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Virginia May Privatize for Road Funding, Building

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) is proceeding with privatization plans in two transportation areas, funding the system and building a new toll road.

September 14, 2010

Wait Times Fall at So. Calif. Ports

Container pick-up turn times for drayage operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are improving due to additional gate openings, increased staff and flex lunch hour shifts, motor carriers and terminal operators said Monday. 

September 14, 2010

Navistar Gets Michigan Tax Credit for Armored Truck Facility

Navistar International Corp. has received a $2.5 million state tax credit to build an engineering center in Michigan for armored truck production, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

September 14, 2010

Brown Trucking Acquires Tennessee Carrier

James Brown Contracting said Monday it has acquired Schrader Trucking Co., a Jefferson City, Tenn.-based dry van truckload carrier. Terms were not disclosed.

September 13, 2010

Opinion: Canada’s Trucking Week 2010

Except for those who live in the northernmost parts of Canada or other remote regions of our country, we Canadians tend to take for granted the idea that when we need a loaf of bread or gasoline or a new high-definition TV, it will be on a local store shelf or in a storage tank or a warehouse.

September 13, 2010

CVSA Says Transportation Bill Needed to Continue Lowering Fatalities Rate

While truck-related road deaths hit a historic low last year, Congress needs to pass a transportation bill in order to reach a zero-fatalities goal, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance said.

September 13, 2010

Rush Completes Sale of Construction Equipment Business

Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said it has completed the sale of its John Deere construction equipment business, for $26.2 million.

September 13, 2010

McLeod Certifies PC Miler Update

McLeod Software has certified PC Miler 24 and integrated it into its software, said ALK Technologies, PC Miler’s developer.

September 13, 2010

Diesel Rises 1.2¢ to $2.943; Gas Jumps 3.9¢ to $2.721

Diesel’s national average price rose 1.2 cents to $2.943 a gallon, its first increase in five weeks, while gasoline jumped almost 4 cents, the Department of Energy said Monday.

September 14, 2010

Another Safety Record Set

The trucking industry received some of the best news possible last week, when the federal government announced that the number of fatalities in truck-involved crashes nosedived 20% during 2009.

September 13, 2010