Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico fell 24.9% in August from a year earlier, the Department of Transportation said Thursday.
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Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region showed expansion in October, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Friday.
October 30, 2009P.A.M. Narrows Third-Quarter Loss
Truckload carrier and logistics firm P.A.M. Transportation Services reported a third-quarter loss of $1.2 million, or 13 cents per share, compared with a loss of $3.2 million, or 33 cents, a year ago.
October 30, 2009Goodyears Third-Quarter Profit Improves
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.s third-quarter profit more than doubled, though the company forecast an operating loss for its North American market this year.
October 29, 2009Truck Driver Appreciation Week Begins Sunday
With National Truck Driver Appreciation Week approaching, American Trucking Associations is extending the deadline until Nov. 7 for submissions for its video contest on why professional truck drivers are essential to the U.S. economy.
October 29, 2009Opinion: LTLs Can Profit Even in a Poor Economy
I agree the economy is bad. Now lets go out there and make some profit. As excess capacity continues to plague the less-than-truckload segment of the trucking industry with reduced revenues and profits, transportation executives are increasingly frustrated.
October 30, 2009FMCSA to Reconsider HOS Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has agreed to reconsider, and potentially change, its oft-challenged hours-of-service rule for commercial drivers, putting on hold a federal court challenge by a coalition of interest groups.
October 28, 2009Covenants Third-Quarter Loss Widens
Covenant Transportation Group reported a third-quarter net loss of $13.6 million, or 96 cents a share, compared with a loss of $3.4 million, or 24 cents, a year ago.
October 27, 2009FMCSA Cracks Down on Drug, Alcohol Rule Violators
Safety investigators nabbed 77 commercial driver and 84 companies for failing to comply with federal drug and alcohol regulations, the Department of Transportation announced Friday.
October 26, 2009DOT Sets Safety Council
Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday the Department of Transportation was creating a safety council to address a critical safety issues facing DOTs 10 modal agencies.
October 27, 2009