Truckload Carriers Association Names Best Fleets to Drive For
The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge announced the 2012 winners of Best Fleets to Drive For, a survey and contest that identifies North American for-hire trucking companies that provide the best workplace experiences for their drivers.
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Once new hires have signed on, smart employers are using their assessment data to help manage their new talent. [Full Story]
Founder of Arsenault Associates retires
BURLINGTON, NJ — Charles J. Arsenault is retiring as CEO of Arsenault Associates, a well-known supplier of transportation industry software. [Full Story]
Biodiesel Production Breaks 1 Billion Gallon Mark in 2011
The U.S. biodiesel industry produced more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, a key milestone.
Polar Tank Names Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Randy Arlt is the new vice president of sales and marketing for Polar Tank Trailer, Polar Corp.’s’s tank trailer manufacturing business.
Semitrailer-turned-chapel available to truckers near Hudson
The Transport for Christ mobile chapel, a converted semitrailer truck near Hudson, allows truckers and others the opportunity to unload their personal burdens and receive spiritual assistance.
Italy: Fiat resumes output after strike
Fiat has resumed production on Monday morning, 30 January following the end of a strike by truck drivers on Friday, 27 January.
Truck News golf tourney teeing off June 5
TORONTO, Ont. — The seventh annual Truck News/Chevron charity golf tournament will held on June 5 at Wooden Sticks Golf Club in Uxbridge, Ont. [Full Story]
Fourth Quarter Real GDP Increase Best Since 2Q 2010
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that real gross domestic product, the output of goods and services produced in the United States, increased at an annual rate of 2.8% in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Arkansas Best Reports Profits in Fourth Quarter, Full Year
Arkansas Best Corp. announced fourth quarter 2011 earnings of $0.05 per share, compared to a fourth quarter 2010 loss of $0.12 per share. For the entire year, Arkansas Best’s earnings were $0.23 per share versus a loss of $1.30 per share in 2010.