FTR Shippers Condition Index Remains in Low Territory
FTR’s Shippers Condition Index remained in low territory in February, meaning carriers are continuing to gain leverage over rates. FTR expects the index, which was at -5.2 in February, to fall further as the outlook for capacity shortages worsen in …
TSC Rebrands Barjan and ETW
TSC Group LLC, which markets and distributes to retailers and travel centers, announced its plan to rebrand the combined company to TSC Global.
Connecticut Truckers Ask for Study of Corrosive De-Icers
State lawmakers in Connecticut are scheduled to hear testimony today on a bill that addresses the issue of corrosive de-icers being used on state highways.
Peterbilt Dealer Continues Growth; Announces Location in Northern Virginia
The Pete Store has opened a full-service Peterbilt truck dealership in Springfield, Va.
Cummins Chairman and CEO Solso Appointed to Presidential Advisory Board
Cummins Inc. Chairman and CEO Tim Solso is one of 10 business leaders appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Management Advisory Board.
EOBR Alliance Decries Unfairness of DOT’s Plan to Pay for EOBRs on Mexican Trucks
A group of carriers that has been pushing mandatory electronic onboard recorders is crying foul when it comes to the Department of Transportation’s plan to fund the devices on Mexican trucks that will be operating in the U.S. under long-delayed aspe…
Southwest flight makes emergency landing in Colo. Springs
A report of smoke in the cockpit forced a Southwest Airlines flight from Phoenix to make an emergency landing at the Colorado Springs Airport but no one was injured.
Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality and the Renault-Nissan Alliance sign EV agreement
The Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality (Turkey) and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at establishing a partnership to promote and implement electric vehicles in Gaziantep. The partnership program will c…
PBL analysis finds that resources are not depleted, but expensive; badly functioning markets and wrong policies
Framework of the different dimensions of scarcities. Source: PBL. Click to enlarge.
Current high prices of food, oil and many other resources are indications of increasing scarcity. This scarcity, however, has little to do with stock depletion; ba…
Rand McNally Launches TruckPC Upgrades
Rand McNally introduced a series of upgrades to its TruckPC device Monday including navigation improvements, two-way communication and truck monitoring, it said.