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ATA Recruits TMC Members
Members of The Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations are the target of a recruiting drive by ATA.
February 23, 2000
Robert Brown of Bot Auto breaks down the state of autonomous trucking today, and where it's headed.
UPS to Create 2,000 Jobs After Ruling Favors Union
United Parcel Service must create 2,000 new full-time jobs under a contract negotiated in 1997, even though its domestic package business declined following a strike by the Teamsters union, an arbitrator ruled.
February 23, 2000Hazardous Materials Carriers Face Huge Increase in Registration Fees
Large trucking operations hauling hazardous materials will see their federal registration fees increase 660% beginning May 1 under new rules issued last week by the Research and Special Programs Administration.
February 23, 2000Swift Makes Mexico Deal To Meet Growing Demand
Swift Transportation said it has agreed to purchase a 49% stake in Trans-Mex Inc., a truckload carrier based in Mexico.
February 23, 2000Carriers, Defense Agency to Meet To Discuss Automated Billing
A controversial automated freight payment system initiated last year by the Department of Defense will be the subject of a meeting March 1 between top military transportation officers and American Trucking Associations.
February 23, 2000Feds Ease Hours Rules For In-State Truckers
Intrastate carriers got some relief with the latest interpretation of applying federal hours-of-service rules whenever their drivers cross state lines.
February 23, 2000Trucking Objects to STB Ruling on Rate Immunity
A decision on rate-making handed down by the Surface Transportation Board has met with approval from shippers but has truckers protesting.
February 23, 2000LTL Owner Buys Fleet to Start TL Operation
A Tennessee businessman has purchased the trucking fleet of Idahoan Foods in Lewisville, Idaho, and formed a new company, called Golden Valley Transportation, to provide nationwide truckload service.
February 23, 2000Editorial: The Price of No Policy
As dedicated as the people who make up the nation’s trucking industry are to their professional responsibilities, asking them to transport the national economy for free — or to pay out of their own pockets to haul it — is going more than a bit too far.
February 23, 2000Opinion: Slow Downhill Run Since Deregulation
America is riding the crest of an eight-year economic boom. Trucking companies are busy delivering more freight than ever. So why are trucking companies suffering? Don’t kid yourself. We are weaker and more fragmented today than ever.
February 23, 2000