Earnings Watch: XPO Sets Record High; C.H. Robinson, Hub Group Post Declines
Trucking and logistics provider XPO Logistics Inc. on Wednesday reported income and revenue hit a record-high of any quarter during the third quarter of 2017.
Ryder rolls out electronic logging platform for truck renters
The provision of ELDs in Ryder vehicles will remove a host of complications that renters would have faced in order to comply with federal law. Photo credit: Shutterstock
Ryder System is rolling out an electronic logging device (ELD) and soft…
Driver shut down by FMCSA after fatal crash, investigation
Earnest Paul Biddwell was driving on Tennessee State Route 305 on Aug. 3 when his trailer separated from his truck, crossed the center line and struck another truck, causing it to veer off the highway into a ditch and up an embankment before it overtur…
TRALA Affirms Effort to Prevent Truck Attacks
In the wake of a terrorist aiming a rented pickup truck down a bike path in an attack that killed 8 persons and injured another 12 in Manhattan on Halloween, the Truck Rental and Leasing Association has stated that it continues to “stand with all law enforcement in doing everything we can to prevent the misuse of trucks to do harm.”
Navistar names new parts exec
LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International has named Josef Kory its new senior vice-president of parts. Previously, Kory was vice-president, supply chain, where he was responsible for logistics, aftermarket parts distribution, and remanufacturing operations. He will report to Michael Cancelliere, president…
World’s largest truck stop getting bigger
WALCOTT, IOWA – The world’s largest truck stop is about to get even larger, with a $10 million expansion plan moving forward. Iowa 80 Truckstop will add 23,000 square feet to its 100,000 square foot main building in a three-phase…
Trucking Alliance Adopts AAA Foundation Advanced Safety Specs
The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security has announced that its member carriers have adopted four truck-safety technologies that the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has concluded are critical to reducing large truck crashes and saving lives.
FMCSA Nominee Martinez Committed to ELD Rule
President Trump’s nominee for Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration affirmed in Senate testimony that he will not delay implementation of the electronic logging device mandate that starts to kick in on Dec. 18, less than seven weeks from now.
FMCSA Nominee Martinez Committed to ELD Rule
President Trump’s nominee for Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in Senate testimony that he will not delay implementation of the electronic logging device mandate that starts to kick in on Dec. 18, less than seven weeks from now.
Dejana Opens Underground Ship-Thru Facility
Dejana Truck and Utility Equipment, a subsidiary of Douglas Dynamics, Inc., announced the opening of a new 90,000 square foot ship-thru facility in Kansas City, Mo. The new facility will be located entirely underground in the Hunt Midwest Automotive Alley Subtropolis.