FleetPride Acquires Oregon Parts Distributor
Heavy-duty truck and trailer parts aftermarket distributor FleetPride Inc. said Monday it acquired E.H. Burrell Co., a distributor of original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket parts serving western Oregon and southwest Washington state.
November 10, 2008TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
Trimac’s 3Q Income Improves
Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund’s third-quarter net earnings improved to C$7.6 million, or 24 cents per unit, from C$5.7 million, or 19 cents, a year ago.
November 10, 2008Trucking May Face Trade-offs
Barack Obama’s election as president last week could lead to more transportation spending, but at the cost to trucking of more stringent regulations and White House support for labor legislation unfavorable to business, industry officials said.
November 10, 2008Shippers Seek to Cut Costs as Revenue Growth Stalls
Prodded by soaring fuel prices and the contracting economy, shippers have spent most of 2008 trying to pare transportation spending to meet demands by company executives looking for antidotes to stagnant revenue growth.
November 10, 2008Fuel Prices Continue Plunge
The U.S. retail diesel fuel average dropped 20 cents to $3.088 a gallon last week, the lowest price in more than a year as inventories remained high and demand remained low, the U.S. Department of Energy reported.
November 10, 2008Clean Energy Acquires Las Vegas CNG Stations
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada has agreed to transfer ownership of five Las Vegas public compressed natural gas fueling stations to Clean Energy Fuels Corp., Clean Energy said Friday.
November 7, 2008Wholesale Inventories Decline 0.1%
Wholesale inventories fell 0.1% in September, the first drop in almost two years, the Commerce Department said Friday.
November 7, 2008Intermodal Traffic Declines for Week
Rail and intermodal traffic declined last week compared with the same week a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
November 6, 2008Navistar Plans Production Cuts at Ontario Plant
Navistar International Corp. will scale back production and could lay off as many as 500 workers at its Ontario, Canada, truck plant, the Canadian Press reported Thursday.
November 6, 2008Xata’s 4Q, Year-End Losses Narrow
Transportation software firm Xata Corp. said Thursday it lost $373,000, or 5 cents a share, in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $4.5 million, or 57 cents, a year ago.
November 6, 2008