TAT named an award winner in fight against human trafficking
For their work helping members of the trucking industry engage in the fight to end human trafficking, Truckers Against Trafficking and three of its founders have been recognized by national anti-trafficking organization Global Centurion Foundation as o…
October 2012 Surface Transportation Trade with Canada and Mexico Totaled $85.3 Billion
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, rose 7.9% in October 2012 compared to October 2011. Trade totaled $85.3 billion, unadjusted for inflation, accordin…
Organizational Changes at Ancra International’s Cargo Division
Ancra International is pleased to announce that Mark Daugherty has been promoted to vice president general manager of the Cargo Systems Division. In this role, Daugherty is responsible for all functions for Ancra International’s Cargo Division.
Class 8 Orders for December Slightly Higher than November
FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing December Class 8 truck net orders at 20,836 units, just 6% higher than November. This is a 30% drop from the same month a year ago. While orders were low historically for December, those received …
The business case for synthetic lubes goes beyond extended drain intervals
For years, some fleets have turned to synthetic engine oils for easier starts in cold-weather climates and to help them extend oil drain intervals.
Garbage piles as collectors protest against Moyano
Numerous Buenos Aires City neighborhoods awoke this morning with containers full of waste and piles of garbage bags on street corners, as a result of a protest set by members of the Truckers’ union , who blocked all plants as they claim for a better un…
Natural gas, fuel surcharges and carbon credits
In our series on natural gas last fall, we included some information on determining payback. I got a letter from a reader telling me I left out a critical consideration: fuel surcharges.
Getting Your Trucking Business Ready for Tax Season
Have you been trucking since 1912 or earlier? If so, you are a true trucking pioneer, have an incredible fitness regimen and once earned an income without paying the Internal Revenue Service a dime!
Do-it-Yourself CNG
From a frozen pizza company to neighborhood ice cream delivery, from a dry cleaner to a real estate business, these small fleets have been running natural gas-powered vehicles for years.
Due to shale boom, search for truckers shifts into overdrive
The flurry of activity in Ohio’s oil and gas sector has put an already-aggressive search for thousands of new truck drivers into high gear, and a handful of local academic programs hope to be clutch in the effort of filling that need.