Employment Numbers Improve, Including Trucking
The current trucking employment level is close to its pre-recession peak, while nationwide employers added more jobs during May. According to a new Labor Department report, 280,000 non-farm jobs were added last month. April’s job gains were downwardly …
Stemco Agrees to Buy Veyance Air Springs
Stemco has entered into an agreement to acquire the Veyance North-American air springs business form Continental AG, the company announced. The Veyance North American air spring business is the manufacturer of Goodyear air springs.
Bill Would Authorize Governors to Intervene in Port Strikes
A bill introduced on June 5 would expand the powers granted by the Taft-Hartley Act regarding labor disputes at U.S. ports. The Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments Act would grant to state governors the intervention powers currently…
MHC Expands Dealership Footprint in the Midwest
The Murphy-Hoffman Company truck dealership group has acquired five dealerships formerly operated by R.L. French Corporation in three Midwest states. The acquired dealerships are located in Des Moines and Cedar rapids, Iowa, Omaha, Neb., and Rock Islan…
Big Data Generated $93 Billion in Trucking Last Year
Analyzing data to uncover new insight into a carrier’s performance is nothing new think plotting revenue and profit over time on a graph. What has changed in recent years is the ability to analyze larger and larger amounts of data from more and more so…
Ontario carriers bracing for service disruptions during Pan Am Games
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario carriers are concerned about traffic congestion that could occur when Toronto hosts the Pan Am Games this summer. An Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) survey indicated many carriers feel their normal service levels will be in for…
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Heartbreak for a hero: Vice President Joe Biden struggles to control his emotions leading his family in mourning for son Beau as his casket arrives to lie in honor at Delaware state Capitol Suspended WNBA stars Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson are exp…
XL Hybrids Offers GM 3500/4500 Powertrain
XL Hybrids has begun supplying its XL3 gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain for General Motors’ 3500/4500 cutaway and cab chassis van beginning with 2011 model-year vehicles, according to the company. The XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is compatible w…
ATA Looking for Trucking Image Boosters
The award honors trucking companies, state associations and suppliers who are creative in their approach to increasing positive awareness for the trucking industry. The award was named for the late Mike Russell, who as ATA vice president of public affa…
Stream This: Kurt Russell and John Carpenter Find Big Trouble in Little China
Look for a new recommendation every Thursday. ] Not all that long into John Carpenter ‘s rapturously cuckoo Big Trouble in Little China , intrepid truck driver Jack Burton , the film’s ostensible hero, is rushing back to to the titular San Francisco ne…