28 Apr PrePass Provider Launches Inspection Data Analytics Tool Help Inc., provider of the PrePass weigh-station bypass service, has launched InfoRM, a business intelligence tool designed to help fleets better understand their safety data and improve bypass rates. Read more...
28 Apr Allen Lund Co. Forms Joint Venture, TransKool Solutions Allen Lund Co. has formed a joint venture with Santos International called TransKool Solutions, which will operate a temperature-controlled warehouse in McAllen, Texas, and offer brokerage services to transport produce and other refrigerated goods from Mexico to the United States and Canada. Read more...
28 Apr Senate Funding Leaders Ask Fed Watchdog to Review Effects of Autonomous Tech on Truckers Rapid advancements in autonomous vehicle technology present the potential for machines to replace people in the workplace. Read more...
28 Apr Striking N.Y. Drivers Get Support from Teamsters President Jim Hoffa The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents 1.4 million members, issued its support April 27 for Teamsters Local 812 in its strike against East Yaphank, N.Y., beer distributor Clare Rose. Read more...
28 Apr Consumer Sentiment Little Changed in April Household sentiment was little changed in April from the previous month, holding at an elevated level on optimism about personal finances, University of Michigan survey data showed. Read more...
28 Apr Western Star Showcases Highway, Vocational Trucks to Mark 50th Anniversary PHOENIX - Western Star Trucks held a 50th anniversary event here on April 27, showcasing its custom trucks for highway and vocational applications and saluting its history rooted in Canada. Read more...
28 Apr Saia Profits Up 7.7% With Help From Lower Tax Rate Less-than-truckload earnings season began on a positive note with growth in shipments and revenue growth compared with the lackluster year-over-year results in the truckload sector. Read more...
28 Apr Economy Expands at Slowest Pace in Three Years The U.S. economy expanded at the slowest pace in three years as weak auto sales and lower home-heating bills dragged down consumer spending, offsetting a pickup in investment led by housing and oil drilling. Read more...
28 Apr CEOs Salivate Over Trump's Tax-Cut Plans, Vague as They May Be CEOs are keeping their fingers crossed that the skeletal details offered up by President Donald Trump's administration April 26 will turn into a concrete proposal to slash the corporate tax rate to 15% from the current 35%. That would free them up to invest and fuel economic expansion, they said in interviews and conference calls this week. Read more...
27 Apr Universal Logistics Profits Fall in First Quarter Despite Higher Revenue Profits at Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. fell 42% year-over-year despite 9.2% growth in revenue during the same period, which the company acknowledged was due to problems with a few of its large value-added programs. Read more...