CARB to hold workshops explaining reefer rule
Some reefer haulers may get additional options and/or time to comply with California’s reefer regulation. The California Air Resources Board announced this week that it was reaching out to trade associations in an effort to add exemptions and expansi…
Trucking press to converge on Louisville for MATS
Monster events make news. It’s no surprise then, that the Mid-America Trucking Show, taking place March 31-April 2 in Louisville, KY, will attract trucking press from all over the globe.
UTi Worldwide’s 4Q Profit Rises
Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide’s fiscal fourth-quarter net income jumped to $14.5 million, or 14 cents a share, from $1.5 million, or 2 cents, a year earlier.
Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker program coming April 1
OTTAWA, Ont. — Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada are updating the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that fleets have been using to tackle shortages of long-haul truck drivers. [Full Story]
ACT: Strong trailer orders in February
Trailer orders for this year are well ahead of last year. Net orders of commercial trailers rose 25 percent to 21,990 in February from January, ACT Research Co.
Oil Ends Week Over $105 a Barrel
Oil slipped slightly from this week’s highest closing price in two-and-a-half years but finished the week near that level over $105 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.
Alaska state senators propose $475M in incentives for xTL plants
Alaska state senator Lesil McGuire has introduced a bill (Senate Bill 109) that would grant $475 million in state investment tax credits toward development of plants converting natural gas-, coal- or biomass-to-liquids products (GTL, CTL or BTL = xTL) …
CTA calls federal budget ‘vague,’ applauds portions
OTTAWA, Ont. — The recently announced federal budget has caused division not only within the ranks of the Canadian government, which is currently in the midst of a historic vote of non-confidence against the Conservative minority, but also… [Full St…
AirTran vote OKs sale to Southwest
A deal selling AirTran Airways to Southwest Airlines Co. for $1.4 billion will give Southwest a foothold in Atlanta — the largest U.S. city it doesn’t already serve — and routes to Mexico and the Caribbean.
Schneider increases van pay
Pay for van owner-operators is rising by 5 cents a mile.