LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Several industry groups launched a campaign here to educate the nation on the importance of trucking for the economy and to help recruit a new generation of desperately needed drivers to keep freight moving.
April 7, 2014Business
Truckload Carriers Report Mixed 1Q, But Expect Improvements for Rest of Year
Comments with first-quarter earnings reports issued last week continued to trigger optimism about a pickup in freight in 2014, though severe winter weather dampened results for several prominent truckload fleets.
April 28, 2014Business
P.A.M. Swings to First-Quarter Profit
P.A.M. Transportation Services reported first-quarter net income of $1.36 million, or 17 cents per share, turning around a loss of $450,000, or 5 cents, in the prior year.
April 23, 2014Business
March Truck Sales Surge 25.6%
New Class 8 retail sales rose 25.6% in March from a year earlier, the biggest monthly percentage gain since July 2012, WardsAuto.com reported.
April 21, 2014Business
March Truck Orders Soar 24.4%
New Class 8 truck orders climbed 24.4% in March from the same period a year ago, ACT Research Co. reported, and manufacturers are taking additional steps to ramp up production.
April 14, 2014EditorialBusiness
Editorial: Trucking and a Shrinking Globe
A pair of events reported on the front page in this edition of Transport Topics underscores the dramatic growth of the economic phenomenon known as globalization and its effect on trucking.
April 14, 2014Business
Used-Truck Prices Rising, Even for Older Models
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Used-truck prices continue to rise in 2014, including for older models with higher mileage, an executive with ACT Research Co. said.
April 7, 2014Special CoverageBusiness
Trucking Groups Launch Image Campaign
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trucking industry groups launched a campaign here to educate America on the importance of trucking to the nation’s economy and to help recruit a new generation of desperately needed drivers to keep freight moving.
March 27, 2014Business
Taylor Receives Influential Woman in Trucking Award
Marcia Taylor, president of Bennett International Group, was presented the Influential Woman in Trucking award March 25 at the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual meeting in Grapevine, Texas.
March 26, 2014Business
Universal Truckload Expects 1Q Profit to Decline
Universal Truckload Services Inc. said it expects its first-quarter earnings to be in the range of 23 to 27 cents per share, down from 38 cents a share in the same quarter last year.
March 25, 2014