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.
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ATA Educational Truck Adds Electronic Log from XRS
LAS VEGAS — Mobile fleet software provider XRS Corp. said its Turnpike platform is now running on American Trucking Associations’ Interstate One truck, the first time that the educational tractor-trailer will use an electronic log.
October 11, 2012Michael 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, 2012DOT 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, 2012Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.5%
Wholesale inventories increased 0.5% in August, while sales rose 0.9%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
October 10, 2012FedEx Sets Three-Year $1.7 Billion Profit Growth Plan
FedEx Corp. set a goal to boost profit by $1.7 billion within three years, by cutting costs, as customers shift away from overnight shipments to slower and cheaper deliveries, Bloomberg reported.
October 9, 2012Import Cargo Expected to Rise
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 8.5% in September from last year, according to a report by the National Retail Federation.
October 10, 2012Jan England Passes ‘First Lady of ATA’ Torch to Pam Card at Spouse Meeting
LAS VEGAS — “I am so proud to be in the trucking industry,” outgoing ATA “First Lady” Jan England said at the Annual Spouse Business Meeting at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 10, 2012Hill Likely to Act to Soften Blow If Government Reaches ‘Fiscal Cliff’
LAS VEGAS — Congress is likely to take action to soften the blow of a wide range of federal tax increases scheduled to take effect next year, but trucking companies still should plan for the potential outcomes, two tax accountants said here.
October 10, 2012DOT 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, 2012