Awards LuncheonBaltimore, Maryland Introduction Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you, Greg, for that kind introduction. I also want to thank my good friend John… Read More »Remarks at the National Tank Truck Carriers Conference by Anne S. Ferro, Administrator, FMCSA
Navistar announced that the 2011 Navistar LPGA Classic, to be held Sept. 15-18, 2011 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Capitol Hill complex in Prattville, Ala., will be open to the public free of charge.… Read More »Navistar Offering Admission to LPGA Classic in Support of Wounded Warriors Project
UPDATED: 8/22/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Facing a major restructuring and the closings of thousands of post offices, the U.S. Postal Service is ending its foray into… Read More »Postal Service Ends LTL Bid
Remarks of Bill BronrottFMCSA Deputy AdministratorOpening General Session2011 North American Inspectors ChampionshipOrlando, Florida Tuesday, August 9, 2011 Good morning. It is truly an honor to join you today on behalf Administrator Anne Ferro and FMCSA’s… Read More »Remarks at the 2011 North American Inspectors Championship by Bill Bronrott, Deputy Administrator, FMCSA
Qualcomm’s new Trip Manager is now commercially available, designed to meet the unique needs of private and dedicated fleets that primarily operate multi-stop scheduled or regular routes. The Trip Manager application is integrated with Qualcomm’s… Read More »Qualcomm Trip Manager Now Available
UPDATED: 8/19/2011 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Ceva Logistics, the Netherlands-based logistics operator, said its second-quarter results improved over 2010. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization rose… Read More »Ceva 2Q Earnings Jump
By Jim Park, Equipment Editor When Navistar execs turned the key on one of the first MaxxForce 15 engines at the 2009 Mid-America Trucking Show, there were more than a few doubting Thomases in the… Read More »Test Drive: MaxxForce 15 for the Big Hills
UPDATED: 8/19/2011 10:40:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Old Dominion Freight Line said it has broken ground on an expansion of its regional hub in Indianapolis that will cost… Read More »Old Dominion Starts Indiana Expansion Project
On-board climate control may become a necessity if 5-minute idle timers take hold. Photo by Jim Park “On the Road” blog by Jim Park, Equipment Editor Hard-wired five-minute idle timers will probably begin appearing on… Read More »Save the Planet, Save Money Too