Journals By Industry - General Freight Trucking

Long-haul truckers driving along Interstate 5 will soon be able to pull off every 200 miles and rest at truck stops where they can shut off their engines and plug into the electric...

Company continues strategic reorganization process to restructure balance sheet as it provides uninterrupted service to customers JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Trailer Bridge, Inc. ("Trailer Bridge" or the "Company") (OTC: TRBRQ) today announced that it...

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- BNSF Logistics, a leading third party logistics provider, today announced the appointment of Jim Craig as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining BNSF Logistics, Craig served 19 years...

Two new chassis pool options are emerging for drayage carriers that have been struggling with equipment issues since ocean lines began in 2009 to back away from providing chassis free-of-charge for moving international...

Truck makers and parts suppliers, along with freight carriers and logistics firms, face a shortage of professional and technical talent, transportation industry recruiting specialists said. "There is extremely high demand for talent," said...

Todd Smith has been appointed president of Arnold Transportation Services Inc., the Jacksonville, Fla.-based regional truckload subsidiary of U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. For the past five years, Smith was E resident of LinkAmerica...

HEADNOTE EQUIPMENT Tire manufacturers say that an ongoing shortage of component materials - which is expected to continue through 2012 and beyond - com- bined with soaring global demand and logistics costs, has...

Retail diesel prices ended six weeks of declines by rising last week for the first time since late November, the Department of Energy reported, as fleet managers said they were bracing for the...

YRC Worldwide Inc. said it has agreed to sell the former Roadway Express headquarters building in Akron, Ohio, and announced an auction for 62 shuttered terminal properties as the company seeks to raise...

Most carriers once again improved earnings during the fourth quarter, riding a wave of rate increases and modest but steady freight growth, two trends that are expected to continue in 2012. When publicly...

Slowly but surely, trucking is emerging from recession, and trucking company leaders all over die country are anxiously watching the bottom line, determined not to falter now that the sun is finally coming...

Associations Darrin Flitton, fleet and truck stop manager for Sinclair Oil's Gold Truck Stop network, has been elected Natso's chairman for 2012. Flitton has served 24 years in truck stop, travel plaza and...

The Women In Trucking Association is accepting nominations for the Influential Woman of the Year award. The association, with the support of truck maker Navistar Inc., created the award in 2011 to recognize...

For an extended listing of upcoming industry events, visit www.ttnews .com/events. Calendar Jan. 16-18 - SMC3 Jump Start 2012, Renaissance Concourse Hotel, Atlanta. (iCT4Jiu.smc3conference.com) Jan. 18-20 - NationaLease Sales Meeting, Royal Sonesta Hotel,...

HEADNOTE Economy, Rates Helping Carriers, Report Says Trucking company failures reached the second-lowest level ever during 201 Is fourth quarter, reflecting the industry's improving financial fortunes, according to a new report. A total...

The Cass Freight Index, which measures shipment activity in trucking and other cargo modes, rose 0.7% in December from a year earlier. The index, published by a St. Louis-based bank, had slipped 2.9%...

Green Bay Native Credited with Transforming Company, Industry Through Innovative Use of Technology and Commitment to Continuous Improvement of Associates GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Donald (Don) J. Schneider, chairman emeritus and former president...

DUBLIN -- Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cc6ff1/2012_u_s_freight) has announced the addition of the "2012 U.S. Freight Trucking Long Distance Industry-Industry & Market Report" report to their offering. The Freight Trucking Long Distance Industry-Industry & Market...

Associations The Trucking Industry Defense Association recently awarded $20,000 in grants to help fund transportation and trucking programs at four schools. Endowment fund grants of $5,000 each were awarded to the University of...