LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fuel efficiency was the top theme as the nation’s truck supply community hosted throngs of customers and prospects at the Mid-America Trucking Show, which officially opened here on Thursday.
March 22, 2013Business
Fastfrate Acquired by Investment Firm
Investment firm Tepper Holdings said it has acquired a majority stake in Canadian carrier Consolidated Fastfrate from private equity firm Fenway Partners. Terms were not disclosed.
March 18, 2013EditorialBusiness
Editorial: March Madness
March is almost always an exciting time in the trucking industry, and this year it’s particularly true, with four of the industry’s top trade shows each displaying those tantalizing first glimpses of renewed growth.
March 18, 2013Business
Truck Sales Decline 18.6%
The contraction in heavy-duty U.S. retail truck sales worsened in February, with volume falling by 18.6%, the sharpest rate of decline during the current six-month streak of reductions.
March 18, 2013PerspectiveBusiness
Opinion: Defending the American Dream
What happens when you have state budgets that are straining to come in balance and union representation that continues its long-trending downward slope as measured by percentage of workers covered? Unfortunately, the answer is an attempt to radically transform the trucking industry and an assault on the American dream.
March 4, 2013Business
USA Truck Names New CEO
Truckload carrier USA Truck said it has appointed John Simone as the company’s new CEO, effective immediately.
February 19, 2013Business
Class 8 Sales Decline Again
U.S. heavy-duty truck sales declined 6.8% in January from a year earlier to 13,158 units, the lowest monthly total since July 2011, WardsAuto.com said Feb. 12.
February 18, 2013Business
Worldwide Express, Ward Trucking Set Partnership for Eastern LTL Shipments
Package carrier Worldwide Express said Thursday that less-than-truckload carrier Ward Trucking will provide Worldwide’s customers with LTL service throughout the eastern United States.
February 14, 2013Business
Rush’s 4Q Profit Slips; Full-Year Truck Sales Rise 10%
Truck dealership Rush Enterprises’ fourth-quarter income slipped from a year earlier, but its full-year income improved as 2012 heavy-duty truck sales rose 10%.
February 13, 2013Business
Arizona Trucking Association Names Tony Bradley CEO
The Arizona Trucking Association said Tuesday its board appointed Tony Bradley the group’s new CEO.
February 5, 2013