12 Oct Truckload Earnings Expected to Be Mixed for Third Quarter, but Brighter Times Are Ahead, Insiders Say Wall Street analysts expect truckload carriers to report mixed third-quarter earnings, despite a boost in business related to hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Read more...
12 Oct Trucking Leaders, Administration Chiefs to Address Key Industry Issues at MCE Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta are among the speakers who will address key industry issues at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 21-25 in Orlando, Fla. The event will run Oct. 21-25 in Orlando, Fla. Read more...
12 Oct Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level Since Before Storms Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level since late August, before major hurricanes sent jobless claims soaring, Labor Department figures showed Oct 12. Read more...
11 Oct Trump Rallies Truckers to Support Overhaul of Tax Code MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — President Donald Trump discussed the various benefits trucking companies will reap from his tax plan before an audience of industry executives at an Air National Guard airplane hangar outside of Harrisburg on Oct. 11. Read more...
11 Oct PeopleNet Explores Augmented Reality in Trucking, Wearable Tech for Drivers, Remotely Piloted Trucks NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trucking technology supplier PeopleNet envisions a future when truck drivers might wear virtual-reality goggles to perform data-enhanced vehicle inspections while dispatchers monitor their fleets in a 3D context rather than simply viewing dots on a computer screen. Read more...
11 Oct GSA’s Border Facility Renovations Projected to Thin Congestion at Crossings The General Services Administration is conducting a series of border facility renovations and overseeing related interstate closures at land ports of entry across the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more...
11 Oct Harrison Apologizes to Rail Shippers for Summer Service Disruptions WASHINGTON — CSX Corp. CEO Hunter Harrison apologized to railroad shippers at a U.S. Surface Transportation Board meeting Oct. 11, blaming layoffs prior to his arrival, the proxy battle to replace the prior leadership and employee resistance for lengthy service disruption during the summer. Read more...
11 Oct Android Platform Now Dominates Industrial Mobile Computing, Device Manufacturers Say The popularity of the Android platform with consumer mobile devices has spread to industrial mobile computing. Read more...
11 Oct Port Manatee Enjoys Record-Breaking Year for Volume, Cargo Tons Port Manatee set records for container volume and cargo tons moved during its recently completed fiscal year, besting marks set in 2010 for both categories. Read more...
11 Oct Industrial Handhelds Maintain Niche in LTL Despite Ubiquity of Consumer Mobile Devices The immense popularity of Android and Apple smartphones and tablets has led many truckload carriers to deploy mobile applications that drivers can run on those consumer devices. Read more...