Arkansas Best Reports $7.9 Million Loss for Quarter
Arkansas Best Corp., Fort Smith, Ark., reported a fourth quarter 2012 net loss, as generally flat, year-over-year revenue, tonnage and pricing at ABF Freight System were offset by higher costs.
Brown’s Town Community College expands skill-based training
BROWN’S TOWN Community College has established a truck-driving school that will be located in Lydford, St Ann, further stretching the institution’s campuses to four locations across the parish.
AAA Study: Behind-the-Wheel Cell Phone Users More Likely to Speed and Drive Drowsy
Motorists who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in additional dangerous behaviors such as speeding, driving drowsy, driving without a seatbelt and sending texts or e-mails, according to a survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for…
51st Midwest Truckers Association Takes Over River City
The Midwest Truckers Association kicked off their 51st Annual Convention and Truck Show Friday.
Landstar System Reports Record 4Q Profits
Landstar System, , Jacksonville, Fla., record diluted earnings per share of 73 cents in the 2012 fourth quarter compared to 70 cents in the fourteen week 2011 fourth quarter.
Ontario police search yard for missing OC trucker
Police are digging up the backyard of an Ontario home in the search for an Orange County trucker who vanished last year.
Low rolling resistance tires perform equally well on packed snow, study suggests
OTTAWA, Ont. — Low rolling resistance (LRR) tires not only improve fuel economy by 4-11%, but they also last as long and perform as well on packed snow as truck tires that are not marketed for low rolling resistance.
First-of-its-kind liquefied natural gas facility opens in Alberta
CALGARY, Alta. — A new liquefied natural gas facility has opened in Alberta, which facility owner Encana Corporation says is the first of its kind in the province. The Cavalier LNG facility is located about 15 km east of the town of…
Arkansas Best Reports Loss
Arkansas Best Corp., Fort Smith, Ark., reported a fourth quarter 2012 net loss, as generally flat, year-over-year revenue, tonnage and pricing at ABF Freight System were offset by higher costs.
Custom Truck Sales opens new Manitoba parts, service facility
BRANDON, Man. — Kenworth dealer Custom Truck Sales has opened a new parts and service facility in Brandon, Man. The new facility, located just off the Trans-Canada Highway at 1240 Highland Ave., boasts nearly 14,000 sq. ft. of space, including…