Quality Carriers to Expand in Chicago Area
Quality Carriers Inc. said it is expanding its chemical-hauling business in the Chicago area.
May 19, 2014Letters: Carriers’ Dilemma, Higher Productivity, Merging Ports
The writer of the letter headlined “Carriers’ Dilemma” in the April 21 Letters to the Editor section (p. 8) risked appearing naïve, but I would echo his sentiments about who unloads a truck and who pays for it, and raise a related concern: Why does the truck delivering a sealed load have to wait while the pallets are broken down and the individual items that constitute the load are checked in?
May 5, 2014Three Carriers Are Honored for Improving Driver Health
Three truckload carriers recently won awards for helping drivers battle the widespread occurrence of obesity, diabetes and respiratory problems — even as a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized the poor state of health for most longhaul truck drivers.
January 27, 2014Propane Group Seeks HOS Waiver
The propane industry has asked the federal government for a waiver of hours-of-service rules for truck drivers in the Midwest and northeastern United States who are hauling the gas.
January 16, 2014TCA Considers Insurance, Driver Coercion Issues
ORLANDO, Fla. — Officials with the Truckload Carriers Association said they are evaluating how to address potential federal government changes to insurance limits, the issue of driver coercion and expanding the interstate driver corps to include 18-to-21 year olds.
Profits Rise at Four Truckload Fleets, Despite Fuel Costs, Flat Economy
Four of the largest publicly traded truckload carriers in North America posted higher earnings in the final three months of 2012, despite higher fuel prices and an uncertain economic environment.
January 28, 2013Trucking Industry Honors Veterans During ‘Wreaths Across America Day’
A convoy of trucks delivered 34 truckloads of wreaths on Saturday to Arlington National Cemetery, where they were placed by gravesides by thousands of volunteers during “Wreaths Across America Day.”
December 17, 2012UCR Fees to Remain Unchanged for 2013
Unified Carrier Registration program fees will remain unchanged in 2013, and the organization will seek to collect the fees from more interstate carriers, forwarders and brokers, the group’s chairman said.
December 17, 2012Holiday Shipping Projected to Increase
FedEx Corp., UPS Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service are all projecting higher holiday package-shipping rates than a year ago, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
December 11, 2012LTL Carriers Report Mixed Results in 3Q; Con-way, ABF Slide, While Saia Gains
Third-quarter earnings statements of less-than-truckload carriers issued last week generally followed an industrywide pattern of mixed results, with some seeing solid gains in profitability but others reporting significant earnings drop-offs.
November 5, 2012