Carbon Express Pays Drivers More
We've reported on a few different companies now paying their truck drivers more. We did a report earlier on Total Transportation and how the company made the extra effort to pay their truck drivers more. Carbon...
$11 Billion dollar Highway Plan Passes House Vote
A $11 billion dollar Highway Plan was passed earlier in the week that will fund the Highway Trust Fund for a total of six months, but the bill does nothing to address the systemic shortfall in federal...
U.S. Manufacturing Output In November Up 1.1 Percent
Manufacturing Output Climbed 4.8 Percent Year To Year
U.S. manufacturing output in November finally surpassed its pre-recession peak, as auto production continues to thrive late in the year. The Federal Reserve said Monday that factory production...
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If you're a business owner or company marketing executive looking for trucking industry advertising, you've come to the right place. Truckers Logic is unlike any other marketing company on...
Truck Driver Shortage Could Stress Industry
30,000 Truck Drivers Needed
A shortage of truck drivers, ripple effects from an extraordinarily harsh winter, new federal trucking regulations, more items needing to be transported and higher fuel costs are why some companies are...
Sysco Ends Planning To Merge With With US Foods
Sysco Corp. has terminated its planned merger with U.S. Foods after the Federal Trade Commission’s request for preliminary injunction to block the deal was granted.
In February, the FTC filed an administrative complaint arguing that the...
Con-way Has Been Acquired In $3 Billion Deal; To Be Rebranded As XPO Logistics
Con-way has been acquired in a multi-billion dollar deal and the company will rebrand as XPO Logistics. XPO is set to acquire Con-way Inc., one of the country’s largest trucking companies, stated by XPO...
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...
Senator Tom Carper Proposes Raising Fuel Taxes
A democratic senator from Delaware is proposing to raise fuel taxes over the next four years. That senator is Tom Carper. Senator Carper is a senior transportation authorizer. The purpose of the fuel tax...
Oil And Gas Markets Cause Of Concern For Trucking Companies
While other areas of the trucking industry are stronger than ever before, that's not the case for all trucking companies. With falling crude prices and the continuing decline of energy, trucking companies in this...