LAS VEGAS — Many of the latest products, services and technologies shaping the future of the trucking industry were on display at this week’s Management Conference & Exhibition here.
October 11, 2012Special CoverageBusiness
Michael Card Elected ATA Chairman
LAS VEGAS — Michael Card, president of Combined Transport, Central Point, Ore., was elected American Trucking Associations’ 68th chairman at ATA’s annual Management Conference & Exhibition here Wednesday.
October 11, 2012Business
Icahn Mounts Takeover Bid For Oshkosh Corp.
Investor Carl Icahn on Thursday began a takeover bid for Oshkosh Corp. that is worth about $3 billion.
October 11, 2012BusinessGovernment
DOT Freight Transportation Index Falls 0.9%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 0.9% in August from the same month last year, DOT said Thursday.
October 11, 2012Business
Initial Jobless Claims Drop for Week
Initial jobless claims decreased by 30,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
October 11, 2012BusinessFuelGovernment
U.S. Trade Deficit Grew in August
The U.S. trade deficit grew by 4.1% in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
October 11, 2012Business
ABF Freight to Begin Negotiations With Teamsters in December
ABF Freight and the Teamsters union announced they expect to begin negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement Dec. 18.
October 11, 2012BusinessLogistics
So. California Intermodal Yard Advances After Port of L.A. Clears BNSF Project
BNSF Railway’s intermodal container project in Southern California took a step forward late last month, when a revised environmental impact statement was issued that supports construction of the $500 million project.
October 11, 2012Special CoverageBusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Highway Plan Focuses on Safety, Freight Movement, FHWA Official Says
LAS VEGAS — The Department of Transportation’s plan to strengthen U.S. highways supports its “aggressive safety agenda” while allowing prioritization of projects to improve freight movement, a federal official said here Tuesday.
October 10, 2012Special CoverageBusiness
Volvo Names Safety Award Winners
LAS VEGAS — Volvo Trucks named Erb International and Muñoz Trucking as the 2012 winners of its fourth annual Safety Awards.
October 10, 2012