TA Launches Phone App for Android Users
TravelCenters of America, the second-largest U.S. truck-stop chain, said it launched a version of its TruckSmart mobile software for Google Inc.’s Android operating system.
May 16, 2011Infographic: Ryder’s Foundation for a Successful Freight Brokerage
Globally, supply chains are facing unprecedented levels of disruption. As a result, shippers and carriers are challenged more than ever to keep goods moving while remaining profitable. While most brokerages point to technology as the key to achieving success, today’s setbacks have proven that technology alone isn’t enough.
Marmon Highway Technologies Alters Brake, Wheel End Lines
Manufacturer Marmon Highway Technologies is reorganizing to increase its production brake and wheel end components and systems for heavy-duty tractors and trailers, the Cullman, Ala., company said May 2.
May 16, 2011TMC Fall Meeting Set for September
The role of engine oil in fuel efficiency, maintenance challenges for intermodal operations, disaster recovery planning, and coatings for corrosion protection are among the topics on the wide-ranging agenda for the fall meeting of the Technology and Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations.
May 16, 2011N.Y. Manufacturing Index Slows, But Shows Expansion
Manufacturing activity in the New York region improved in May, but at a slower pace than April, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Monday.
May 16, 2011Oil Falls Below $98 a Barrel
Oil fell almost $2 in early trading Monday to below $98 a barrel on speculation that a cooling U.S. economy will lower fuel demand, Bloomberg reported.
May 16, 2011Letters: Broker Surety Bill, Pallets, Drivers
This is in regard to your April 18 issue, which includes an article about the Transportation Intermediaries Association, American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association all supporting a broker surety bill.
May 16, 2011A Welcome ‘No’ to a VMT Tax
The news from the Obama White House that it has no intention of pursuing a new tax regime based on the number of miles vehicles travel is most welcome for the trucking industry.
May 16, 2011P&G Refugee Says ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Inspired Him to Save Sunny Delight
Billy Cyr, a 19-year veteran executive with Procter & Gamble Co., had 90 days to begin the transformation of a struggling, spun-off subsidiary into the beginnings of a prosperous stand-alone beverage company, so he sought inspiration from a muse.
May 16, 2011April Truck Sales Leap 41%
Heavy-duty U.S. truck sales leaped 41.1% in April, compared with the same month in 2010, marking the 16th straight month of expansion, and outpacing the in-dustry’s 35.9% growth for the first four months of this year.
May 16, 2011White House Won’t Back VMT to Raise Road Funds, DOT Says
The Obama administration last week officially distanced itself from any talk of instituting a national tax based on the number of miles vehicles travel, saying it is not considering such a levy on American drivers.
May 16, 2011