Dan Clark, president and general manager of GE Capital, Transportation Finance. By Dan Clark, president and general manager of GE Capital, Transportation Finance Trucking companies… Read More »How to Secure Commercial Financing: 10 Tips for Smart Borrowers
Updated: 8/10/2011 10:05:00 AM Wholesale inventories rose 0.6% in June, the slowest rate in seven months, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Wholesale sales also rose… Read More »Wholesale Inventories Rise 0.6% in June
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 27-11 Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver… Read More »U.S. Department of Transportation Reinforces Commitment to No New Regulations for America's Agricultural Community
More than 400 top professional truck drivers from all across the U.S. are competing this week in the 2011 National Truck Driving Championships, August 9-13… Read More »Truck Drivers Competing for National Championship
Updated: 8/9/2011 10:15:00 AM The Teamsters union said it has ratified a national agreement covering about 4,500 U.S. automobile-hauling workers. The union ratified the National… Read More »Teamsters Ratify National Carhaul Agreement
By Tom Nunlist, Associate Editor This month in Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, I explained how carriers can comply with forthcoming hands-free-only regulations on mobile devices.… Read More »A Hands-Free Mindset
Updated: 8/5/2011 10:45:00 AM FreshStart Logistics, a maker of transportation technology products, is partnering with counterpart Datatrac Corp. The two companies said Tuesday they are… Read More »FreshStart Logistics Teams With Datatrac
According to the Q3 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report, conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research, 40% of responding fleets say they are already feeling the impact… Read More »Survey Shows Driver Shortage Limiting Hauling Capacity, Growth Potential
Updated: 8/5/2011 11:00:00 AM Company Cites Three Recent Acquisitions Canadian carrier Contrans Group reported second-quarter net income of C$5.2 million, or 15 cents a share,… Read More »Contrans' 2Q Income Edges Higher
In interviewing security experts for our July cover story on cargo security, I learned about some of the latest tricks being used by cargo thieves:… Read More »A peek Into a cargo thief's bag of tricks
Updated: 8/5/2011 4:00:00 PM President Obama signed legislation Friday ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Associated Press reported. The move,… Read More »Obama Signs Measure Ending FAA Shutdown
Rand McNally has developed a next-generation in-cab EOBR device that combines award-winning navigation with a robust mobile communication system that sells for less than $800.… Read More »Rand McNally Unveils Game-Changing EOBR