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GE Capital Outlook For Trucking Industry

GE Capital Survey Forecasts Expanding Trucking Industry

GE Capital has released a national survey of middle-market trucking company executives examining the financial performance, operational issues and economic outlook of trucking businesses. The survey had several key findings including a trend toward growth...

Idaho Man Files Lawsuit Against AM-PM Trucking; Company Failing To Pay Overtime

An Idaho man working in the North Dakota oil patch told sources that a Minnesota-based trucking company is breaking federal law by failing to pay overtime. Devon Seeling, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, has filed a civil lawsuit...
Obama Trucking

Obama Wants New Road Bill Passed Quickly

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama urged Congress to move quickly to pass a new transportation bill last night in his address to the nation. His comments concerning the road bill came in the element of much needed jobs to help...
Trucking Industry Revenue

Trucking Industry Revenue In 2014 Hits New Record High

Trucking industry revenue in 2014 eclipsed $700.4 billion, a new all-time high for the trucking industry. And as we've seen in the past, a strong tucking industry is usually a positive indicator of the...

Top Performing Transportation Stocks In 2014

Top Transportation Stocks In 2014   Knight Transportation INC Hunt (JB) Transportation Services Inc Old Dominion Freight Landstar System INC Ryder System INC Marten Transport LTD Werner Enterprises INC Amerco INC Roadrunner Transportation Systems INC Universal Truckload Services   Top Transportation Stocks Steady In Early Months Many of the...

Apply For Truck Driving Jobs

Search Trucking Jobs Launched If you haven't heard by now, our new platform for trucking jobs has officially launched! Truckers Logic has become a staple for news and training in the trucking industry. With so...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index

ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index Up 3.5 Percent In November

ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index Spikes In November American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.5% in November, following an increase of 0.5% during the previous month.  In November, the index...

President Obama Announces Actions For Trucking Industry Regarding MPG

It's been exactly three weeks since President Obama's State of the Union Address. Since then, Obama has issued several executive orders, including Tuesday's announcement that details his plans to toughen fuel standards for medium and heavy-duty vehicles in...

Overdrive Giving Away Two Trucker-Themed Rifles

Henry Repeating Arms, in conjunction with Overdrive, is giving away a special American Trucker Tribute Golden Boy Rifle in a contest that ends July 31.  The .22-caliber rifle is valued at $1,020. A drawing will be...

Trucking Moves America Forward Raises One Million Dollars

Last year at the Mid-American Trucking Show, Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) was officially announced. A year later, the Trucking Moves America Forward has raised $1,000,000 to promote the trucking industry. “We have achieved great strides...