Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said its fourth-quarter and full-year profit and revenue jumped on higher truck sales.
February 15, 2012Letters to the EditorBusiness
Letter: Once, It Was Fun
We are near the end of many years and 150 million miles of trucking in the northeastern United States.
February 27, 2012Business
Pa. Truckload Carrier Atkinson Freight Shuts Doors
After battling rivals and rising costs for years, Northeast regional truckload hauler Atkinson Freight Lines has shut its doors.
February 24, 2012Business
Class 8 Truck Sales Jump 52.9%
U.S. Class 8 truck sales grew sharply in January, jumping 52.9% compared with the first month of 2011, as all manufacturers posted gains of more than 40%, with the exception of Volvo Trucks, which dropped 5.2%.
February 20, 2012Business
TT to Be Closed Monday for Presidents’ Day
Transport Topics will be closed Monday for the Presidents’ Day holiday. Please check back on Tuesday, Feb. 19, for the latest trucking and freight transportation news.
February 15, 2012Business
USA Truck Reports 4Q Loss
USA Truck reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4.4 million, or 42 cents per share, compared with a loss of $1.8 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.
February 7, 2012Business
Executives Say Used Trucks Remain Scarce, Despite 2011 Rise in New Class 8 Deliveries
The increase in new Class 8 deliveries in 2011 hasn’t yet done anything to ease the scarcity of used vehicles and, if anything, has added even more upward price pressure, industry executives and analysts said.
February 6, 2012Business
ATA Promotes Sharma to General Counsel
Prasad Sharma has been promoted to senior vice president and general counsel of American Trucking Associations, ATA said Monday.
January 31, 2012Business
4Q Earnings of Five Truckload Carriers Rise
Five publicly traded truckload carriers have reported higher quarterly earnings, helped by higher rates and improved productivity.
January 30, 2012Business
Top ATA Attorney Digges Will Retire After 28 Years in Defense of Trucking
Robert Digges Jr., vice president and chief counsel for American Trucking Associations and a top attorney for ATA’s Litigation Center, is retiring from his post effective Jan. 27, ATA announced last week.
January 23, 2012