UPS Fires 250 Employees For Staging Strike
UPS Drivers Face Termination
Queens, New York After walking off the job during a 90 minute protest back in February, 250 UPS drivers will now be terminated once their replacements are trained. According to reports,...
Factory Growth High In June
Factory Growth Positive In June
Growth at U.S. factories held in June near the fastest pace of the year, a sign that manufacturing helped boost the economy in the second quarter. Factory growth is in...
Freight Volume Expected To Rise In Trucking Industry
Demand To Rise In 2014
According to the Bloomberg Industries/Internet Truckstop survey, trucking companies are looking to see a big climb in freight for the next 6 months. Some of the numbers include the typical...
Terror Suspect Gets Trucking License In Minnesota
Minnesota Terror Suspects Lands Class A Trucking License
A Minnesota terror suspect that is on the official “No Fly” list may not be able to fly in the United States but that hasn’t stopped him...
Canadian Trucking Alliance Objecting USDA Increased Fees
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is raising objections to a U.S. proposal to increase some fees for trucks crossing into the states. The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to raise fees related to the Animal...
License Plate Readers For All Drivers?
New Bill Would Change A Lot
Automated license plate readers would be able to track the movements of drivers. This advanced technology is already used by police and private companies. These high-tech cameras are able...
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...
Transportation And Trucking Sectors Strong
Airlines, trucking and trains are three sectors of the stock market that are old-school, old-fashioned and possess none of the sex appeal of, say, the social media and technology stocks.
A few years ago they...
Truck Driver Shortage; 30,000 And Counting
We read a great article from Business Insider today and had to include in it in our headline news. Truckers Logic has followed the truck driver shortage very closely over the last few months....
U.S. Factory Production Reaches 6 Month High In February
Production Reaches 6 Month High
U.S. Factory Production saw an increase 0.8 percent in the month of February, giving us a clear sign that the economy is starting to rebound from the severe winter we've...