CSX Earnings Report 11 Percent Increase In 1Q Earnings
CSX Corp. reported a 11 percent increase in first quarter earnings year to year. CSX reported earnings of $442 million dollars, or $0.45 cents per share. 1Q earnings were at $398 million dollars a...
Indiana Truck Driver Shot In Detroit And Burned
A truck driver was found shot and burned to death early Thursday in the cab of his truck, which had been set on fire, said Detroit Police Public Information Officer Sandra Whitfield. Today, police...
Russia Backs Away From Rejecting European Trucking Systems
Russia's Customs Service made a last-minute concession on Monday to stop Russia from being ejected by a U.N.-backed customs system that has expedited European trucking for 60 years.
The TIR system speeds up cross-border trade...
30,000 Medical Professionals Now Listed On National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that 8,000 more health professionals have been added to the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (NRCME) since the new system for...
Air Pollution: The Light Shines on the Trucking Industry
Over the past decade or so the UK has developed its plans for a more eco-friendly motor vehicle industry. London’s bus fleet currently contains 1,500 hybrid buses, with a 5-year plan to make all...
Factors to be consider while picking freight forwarder for transport
Most people do not have to bother about transporting packages to different lands. At the most one may mail a big Christmas gift through USPS or rent a U-Haul to move your stuff if...
Truckload Turnover Over 90 Percent For 9th Straight Quarter
Turnover at large truckload carriers was up slightly to 92 percent in the first quarter, holding above 90 percent for the 9th straight quarter, American Trucking Associations reported today.
Over-the-road truckload turnover rates were largely unchanged from the fourth quarter,...
Israeli Trucking Industry Benefits From Mideast Chaos
REUTERS - The hydraulic ramp of a Turkish freighter taps down on the eastern Mediterranean port of Haifa and, under a full moon, 37 trucks roll off onto an otherwise empty pier.
In a convoy...
Transportation Adds 7,000+ Jobs; Trucking Industry Up 700 In August
While the U.S. economy struggled in August, it still saw another consecutive growth in jobs. The U.S. economy generated a lower-than-expected 173,000 new jobs in August, the government reported Friday.
The transportation sector gained more...
Trucking Technology And Networking Benefits Truck Drivers And Shippers
The soon-to-be-released electronic logging mandate is often depicted as a time bomb that will reduce truck capacity, driving smaller carriers and independents off the roads. There will be some reduction in available capacity once...