American Trucking Associations said its board of directors voted to oppose efforts at regulating detention times — the time drivers and trucks wait to load or unload their cargo.
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Detention Self-Help
There’s no doubt that the failure of some shippers and consignees to promptly load or unload trailers is a serious issue for the trucking industry. Because of this, most fleets have added detention rules into their contracts with their customers, detailing just how long it should take for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.
May 23, 2011Opinion: Rethink the ‘Just-in-Time’ Delivery System
The successful application of just-in-time delivery requires every link of the supply chain to remain unbroken. Trucks and their cargo must arrive within a very precise, predetermined period of time — often only hours before the cargo is needed on the assembly line.
May 26, 2011TransForce’s 1Q Earnings Decline
Canadian transporter TransForce Inc. said its first-quarter net earnings fell to C$14.9 million, or 15 Canadian cents a share, from C$26.1 million, or 27 cents, in a year earlier.
May 19, 2011Trailer Bridge Reports Bigger First-Quarter Loss
Trailer Bridge Inc.’s first-quarter loss widened to $10.4 million, or 86 cents per share, compared with a loss of $300,00, or 3 cents, a year ago.
May 17, 2011Port of L.A. Container Volume Rises 3.7% in April
Total container volume at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3.7% in April from a year ago, the 15th consecutive month of growth, the port said.
May 13, 2011Intermodal Volume Rises 9% in First Quarter
Intermodal traffic volume rose 9% in the first quarter, the fifth straight year-over-year increase, the Intermodal Association of North America said Friday.
May 13, 2011P&G Refugee Says ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ Inspired Him to Save Sunny Delight
Billy Cyr, a 19-year veteran executive with Procter & Gamble Co., had 90 days to begin the transformation of a struggling, spun-off subsidiary into the beginnings of a prosperous stand-alone beverage company, so he sought inspiration from a muse.
May 16, 2011Weekly Intermodal Traffic Rises 11.2%
Intermodal traffic rose 11.2% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 13, 2011Trailer Production in March More Than Doubles From 2010
Both orders and factory production of new commercial trailers more than doubled in March, compared with the same month of 2010 and leading to escalating prices and longer wait times, industry officials have said.
May 9, 2011