20 Apr USA Truck Names Jason Bates as New Chief Financial Officer USA Truck Inc. appointed Jason Bates on April 19 to become the company's next chief financial officer, plucking away Swift Transportation's vice president of finance. Read more...
20 Apr Indiana UPS Driver Marks 25 Years of Accident-Free Deliveries John "Randy" Fuller said he learned the rules of the road from his dad when he was just 10 years old driving a pickup truck on his family farm in Anderson, Ind. Read more...
20 Apr 'Warning Signs Are Getting Darker' for the US Economy, Says CEO of World's Largest Money Manager Laurence Fink, CEO of BlackRock Inc., said the lackluster growth of the U.S. economy and uncertainty around the Trump administration's ability to quickly pass key reforms pose a risk to markets. Read more...
20 Apr Jobless Claims Rise While Benefit Rolls at 17-Year Low Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week while total benefit rolls dropped to the lowest in 17 years, indicating the job market remains tight, a Labor Department report showed April 20. Read more...
19 Apr Volvo Trucks Displays New VNR for North American Regional Market MONTREAL - Anticipating further growth in shorthaul trucking, Volvo Trucks North America unveiled its new regional haul tractor here, the VNR, which will be available for delivery in September. See video of interior, exterior. Read more...
19 Apr Peterbilt Truck Celebrates Canada's 150th Anniversary Peterbilt will produce a Model 389 Canadian 150th Anniversary edition to salute Canada's history using distinctive styling and exclusive Canadian features, the truck manufacturer said. Read more...
19 Apr Carrier Transicold to Acquire Impco Product Lines Carrier Transicold signed an agreement to acquire select road and rail transport product lines from the Impco Technologies unit of Westport Fuel Systems Inc., including Westport's ComfortPro auxiliary power unit. Read more...
19 Apr Profits Up at CSX, Down at Canadian Pacific in First Quarter The rail freight carriers' earnings season began on a mixed note as profits rose 1.7% at CSX Corp. but plunged 20% at Canadian Pacific Railway in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2016. Read more...
19 Apr $28.7 Million in Cargo Stolen in First Quarter, CargoNet Says Since Jan. 1, there have been 358 reported supply chain risk incidents in the United States and Canada, according to data from CargoNet. Read more...
19 Apr Freight Slows Slightly From February to April, Fed says Growth in freight shipments slowed slightly between mid-February and the start of April, according to a Federal Reserve report. Read more...