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iTech: Managing a Fistful of Trucks

By Bruce Lilly, Contributing Writer

This story appears in the August/September 2013 issue of iTECH, published in the Oct.

January 1, 2012

Knight Says USA Truck Shows 鈥楲imited Improvement鈥

Knight Transportation Inc. said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that takeover target USA Truck Inc.鈥檚 鈥渞ecent financial results demonstrate only limited improvement and that its recent share price surge is unsupported by either industry or company specific fundamentals.鈥

November 4, 2013

Trimble鈥檚 Profit Increases in 3Q

Trimble Navigation Ltd. reported higher third-quarter profit than a year ago and said earnings nearly doubled at its segment that includes trucking technology providers PeopleNet Communications Corp., TMW Systems Inc. and ALK Technologies Inc.

October 31, 2013

Truck Drivers Halt Work at Port of Oakland

Some truck drivers at the Port of Oakland stopped working Oct. 21 to protest what they called unsafe working conditions and unfair labor practices, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

October 22, 2013

Volvo to Restructure Truck Manufacturing in Europe

Volvo Group said it is planning to restructure its truck manufacturing operations in Europe in a move to improve efficiency.

October 16, 2013

OOIDA Challenges New York Decal Fee

New York state鈥檚 registration and decal fee for out-of-state trucks are 鈥渦nconstitutional highway taxes,鈥 the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association alleged in a class-action lawsuit filed with the state鈥檚 supreme court last week.

October 15, 2013

Volvo Expands Fuel Efficient Powertrain Lineup

Volvo Trucks expanded its lineup of 鈥渆xceptional efficiency鈥 powertrain packages with the XE11 that the company said can improve fuel efficiency by up to 3%.

October 15, 2013

Takeover Target USA Truck Sues Knight

USA Truck Inc. has sued Knight Transportation, which is trying to acquire USA Truck, for breach of contract, claiming that Knight breached a confidentiality agreement between the two companies.

October 11, 2013

Carriers Predict Increases in Volumes, Rates, TCP Says

Most trucking officials are optimistic that freight volumes will grow and companies will be able to increase their rates,聽consulting firm Transport Capital Partners said.

September 25, 2013

Omnitracs Introduces Android Proof-of-Delivery App

Omnitracs Inc. said it has launched a Android application for truck drivers to complete the proof-of-delivery outside of the truck on a smart phone.

September 23, 2013