ArcBest Profit Leaps by 40%
Trucking and logistics holding company ArcBest Corp. has reported improved third quarter 2014 results, reflecting business growth at ABF Freight and all of its emerging companies, including an ongoing strong performance at Panther Premium Logistics. Ar…
Economic Watch: Manufacturing Expanding, Construction Down
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in October for the 17th consecutive month, its highest level since March 2011, according to nation’s supply executives. The Institute of Supply Management’s manufacturing index registered 59%, an i…
Betts Truck Parts Brings Advanced Support to Customers
Betts Truck Parts & Service announced that it would be providing advanced drivetrain product support by making its drivetrain products manager available to customers. The drivetrain products manager, Shawn Mahoney, will be available to support the …
TransForce Plans to Shed Truckload, Waste Operations
In a conference call, TransForce CEO Alain Bdard said the Montreal-based company will spin-off the truckload business, possibly in 2015, followed by the waste division, which includes landfills, possibly a couple years later. Bedard foresees TransForce…
FMCSA gearing up for student art contest reminding motorists, truckers to buckle up
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Saturday will start its 2015 “Be Ready. Be Buckled.”
Truck driver charged after trailer comes loose from cabin
Trooper J.H. Midgette says a tractor trailer, driven by Isaiah Spencer of Virgina Beach, lost its load at the intersection of Highway 17 and 43 in Craven County just before 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Troopers say it was determined the trailer was neve…
Lynden Transport Opens Service Center in Oklahoma
Lynden Transport opened a service center in Tulsa, Okla., to support its oil and gas customers. The company says the service center will allow it to provide more efficient service and give customers more choices with departures and arrivals.
YRC Worldwide Moves from Third Quarter Loss to Profit
Trucking operation YRC Worldwide turned its business around in the third quarter of the year, going from a $44.1 million net loss a year ago to a net profit of $1.2 million. This still translates into a net loss per share of 3 cents for the most recent…
CNG Source to Open First Indianapolis Station
CNG Source is opening its first Indianapolis CNG station on Nov. 20. The new station is equipped with fast-fill technology allowing drivers to fuel twelve gallons per minute. The station is located next to the triangle formed by the I-465, Brookville r…
Love’s Opens 3rd Alabama Location of the Year
Love’s Travel Stops opened a new location in Muscle Shoals, Ala., at the intersection of State Highway 157 and U.S. Highway 72. The new truckstop has 76 parking spaces and seven showers as well as a Love’s Truck Tire Care center and an assortment of re…