The Teamsters union’s rank-and-file membership has rejected a proposed 15% wage cut at ABF Freight System, the two sides said.
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Boyd Bros. Orders 325 Navistar Tractors
Flatbed carrier Boyd Bros. Transportation has ordered 325 trucks with 2010 engines from Navistar Inc., the manufacturer said Thursday.
May 24, 2010Medium Duties Show Fifth Straight Monthly Gain
Retail sales of medium-duty trucks totaled 19,991 units in April, a 7.9% increase from a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported May 13.
May 26, 2010Opinion: Congress Should Tread Lightly With Brokers
As a former New York Department of Transportation regulator and a current player in the motor carrier transportation industry, I have followed the concerns voiced by members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and the Transportation Intermediaries Association, which represents property brokers and other third-party intermediaries.
May 26, 2010Consumer Confidence Rises in May
Consumer confidence grew this month to its highest level since March 2008, the New York-based Conference Board reported.
May 25, 2010LaHood Calls Canada’s Bridge Offer ‘Extraordinary’
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called Canada’s offer to pay up to $550 million for the U.S. side of a proposed new bridge between Detroit and Ontario “quite extraordinary,” the Canadian Press reported.
May 25, 2010Oil to Reach $108 a Barrel by 2020, DOE Predicts
Rising demand will push oil prices past $108 per barrel by 2020, the Department of Energy said.
May 25, 2010LaHood Commends Kansas’ New Law Banning Texting While Driving
Kansas’ move to become the 26th state to outlaw texting while driving has drawn praise from U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for pushing the country past the halfway mark to a nationwide ban on the practice.
May 25, 2010DOT Study Identifies Possible Fuel Efficiency Strategies
A new Department of Transportation study hints that the Obama administration’s ambitious plans to increase heavy truck fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases emissions will likely rely on a combination of existing aerodynamic design technologies and future diesel engine modifications that have barely left the laboratory or are still under development.
May 25, 2010YRC, Teamsters Forming Competitiveness Committees
YRC Worldwide said Monday that joint committees representing the company and the Teamsters union are being formed to address YRC’s “competitiveness and reentry into union pension plans.”
May 24, 2010