Fledgling companies are advancing the adaptation of Uber鈥檚 transportation model to arrange freight shipments, a step that experts believe offers a combination of opportunities in several trucking sectors as well as pitfalls.
November 1, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Truckload Carriers Report Higher 3Q Profits; Cautious About Future Industry Conditions
Third-quarter earnings rose at several truckload carriers amid growing caution about future industry conditions.
November 1, 2015BusinessSafetyEquipmentGovernmentAutonomous
Used Truck Prices Slump at Auctions, Analysts Say
A major auction of fleet-owned, model year 2012-2013 sleeper trucks in mid-September pulled in lower-than-expected prices and may have signaled the start of a market erosion, according to Chris Visser, an analyst with American Truck Dealers. 聽 聽
November 1, 2015BusinessGovernmentSafetyEquipmentAutonomous
Cummins to Cut Workforce as Truck Engine Sales Fall
Engine maker Cummins Inc. said last week it would reduce its workforce by 2,000 employees, or about 4% of its global payroll, and close or restructure some manufacturing facilities as a result of lower demand for its products, including truck engines.
November 1, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
Foxx 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Passage of Long-Term Highway Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is 鈥渃autiously optimistic鈥 that Congress will pass long-term transportation legislation in the near future.
October 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
ATA Chairman Hopeful Speaker Paul Ryan 鈥榃ill Lead鈥 Passage of Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations Chairman Pat Thomas has a message for new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
October 29, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelAutonomous
Rhode Island Trucking Association Offers Alternative to Gov. Raimondo鈥檚 Plan
When Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced her transportation plan based on truck tolling Oct. 8, Rhode Island Trucking Association President Chris Maxwell called RhodeWorks 鈥渞idiculous.鈥
October 28, 2015BusinessSafetyGovernmentAutonomous
Bob Baylor, President of Baylor Trucking, Dies at 67
Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Baylor, president of Baylor Trucking Inc. and former American Trucking Associations board member, died Oct. 25聽after a battle with ALS. He was 67.
October 27, 2015BusinessTechnologyAutonomous
Convoy Debuts, Aiming to Be the Uber of Trucks
Trucking isn't the first thing that comes to mind when considering industries ripe for disruption.
October 27, 2015GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
UPS鈥 Thomas Brings Advocacy Skills to Position as ATA鈥檚 New Chairman
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 For Pat Thomas, senior vice president of state government affairs at UPS Inc. and the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, Big Brown鈥檚 gargantuan hub here epitomizes freight connectivity.
October 26, 2015