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FedEx Profit Leaps More Than 50%

FedEx Corp. on Wednesday reported a 4% increase in revenue while profit jumped more than 50% in its most recent fiscal quarter. The trucking and parcel delivery giant had revenue of $11.7 billion for the three month period ending Feb. 28, compared to $…

Mercedes eyes growth in Canadian commercial van segment

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — This fall, Mercedes-Benz will be expanding its line of commercial vans in the Canadian market, with the introduction of the new Metris mid-sized van. The Metris was revealed at an NTEA Work Truck Show press conference March…

Pablo Benz

Pablo De La Pena, head of Mercedes-Benz’s Canadian van operations.

House Highway Committee Hears from Beyond the Beltway

Roads and bridges may be local projects, but there’s no getting around their funding being planned and executed on a national scale. That message was driven home today in testimony by three representatives of key stakeholder groups before the U.S. Hous…

Truckina troubles

But he’s also among the group of drivers who will be looking to retire in the next few years; a move which will open up new jobs. The problem is, however, that there is nobody ready to fill the forthcoming vacancies.

Alabama trucker killed while walking on Louisiana highway

Authorities say an Alabama truck driver was killed when he was hit by a state trooper’s vehicle while he was walking along a dark rural highway in northeast Louisiana. Louisiana State Police say the incident happened just after midnight Tuesday and is …