Shipper conditions stable in September: FTR Associates
NASHVILLE, Ind. — Shipper conditions were for basically unchanged in September from August, with a reading of -6.9 on the FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI). FTR officials say the range where the SCI has settled…
UPS Raising Rates for 2013
UPS published new rates for 2013, including an average net increase of 4.9% on UPS Ground services.
Manitoba Trucking Association doles out industry awards
WINNIPEG, Man. — The Manitoba Trucking Association honoured several members of the province’s trucking industry during its annual Fall Awards Gala last week. Taking home the MTA-Payne Transportation LP Associate of the Year…
Survey: Seven in 10 Truckers Using Mobile More Often for Business
Truckers are increasingly doing business via mobile devices, according to UShip.com’s third annual mobile usage survey. It also shows significant shifts in use of smartphone GPS navigation over traditional GPS units and a greater appetite for social…
Kinedyne announces personnel changes
BRANCHBURG, N.J. — Kinedyne has announced Paul Wolford has rejoined the company as vice-president of sales and marketing.
Chicago to electrify trash truck fleet
CHICAGO, Ill. — The city of Chicago will deploy the heaviest electric trucks in the US, as it deploys 20 Class 8 electric vehicle refuse trucks.
Transportation CFOs Most Concerned With Volatile Fuel Prices
The chief financial officers of middle-market companies surveyed by GE Capital are more positive about the current state of their industry and the economy than they were six months earlier, but many are concerned about fuel price volatility and chan…
CARB Posts Guidance for Electric Standby, Hybrid Electric Reefers
The California Air Resources Board has posted Regulatory Guidance for Electric Standby and Hybrid Electric Systems for Transport Refrigeration Units.
CARB Posts Guidance for Electric Standby, Hybrid Electric Reefers
The California Air Resources Board has posted Regulatory Guidance for Electric Standby and Hybrid Electric Systems for Transport Refrigeration Units.
A phone call that can change lives
“Here we are, I’m 15 years old, my cousin is 14, we’re here at a truckstop, you know, being forced to work it, being forced to go truck to truck asking, you know, if the guys would like to have sex with us.”