4/27/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its first-quarter profit improved, boosted by acquisitions. Net income rose to C$30.2 million, or 31 cents… Read More »TransForce Earnings, Revenue Improve

Are your salespeople really listening to customer wants and needs — beyond price? All That’s Trucking blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Is selling in the trucking industry nothing more than pricing? Absolutely not,… Read More »The successful salesperson

4/26/2012 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Echo Global Logistics said its first-quarter profit rose as revenue climbed to a record high. Net income improved to $3.3 million, or… Read More »Echo Global Logistics' 1Q Income Rises

Hardwood forests now cover 65.7 million acres in 12 states in the eastern U.S., an increase of 300,000 acres since 2007. Trailer Talk blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor “Save a tree,” environmentalists preach. That’s… Read More »Hardwood forests are healthy and growing in Appalachia, trade group says

4/25/2012 5:15:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Covenant Transportation Group reported a first-quarter loss of $640,000, or 4 cents per share, compared with a loss of $2.5 million, or… Read More »Covenant's First-Quarter Loss Narrows

Walmart’s hybrid assist tractors use a traditional diesel drivetrain in conjunction with an electric motor to recover energy normally lost during braking to provide additional torque in high-load situations such as going up hills. To… Read More »Walmart Tests New Truck Prototypes to Increase Efficiency

4/24/2012 6:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a first-quarter profit of $106.5 million, or 65 cents a share, up 9.8%… Read More »C.H. Robinson Reports Higher 1Q Profit

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By Glen Sokolis, Contributor Fleet companies are facing all kinds of new decisions with diesel exhaust fluid, which came into play with the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2010 emissions standards. DEF is used to treat the… Read More »DEF Tips and Tricks

4/23/2012 12:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced $20 million in grant funding for projects aimed at reducing pollution from diesel vehicles.… Read More »EPA Announces $20 Million for Clean Diesel Grants

Thank you for visiting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration! You will be taken to http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/dot/120426/ in approximately 10 seconds. If you do not wish to leave the site, please hit your browser’s back button… Read More »Register Now for Webcast Scheduled on April 26 of Public Listening Session Regarding Electronic On-Board Recorders

By Genevieve Conti, Assistant Editor When Randy Seals, customer advocate for McLeod Software, managed operations for a trucking company years ago, his boss would come in month after month asking the same question: “How are… Read More »9 Ways to Make Your Numbers Count