Truck tonnage in December rose 1.4% from a year ago, American Trucking Associations said in its seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index.
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Johnson Refrigerated Develops System for Automatic Defrost on Truck Bodies
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies said that it has developed an automatic defrost option for its fiberglass truck bodies that is “100% automatic, requires zero man-hours [and] no water.â€
January 28, 2008Trucks, Autos Facing Higher Tolls, Paper Says
Drivers around the country will see big hikes in toll fees this year for roads, bridges and tunnels, USA Today reported Monday.
January 28, 2008Trucking Carried More Than 10 Billion Tons of Freight in ’06, ATA Says
The U.S. trucking industry hauled more goods than ever before in 2006, the American Trucking Associations said Friday.
January 25, 2008Railroads, Transport Union Reach Accord
U.S. freight railroads have reached a tentative contract with about 81,000 workers represented by the United Transportation Union, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
January 24, 2008Covenant Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit
Covenant Transportation Group earned $176,000, or 1 cent per share in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $894,000, or 6 cents, a year earlier.
January 24, 2008Court Rebuffs Public Citizen on HOS Rule
A federal court has rejected a request by several advocacy groups, led by Public Citizen, seeking to overturn the interim hours-of-service rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last month.
January 24, 2008Trucking Stocks Rebound Sharply
Trucking and transportation stocks rose sharply Wednesday as the general stock market rebounded, news reports said.
January 24, 2008Letters to the Editor: HOS, Public Citizen, Fuel Prices, N.J. Turnpike, Fuel in New England
So, we were able to keep two important features of the hours-of-service rules in place — which should have been no surprise to any one.
January 24, 2008Knight’s Fourth-Quarter Income Drops
Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s fourth-quarter profit fell to $13.8 million, or 16 cents a share, from $18.9 million, or 23 cents, a year ago.
January 24, 2008