PHOENIX — Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) told American Trucking Associations members that there likely would be movement on a short-term extension of the highway bill in Congress’ upcoming lame-duck session, with a major push to complete a bill early next year.
October 18, 2010BusinessFuelGovernment
Clean Diesel Conference to Focus on Past Decade of Technology
A conference in Washington this week will reflect on the last 10 years of clean diesel technology and its effect on air quality, its organizers said.
October 18, 2010Business
Industrial Production Drops in September
Industrial production fell 0.2% in September, the first decline in more than a year, the Federal Reserve said Monday.
October 18, 2010BusinessLogistics
Return of Seasonal Shipping Peak Brightens Fleets’ Holiday Outlook
Truckers and other carriers are reporting a seasonal pickup in freight volumes this fall that is in sharp contrast to 2009, when the recession ravaged cargo volumes, experts said.
October 17, 2010Business
ATA Taps Former Staffer Phillips to Be Federation’s Top Lobbyist
American Trucking Associations said it has hired Mary Phillips as its new senior vice president of legislative affairs.
October 17, 2010BusinessLogistics
Drayage Carriers Press for Chassis Details
Drayage carriers said they are pressing ocean cargo lines for more details about plans to make truckers responsible for supplying intermodal chassis.
October 17, 2010Business
Trucking Firms to Report Higher 3rd-Quarter Profit
Nearly all publicly traded trucking companies will report third-quarter profits that exceed their results from a year earlier and the previous three months, analysts said.
October 17, 2010EditorialBusiness
The 2010 MCE
As the trucking industry gathers in Phoenix for American Trucking Associations’ annual meeting, the national economic climate is much improved from the gloom that surrounded last October’s meeting in Las Vegas.
October 17, 2010Business
Preparations Under Way at UPS, FedEx for Holiday Surge in Shipping Demand
Officials with the largest package delivery companies said they are in the early stages of preparing themselves for the familiar flood of holiday shipments.
October 17, 2010