The Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service proposal could cause a sharp increase in demand for trailers and radical changes in billing procedures, according to an editor who studies labor issues in trucking.

Covenant Transport moved boldly Aug. 22 to increase its revenue, profits and market share by purchasing a substantial portion of what was Con-Way Transportation Services’ truckload division.

The Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service proposal could cause a sharp increase in demand for trailers and radical changes in billing procedures, according to an editor who studies labor issues in trucking.

When a hard, frontal assault failed for trucking executive Jerry C. Moyes, he changed tack and tried the soft, sweet rustle of cash. That course of action won him controlling interest in Simon Transportation Services.

Emery Worldwide and the United States Postal Service are taking a second stab at doing business together with Parcel@Home, an Emery product that uses the post office for the final leg of delivery.

When a hard, frontal assault failed for trucking executive Jerry C. Moyes, he changed tack and tried the soft, sweet rustle of cash. That course of action won him controlling interest in Simon Transportation Services.

The Defense Department has filed a proposal to change its procurement policy for trucking services and will take comments on the plan into September.

Consolidated Freightways Corp. is in the midst of a“painfully slow” realignment campaign it hopes will land it in the thick of a hot less-than-truckload market.

Consolidated Freightways Corp. is in the midst of a“painfully slow” realignment campaign it hopes will land it in the thick of a hot less-than-truckload market.

The Defense Department has filed a proposal to change its procurement policy for trucking services and will take comments on the plan into September.