American Airlines boosts Europe truck footprint
Second-quarter air cargo volumes at American Airlines rose by double-digits.
American Airlines Cargo has boosted and expanded its European trucking network, adding services into London Heathrow and Barcelona airports to keep pace with rising…
Earnings Watch: Covenant Reports Steep Year-over-Year Earnings Drop
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: CVTI) reported on July 25 second quarter earnings of $0.08 per share, marking. That’s down 60% year over year, but according to analysis by Stifel, that result is “right in line with the Street consensus of $0.06.”
Carrier Transicold Offers Greener Refrigerant Option
Carrier Transicold has announced that it will be offering the more environmentally friendly refrigerant R-452A as an alternative for use in its truck and trailer refrigeration systems later this year.
Senate DOT bill, unlike House, skips changes to ELD mandate, driver breaks
The Senate’s 2018 fiscal year DOT appropriations does not include any changes to the coming electronic logging device mandate, nor does it include the so-called Denham Amendment, which intends to block states from enacting rest break laws for truck drivers. The House version of the bill does include such reforms.
OTA launches new finance council
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association has announced the launch of a new council for carrier CFOs to discuss all the issues related to the money side of trucking. The OTA Finance Council will hold its inaugural networking event…
Telematics in Vocational Truck Fleets: Local Delivery
Route planning and optimization, scheduling, and complete visibility into a local delivery fleet are just some of the industry-specific benefits of a telematics solution.
ELD Solution Targets Small Contract Carriers
C.H. Robinson and One20 have announced an electronic logging device solution designed to help small contract carriers comply with the electronic logging mandate.
All Arrows Point to Trucking
Bill Gates just jumped into trucking in a big way. That’s not good news if you’re hoping all this new tech stuff will just go away. Blog commentary by Jack Roberts, Senior Editor
New online portal gives Freightliner, Western Star owners more access to engine data
Subscribers can use the portal to drill down on specific fault events and access full diagnostic information and real-time fault notifications generated by Daimler’s Virtual Technician and more.
The 3D Future: Is It a Print?
E-commerce is all the rage these days, but inventory requirements for shippers may actually decline in the years ahead if 3D printing catches fire.