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...
Dodge Diesel Starter Takes the Trucks Up Another Notch
The Dodge is a company which is synonymous with excellent and durable vehicles, primarily trucks. Today, the company is not only most famous for its imposing trucks, but also for a variety of technological...
Electronic Mandate Rule Publication
The Electronic Mandate Rule publication is believed to be set for September 30th, 2015. We've seen a whirlwind of trucking regulatory activity in the first 8 months of year and more is expected heading...
ATA Has New Vice President And Chief of Legislative Affairs
ATA Announces New VP And CLA
The ATA announced last month that the company will have a new VP and CLA. The American Trucking Associations welcomed Christopher Spear as the association’s newest vice president and...
High Turnover Rate In Trucking; Here’s Your Solution
Trucking Industry Unstable?
Perhaps no other industry in the world is more prone to drastic turns and twist like the trucking industry. Where else can you find an industry in strong demand but lacking some...
Indiana Trucking Company Facing Heat For I-65 Deaths
The open road is a dangerous place and when you mix a semi truck with high speeds, you have the making for a disaster. Unfortunately, this was the case in Hammond, Indiana on I-65...
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...
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....
Time To Invest In PACCAR And Heavy Duty Trucking?
PACCAR is one of the largest manufacturers of trucks in the world, as well as a strong Fortune 500 company. And with competitor names such as Kenworth and Peterbilt that have been a staple...
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...