Roadrunner Transportation Systems鈥 first-quarter profit climbed to $7.9 million, or 25 cents a share, from $4.4 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.
May 4, 2012Trucking Industry Safety News
Transportation businesses face a host of dynamic risk issues that can significantly impact their financial and operational health. The news in this category focuses on the latest safety and security initiatives, resources and regulations and addresses topics that include fleet safety, claims administration, driver hiring and retention, risk management and compliance.
FMCSA Shuts Down Ga. Private Carrier
Federal regulators have ordered Georgia-based logging company Judson Mobley Logging to stop operating its trucks, declaring it an 鈥渋mminent hazard to public safety.鈥
May 8, 2012Trucking Failures Decline
Truck fleet failures continued to decline early this year, despite high diesel prices that stubbornly remained above $4 per gallon, according to a new report.
May 7, 2012FMCSA Hears from Drivers, Carriers on EOBR Issue
BELLEVUE, Wash. 鈥 Several dozen truck drivers, motor carriers and law enforcement officers gave federal regulators a candid array of opinions on whether a planned electronic logging device mandate would be properly used as a safety device and fleet productivity tool.
May 1, 2012Plug-In Power Added at Midwest Truck Stops
Truck stop electrification vendor Shorepower Technologies said its plug-in power service is now available at three new locations in Nebraska and Iowa.
April 30, 2012Opinion: Just Who Is Qualifying Whom?
Carriers have many reasons for maintaining good scores on the new Compliance, Safety, Accountability program introduced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
April 30, 2012Swift Opposes Advocating Heavier Trucks on U.S. Interstates, CEO Moyes Says
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario 鈥 Swift Transportation Inc. opposes the trucking industry鈥檚 lobbying efforts toward allowing heavier trucks on interstate highways in the United States, the company鈥檚 CEO told a gathering of Canadian trucking executives.
April 30, 2012TransForce Earnings, Revenue Improve
Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its first-quarter profit improved, boosted by acquisitions.
April 27, 2012iTECH: Cameras Keep an Eye on Drivers
In this age of distracted driving and new federal rules, fleet operators face a heightened challenge: How can they know and control what is happening in the cabs of their trucks? Ignorance could be expensive and dangerous.
April 26, 2012Covenant鈥檚 First-Quarter Loss Narrows
Covenant Transportation Group reported a first-quarter loss of $640,000, or 4 cents per share, compared with a loss of $2.5 million, or 17 cents, a year earlier.
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