Speaking at a Safeway Inc. distribution center in Maryland on Feb. 18, President Obama ordered his staff to develop a proposed rule further tightening greenhouse-gas emissions by heavy- and medium-duty trucks by March 2015 and to complete ...
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This Editorial appears in the March 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Signs are increasing that the nation's economic health is steadily improving. It's not a barnburner, and there is still some ...
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Canadian transportation firm TransForce Inc. said its income dropped in the fourth quarter, which was mostly attributed due to bad weather, and Contrans Group reported its earnings increased in 2014. Net income was C$12.3 million, or 13 ...
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For more than 80 years, ATA has stood as the single most authoritative voice on behalf of the trucking industry — a tireless advocate for all motor carriers regardless of size, region or niche. ATA has evolved the way it has over that ...
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FedEx Trade Networks said it has named Jack Muhs its new CEO. Muhs has worked at FedEx Corp. since 1984, the company said in a Feb. 10 statement. He previously was a senior vice president at FedEx Express, overseeing its U.S. export ...
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This Editorial appears in the Feb. 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. We were disappointed — but not surprised — that Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said he would not support an increase in federal ...
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By Thomas Sullivan Associate Principal Kitch Attorneys and Counselors This Opinion piece appears in the Feb. 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. When technology and regulation develop along parallel ...
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The unrelenting winter of 2014 delivered another massive storm last week, bringing with it more economic uncertainty and higher fuel prices. For the second time in less than a month, much of the southeastern United States battled a major ...
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P.A.M.Transportation Services reported a fourth-quarter net income compared with a loss the prior year. The truckload carrier reported a profit of$1.3 million,or 15 cents per share,compared with a loss of$311,010,or 4 cents a share,in the ...
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has revoked a Mexico-based carrier's authority to do business in the United States after a compliance review resulted in a "conditional" safety rating. In the Dec. 20 review, officials found ...
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This Editorial appears in the Jan. 27 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Perhaps in addition to reviewing trucking companies’ financial performance, it would be worthwhile to measure such things as the ...
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John Sommers II for Transport Topics Paccar Inc. said its profit grew 31.8% in the fourth quarter as European truck demand increased and business improved in its parts and financial services units. Paccar earned $334.2 million in the ...
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American Trucking Associations announced the departure of Howard Abramson as publisher and editorial director of Transport Topics Publishing Group and the appointment of Jeff Mason to head up the publishing unit. ATA President Bill Graves ...
American Trucking Associations appointed Curtis Shewchuk of Con-way Inc. as chairman of the group's Homeland Security Policy Committee, ATA said Jan. 14. Shewchuk is chief security officer of Con-way, based in Ann Arbor, Mich. He replaces ...
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This Editorial appears in the Jan. 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Washington, D.C., is often the butt of jokes for its year-after-year inaction. But this week - one filled with transportation events - ...