China’s Largest Truck Company’s Profit Rises 40%
China’s largest truck maker, Sinotruk, boosted a first-half profit 40% as consumers rushed to buy vehicles before the introduction of a new emissions regulation, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
August 28, 2008QuickBooks for Trucking: Connecting QuickBooks to Your TMS
Learn how Truckbase connects QuickBooks for trucking and your TMS to help you marry your trucking-specific data in your TMS with your financial data in QuickBooks.
Jobless Claims Fall for Third Week
Initial jobless claims fell for a third straight week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
August 28, 2008Missouri Sets Some Left-Lane Restrictions
Beginning Thursday, Missouri will ban big rigs from driving in the left lane of highways with three or more lanes in a single direction, the Kansas City Star reported.
August 28, 2008Editorial: Truck Driver Appreciation
A good rule of thumb is that you cannot appreciate truck drivers too much. But we’re convinced that expression of admiration for what America’s 3.5 million professional drivers accomplish on a daily basis carries a certain value.
August 27, 2008Volvo’s North American Sales Drop 2%
Volvo AB said deliveries by its four truck brands rose 2% worldwide in July, but fell by 2% in North America, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
August 27, 2008Chicago’s O’Hare Conducts Mobile Cargo Screening
The Transportation Security Administration for the first time has used a mobile X-ray machine capable of screening contents of large cargo containers to check trucks entering Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the Associated Press reported.
August 27, 2008Durable Goods Orders Rise 1.3% in July
Durable goods orders rose 1.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
August 27, 2008Diesel Falls 6.2¢ to $4.145 a Gallon
The average national price of retail diesel fuel continued its downward trend, falling 6.2 cents to $4.145 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
August 26, 2008Opinion: Outsourcing — Trucking’s Elephant in the Room
The transportation industry is in a dangerous place, one where even well-known industry players such as Jevic Transportation, which closed its doors in May, and Jim Palmer Trucking, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July, can go under — taking their employees with them.
August 26, 2008New Home Sales Rebound in July
New home sales rose in July from a 17-year low the previous month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
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