Truckload Leaders Urge Changes in Assessing Value of Loads
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The increasing need to conserve driver hours, coupled with the spread of electronic onboard recorders and analytical tools, are driving more fleets to adopt a new yardstick, revenue per hour, to measure productivity, industry officials said.
March 12, 2012Pa. Truckload Carrier Atkinson Freight Shuts Doors
After battling rivals and rising costs for years, Northeast regional truckload hauler Atkinson Freight Lines has shut its doors.
4Q Earnings of Five Truckload Carriers Rise
Five publicly traded truckload carriers have reported higher quarterly earnings, helped by higher rates and improved productivity.
January 30, 2012U.S. Xpress, CRST Outline Expanded Services
ATLANTA — Large truckload carriers U.S. Xpress Enterprises and CRST International last week said they are expanding their team-driver service offerings to tap the refrigerated truckload market for produce shipments.
November 21, 2011P.A.M.’s Third-Quarter Loss Widens
P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a third-quarter loss of $1.7 million, or 19 cents per share, compared with a loss of $500,000, or 5 cents, a year ago.
October 31, 2011Higher Fuel Costs Lower 1Q Earnings, But Many Fleets Top Year-Ago Results
Sharply higher fuel prices put a significant dent in first-quarter earnings for truckload fleets, but seven of the eight companies that have reported thus far still managed to top year-earlier results.
April 25, 2011TCA Supports Electronic Logs
SAN DIEGO — An industry consensus appears to be emerging in support of electronic logging devices to monitor driver hours but not truck performance, as the Truckload Carriers Association endorsed that technology last week and American Trucking Associations moved in the same direction.
March 21, 2011Gary Salisbury Elected TCA Chairman
Gary Salisbury, president and CEO of Fikes Truck Line, Hope, Ark., was elected chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association for 2011-2012 at TCA’s annual meeting in San Diego.
March 17, 2011CalArk CEO Gorman Wins Women in Trucking Award
Rochelle Gorman, CEO of CalArk International, received the first Influential Woman in Trucking award this week at the Truckload Carriers Association meeting in San Diego.
March 16, 2011P.A.M. Reports Smaller Fourth-Quarter Loss
Truckload carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services said its fourth-quarter loss was smaller than a year ago.
February 9, 2011