Sherri Garner Brumbaugh elected ATA chair, becoming second woman to lead association
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Board of Directors of American Trucking Associations (ATA) have elected Sherri Garner Brumbaugh as the organization’s 76th chair during ATA’s...
TRATON partners with Hino, launches e-mobility venture to develop commercial electric vehicles
MUNICH and TOKYO — TRATON SE and Hino Motors Ltd. have signed a joint venture agreement to develop and produce electric commercial vehicles, the...
Tying up loose ends: Knowledge is the key to making a successful career move
Trucking companies are required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to investigate the background of anyone who applies for a driving job....
Don’t let road expenses eat away at your take-home pay
Driving professionally can be a rewarding experience, but just how rewarding often depends on choices the driver makes while on the road. For many...
Driver shortage tops ATRI’s 2020 list of top trucking industry issues for motor carriers;...
ARLINGTON, Va. — For the fourth year in a row, the driver shortage is the top overall concern for the trucking industry, according to...
New ACT report shows motor carriers enjoying volume growth, pricing power
COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to ACT Research’s recently released Transportation Digest, motor carriers, especially, are enjoying a period of volume growth and pricing power...
Recovery continues for new Class 8 truck sales; impact on commercial vehicle market from...
The North American market for new Class 8 trucks continued to climb in September in response to record freight rates and solid shipment numbers....
Rand McNally acquired by TELEO Capital, prepares to launch 3-year production plan
CHICAGO — Mapping company Rand McNally has been acquired by TELEO Capital Management, the companies announced Friday, Oct. 23. Joseph Roark has been named chairman...
EPA orders 3 trucking companies to pay more than $400,000 for violating CARB’s pollution...
SAN FRANSISCO — Three interstate trucking companies must pay $417,000 penalties for violating the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) federally enforceable Truck and Bus,...
ATA truck tonnage index rebounds 6.7% from August to September, still lags behind 2019...
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 6.7% in September after declining 5.3% in August. In...
Fired truck driver to get $165,000 in gender bias settlement
MINNEAPOLIS— A Twin Cities truck driver who was fired because she failed a strength test following a workplace injury has been awarded $165,000 from...
August freight shipment down 1.3% from July, lags 7.3% behind all-time high in August...
WASHINGTON — The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 1.3%...
EEOC files suit against USF Holland for discrimination against women in hiring practices
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking a jury trial against USF Holland LLC, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide,...
Location-based authorization service designed to combat fleet fuel fraud
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Comdata Inc., a provider of payment solutions has launched the next generation of enhanced authorization controls, a digital solution designed to help...
TRATON makes offer to buy Navistar at $44.50 cash per share, total cost of...
MUNICH — TRATON SE and Navistar International Corp. have reached an agreement “in principle” that TRATON will acquire by merger all shares in Navistar...
Navistar counters TRATON’s ultimatum, acquisition could be on horizon
LISLE, Ill. — After receiving what amounted to an ultimatum from TRATON SE in an Oct. 14 letter that held firm to the German...
TRATON puts brakes on Navistar negotiations; sets Oct. 16 deadline with firm offer of...
MUNICH — TRATON SE on Oct. 14 put the brakes on negotiations for a higher price per share for Navistar International Corp.. In January...
Palmer Leasing Group named 2019 Kenworth franchise of the year
INDIANAPOLIS — Palmer Leasing Group has been named the 2019 U.S. Kenworth Franchise of the Year. In addition, the group received a Gold Award...
WIT names 2020 top companies for women to work for in transportation
PLOVER, Wis. — The Women In Trucking Association’s (WIT) Redefining the Road magazine on Oct. 2 released the association’s 2020 list of top companies...
Consumer product levels on the rise, but other freight sectors still short
Overall, the amount of available freight rose again in August, along with the rates paid to haul it. It’s gotten so good that carriers...
