C.H. Robinson Worldwide posted third-quarter gains in profit and revenue as it benefited from tight freight capacity.
October 27, 2021Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
TMC, eSMARTT to Study Technology in Refrigerated Sector
American Trucking Associations鈥 Technology & Maintenance Council announced the start of a study with eSMARTT on the use and adoption of intelligence products and services in the refrigerated transportation sector.
October 27, 2021Daimler Trucks to Report Regional Profit in Savings Goal Chase
Daimler AG鈥檚 truck unit plans to ring in life as an independent company by delivering on savings targets and disclosing regional earnings in a bid to put to bed criticism it鈥檚 lagging the returns of rivals.
October 27, 2021Where Trucking Stands on Environmental Sustainability
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Sustainability in the trucking industry can be viewed from different angles, according to a panel at American Trucking Associations鈥 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 25.
October 27, 2021GM Beats Estimates, Sees 2021 Profit at 鈥楬igh End鈥 of Guidance
General Motors Co. beat analysts鈥 consensus estimate for the latest quarter thanks to strong performance from its financial unit and a one-time gain, and said full-year results would come in at the 鈥渉igh end鈥 of its previous guidance.
October 27, 2021Harold Sumerford Jr. Tirelessly Advocates for Industry
For much of Harold Sumerford Jr.鈥檚 adult life, he has risen at 4:30 each morning and worked 11 hours a day, six days a week. But it鈥檚 never felt like the daily grind for American Trucking Associations' new chairman.
October 27, 2021Hertz Teams With Uber, Carvana in Electric Shift
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., fresh off a blockbuster order for 100,000 Teslas, reached an exclusive agreement to supply Uber drivers with electric vehicles and signed up Carvana Co. to dispose of rental cars it no longer wants.
October 27, 2021Current Driver-Assist Tech Effective, Experts Say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 Driver-assist technologies that are already widely available on the commercial truck market have demonstrated that they can prevent crashes, save lives and reduce litigation-related costs, a group of industry experts said.
October 27, 2021Harold Sumerford Jr. Elected ATA鈥檚 77th Chairman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 American Trucking Associations closed out its 2021 Management Conference & Exhibition with a celebratory evening after electing Harold Sumerford Jr. as the federation鈥檚 77th chairman.
October 26, 2021Paccar Sees Net Income Soften, Revenue Rise in Q3
Paccar Inc. reported mixed results with lower net income and higher revenue in the third quarter as undelivered new trucks stacked up but its parts segment notched record revenue.
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