Arkansas Best’s 4Q Loss Narrows

Arkansas Best Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter loss was $3.1 million, or 12 cents a share, compared with a loss of $88.7 million, or $3.54 per share, a year earlier.

Con-way Reports Fourth-Quarter Profit

Con-way Inc. reported a fourth-quarter profit compared with a loss a year ago, though excluding costs from the previous year, operating earnings at its less-than-truckload unit slipped due to higher health-care costs.

Canadian fleets looking to shine at Volvo safety awards

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Canadian fleets are looking to continue their winning streak at the third instalment of the Volvo Trucks Safety Awards, with two Canuck fleets having taken home the prize in the first two years of the awards program. Bison… [Full …

Company Offers Healthcare Access for Truckers

The Man in White LLC launched an Internet-based “Healthcare Touch Point” for professional truckers, www.TheManInWhite.org. This free website serves as a directory and “concierge service” for truckers’ healthcare needs at home and on the road.

Study – US not on path to 1 million plug-ins by 2015

Electric cars are still limited by battery technologies
Does 1 million plug-ins by 2015 even make sense?
The auto industry, particularly the mainstream auto industry, is largely dependent upon 1 single factor for success: scale. Thus, President Obama’s…