05 May YRC Worldwide Sheds 180 Management and Other Nonunion Jobs as Quarterly Loss Doubles Overland Park, Kan.-based YRC Worldwide Inc. said that its financial loss doubled in the first quarter and that it cut 180 management and other nonunion jobs in a streamlining effort to make the trucking business more efficient. Read more...
05 May Trucking Industry Payrolls Dip by 100 in April For-hire trucking lost 100 jobs in April, while overall payrolls increased by 211,000, the Labor Department reported May 5. Read more...
05 May JSG Trucking Wins Prestigious California Safety Award JSG Trucking works hard to keep California's roads safe, and they have the awards to prove it. Read more...
05 May Stoughton Lease to Install SmartTruck's TopKit on All Rental Trailers SmartTruck announced its TopKit aerodynamic components will be installed on Stoughton Lease's entire fleet of rental trailers. Read more...
05 May Geotab to Monitor Trucks in NACFE's Fuel-Efficiency Roadshow The North American Council for Freight Efficiency announced telematics provider Geotab Inc. will install its devices on all the trucks participating in the group's cross-country "Run on Less" roadshow, a first-of-its-kind showcase of advancements in fuel-efficiency components. Read more...
04 May YRC Worldwide Loses $25.3 Million in First Quarter, Misses Analyst Estimates YRC Worldwide Inc. lost more than double the amount of money than it did a year ago, marking 10 consecutive years the less-than-truckload carrier ended the first quarter in the red. Read more...
04 May TIGER Grants Live on in Fiscal 2017 Funding Bill Backed by Congress Legislation that would ensure funding for the federal government through the end of September advanced with funding for the Obama-era grants for infrastructure projects. Read more...
04 May Uber's Self-Driving Car Ambitions Live Another Day SAN FRANCISCO - Uber and Waymo's industry-critical battle over self-driving car technology now includes allegations of cover-ups, clandestine meetings and big stock payouts. But a court hearing April 3 didn't result in one possible outcome: A halt to Uber's self-driving car plans. Read more...
04 May World Buying American Diesel as Fast as Refiners Can Make It The international market has a message for American refiners: Stay calm and keep turning crude into diesel. Read more...
04 May Factory Orders Rise for Fourth Straight Month New orders for U.S.-made goods increased for a fourth straight month in March and orders for capital equipment were stronger than previously reported, pointing to a sustained recovery in the manufacturing sector. Read more...