YRC Worldwide Reports $86 Million Net Loss for 4Q 2011
YRC Worldwide Inc. reported a net loss of $86 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. This compares to net income of $15 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, which included an $87 million income tax benefit primarily due to a favorable IRS settlem…
YRC Worldwide Reports $86 Million Net Loss for 4Q 2011
YRC Worldwide Inc. reported a net loss of $86 million for the fourth quarter of 2011. This compares to net income of $15 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, which included an $87 million income tax benefit primarily due to a favorable IRS settlem…
AMTA calling for increase in allowable weight on wide-base single tires
CALGARY, Alta. — The Alberta Motor Transport Association is working with the province to allow an increase in the allowable weight on wide-base single tires. An AMTA delegation met recently with Alberta Transport Minister Ray Danyluk to…
FleetSmart handbook to help fleets create incentive programs for fuel-efficient driving
OTTAWA, Ont. — Natural Resources Canada’s FleetSmart program has released a handbook designed to help fleets create incentive programs that promote fuel-efficient driving. The handbook, titled Driving for Fuel Economy – An Incentive…
December Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico up 11.6% Year Over Year
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American neighbors, Canada and Mexico, was 11.6% higher in December 2011 than in December 2010, totaling $74.2 billion,
Work Truck Show in Indianapolis Next Week
The Work Truck Show returns to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis March 6-8. Booth space at the show is sold out, with a record 563 exhibitors displaying Class 1-8 truck chassis, bodies, equipment and components.
Lee Long, Southeastern Freight Lines, Named TMC General Chairman
Lee Long, director of maintenance for Southeastern Freight Lines, Columbia, S.C., was installed as the 2012-2013 general chairman and treasurer of the ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council
In first month since toll hike, N.J. Turnpike truck traffic hits a skid
On the New Jersey Turnpike, commercial traffic in January – the first month after a 53-percent toll hike – declined 7.5 percent compared with like days from last January.
Study Says Last Mile Visibility a Growing Focus in Intermodal
Carriers and 3PLs are increasingly working together to use technology to eliminate blind spots in the movement of containers in the last mile – the final customer destination. So says a new report, Intermodal Optimization – Enhancing Last Mile Visibi…
ATA Files Brief in Support of FMCSA on EOBR Challenge
American Trucking Associations filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief on Feb. 24 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s defense of electronic logging devices.