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YRC Gains $950 Million Credit Agreement

YRC Worldwide said it has amended a $950 million credit agreement with lenders, a move that sent its stock higher in after-hours trading, the Associated Press reported.

September 1, 2009

Canadian Inspector Wins Top Award His First Time

PITTSBURGH — Alex Bugeya of Ontario, Canada, became a competitor for the first time this year and earned the right to represent his province at the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s North American Inspectors Championship here.

August 31, 2009

NAFTA Surface Trade Plunges 31.5% in June

Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 31.5% in June from a year earlier, though rose from May, the Department of Transportation said Monday.

August 31, 2009

Chicago Manufacturing Index Improves

Manufacturing activity in the Chicago improved in August, the Institute for Supply Chain Management-Chicago said Monday.

August 31, 2008

Study Finds Anti-Idling Equipment Can Cut Idle Time Up to 78%

A new study by the American Transportation Research Institute found that anti-idling equipment can trim idling time by as much as 78%.

August 31, 2009

Calif. County to Get $10 Million for AltFuel Project

San Bernadino County’s transportation agency will get nearly $10 million in federal stimulus funds for a clean-energy truck project, the San Bernardino (Calif.) Sun newspaper reported Sunday.

August 31, 2009

Cargo Thieves Seek Basic Items More Often

Cargo thefts have increased against over-the-road trucking firms during the recession, with criminals turning to “basics” such as food and paper products, as well as the traditional high-value loads, though no hard figures exist, American Trucking Associations said.

August 31, 2009

FMCSA May Test Proficiency Of Start-Up Motor Carriers

In its first major regulatory action under the Obama administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last week it may for the first time require new trucking companies to pass a proficiency exam before being allowed to begin operations.

August 31, 2009

Con-way Driver Honored as NTDC Grand Champion

PITTSBURGH — Like many other champion truck drivers, Dale Duncan first took the wheel in childhood, on a family farm in Indiana, where his father supplemented the family income by driving a truck.

August 31, 2009