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Factory Orders Show Modest Recovery
New orders at U.S. manufacturers for April were up 1.2%, the Commerce Department said Friday. The increase follows a revised increase of 1% in March.
May 31, 2002
Three experts from Transport Enterprise Leasing discuss strategies for buying and selling trucks amid regulatory shifts, trade tensions and economic uncertainty.
Univ. of Michigan Survey Shows Consumer Confidence Gaining
The University of Michigan said Friday that Americans were feeling better about the economy and will likely keep supporting an economic recovery, boding well for the trucking industry.
May 31, 2002IT Pros Tell D/C Expo Attendees to Carefully Consider Purchases
CHICAGO — Software and logistics professionals cautioned supply chain executives here that companies frequently make mistakes selecting information technology or logistics providers because they don’t understand their own needs.
May 31, 2002Letter to the Editor: Image Campaign
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.I have been an over-the-road driver for nearly 32 years. I have seen this industry go from bad to worse and back again. The late ’70s to the mid-’90s was, to me, the worst of times. Drugs seem to be rampant, laws changed daily (or so it seemed) and driver appearance went downhill.
May 31, 2002News Briefs - May 31
Third of Tires Would Fail Proposed Tests, NHTSA Says • Hunt to Offer 5.1M Shares at $26 • Weekly Rail Intermodal Loadings Rise 7.5% vs. Last Year • FedEx Declares First Ever Dividend • And more...
May 31, 2002I-40 Bridge Collapse Slows Major Okla. Truck Route
Hastily arranged detours around the collapsed Interstate 40 bridge in Oklahoma are narrow, slow and possibly unsafe, but probably will not stop freight on one of the nation’s key east-west trucking lanes, trucking executives said.
May 31, 2002Ryder's Swienton Explains Program to Increase Safety
When Gregory T. Swienton was hired as president of Ryder System in 1999, he made safety a top priority of the company while undertaking an ambitious corporate restructuring.
May 31, 2002ATA: States Should Raise Truck Size, Weight Limits
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations last week said Congress should allow states to approve truck size and weight increases such as those suggested by a report saying heavier tractor trailers could improve trucking industry efficiency.
May 30, 2002Trucking Outperforms Market Despite Weak Volumes, Earnings
Trucking equities have sharply outperformed the stock market for the past year, with the value of publicly traded carriers up 35% as a group despite lackluster earnings and low freight volumes through a recessionary period.
May 30, 2002Tough Strategies Boost Results
First-quarter reports show that some publicly traded trucking companies have boosted their net earnings through the tough turnaround plans they instituted a year ago to staunch worrisome losses.
May 30, 2002