Old Dominion surges on upbeat 2Q, full-year views

Shares of Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. soared Wednesday after the trucking company said improving tonnage, stable pricing and improving productivity would drive its second-quarter profit above Wall [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 22:46:51

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Please allow 12 weeks for delivery Typical truck

Shipping companies typically require that damage claims be filed within FORTYEIGHT HOURS of delivery ... TruckAddons. com are shipping to you via FedEx. If you would like price quote for expedited shipping ... Truck Freight Shipping Adjustments TruckAddons. com makes every effort possible to be sure [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 21:07:43

If its good fit there

www. axonsoftware. comPaid Axon Trucking Software With Dispatch Full featured trucking company management software from Axon includes dispatch, AR, ... Transportation Software LoadTech System for carriers, 3PL brokers, LTL, TL, Intermodal, more www ... maintenance, load building, load consolidation, freight rating, logistics, and third party logistics. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-06 20:02:53

Finding Out More About The ATA

I remember first hearing about the ATA in truck driving school. The instructor told us that they were for trucking companies, not drivers ... ? Their Chairman is Ray Kuntz, a freight broker. That’s right, a broker. Need I say more? The ATA puts [more...]

Date: 2008-04-28 17:54:15

Lions Vs Skins - Does it really matter?

As some of you may know, I have fallen victim to the latest economic crises ... is the transportation industry…and with all of the economic issues that are going on, freight companies, as well as independent truckers, while needing more fuel efficient trucks, simply cannot afford [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 00:32:05

Workers quit Teamsters, cross picket line

Related story: "The 28 labor-states" • "Striking Teamsters face permanent replacement" ... . A spokesman for Oak Harbor Freight said 10 of 23 union members at the company's Meridian site had resigned ... days." Oak Harbor Freight Lines provides trucking [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 10:16:00

9 Conway Transport Employee Con Way

view site >>ccx freight Links directory. view site >>Freight Tracking. hankstruckpictures ... about trying CCX we live very near small terminal and have …5. Ccx Conway Trucking Weather, Slippery ... of Conway Central Express trucking company in the list of acronyms and abbreviations provided by the Free [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 09:57:22

Fuel crisis affects truckers worldwide

In recent days, two truckers have died in massive fuel protests in Europe, including one driver from Spain, who was run over by a van as he, ... aren’t met. In each country, the protesting truckers are seeking higher freight rates, a fuel ... are striking because fuel prices have skyrocketed, but the trucking companies they drive for can’ [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 06:51:48

Support for emissions trading proposal

The ATA has confirmed its support for the Australian Government’s proposals on how to deal with transport fuels in its emissions trading scheme ... with climate change by reviewing their freight rates. ATA Chairman Trevor Martyn said that the inclusion ... do not require trucking companies to buy carbon permits although the Government has indicated it [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 21:33:25

Oil prices and economy expected to batter freight transportation stocks (Transportation-Result)

MONTREAL _ Rapidly rising fuel prices and the sluggish North American economy are expected to hurt truck and train companies` second-quarter results, says RBC Capital analyst Walter Spracklin.Declining freight volumes, the impact of foreign exchange rates and significant flooding in parts of the U.S. Midwest have created a pessimistic sentiment [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 20:31:19

Think you pay a lot for a fill-up? Imagine how truck drivers must feel

A big rig with two 150-gallon tanks can cost as much as $1,400 to fill up these days ... because the rates they're being paid to haul freight are not increasing as diesel costs continue ... - there's no trucking company to cover their expense. read more [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 04:18:06

Freight outlook looking real good

Freight outlook looking real good Freight demand remained very strong in this year’s second quarter, as motor carriers, ports, ... with the rising demand there are still trucking companies going under because of higher registration ... . Even railroads are finding themselves swamped with freight and scrambling for a means to carry [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 12:00:00

We service US states and Canada click

Find Jobs SMALL FAMILY OWNED flatbed trucking company located in Bellevue, Ohio, looking for Texas or California drivers. Contact us today! www ... . Servicing the US, Canada and Mexico. Freight services from and to any ltl Do you having experience driving ... Trucking Wide range of logistics & transportation services including LTL, Truckload, Flatbed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 18:32:15

Lynden Transport First Alaska-Based Trucking Company to Join EPA's SmartWay Environmental Partnership

Company rated 'exceptional' in fuel efficiency and environmental performance ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept ... to voluntarily improve fuel efficiency and reduce air pollution from freight transport. Partners ... capabilities include: truckload and less-than-truckload transportation, scheduled and charter barges, rail [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 13:34:57

Factoring Company – Commercial Credit

If you’re new business selling on credit terms is very promising and need capitals to make it growth better well don’t worry ... Distributors,  Freight & Trucking, Export Trade Finance, Government Contracts, Manufacturers ... rules or biased rates. As one of the biggest factoring company, they give a lot of services [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 14:17:03

The Cooler

Here's a few things to get your Saturday started off on the right track. A- Palm Beach Post: Some things never change ... on Wednesday.B- Herald: A bouncy baby boy.A baby boy fell off the seat of a parked freight truck and hit ... beleaguered retail sector is taking another hit with the closure of Sound Advice. Parent company Tweeter [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 13:35:40

Discount Shipping

Discount Shipping June 17th, 2008 - 0005 No matter how high the gas prices might rise, Freight & Shipping, Inc. will still have the very best shipping rates of any other logistics or forwarding company in the world. That’s because we have over sixty major trucking companies in our database, and because [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 05:05:56

STRIKE * USA - At trucking company near 7th week and counting

Seattle,WASH,USA -The Seattlepi, by DAN RICHMAN -October 30, 2008: -- A strike by hundreds of workers at Auburn-based Oak Harbor Freight Lines Inc. will enter its seventh week Tuesday with no resolution in sight, spokespeople for the company and the Teamsters union said... Troubles at the family-owned trucking business, which serves the five [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 23:19:11

Taglines across America

Zooming across America, one encounters a garish mark of branding mania: Taglines on trucks ... I expected. A monster roared by on my left-hand side. “Delivering quality service by the truckload.” Well ... that they invested in their brand.”Some clever freight company ought to try this line: "We haul stuff [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 08:31:00

Proposed Fuel Surcharge Legislation, s.2910

So OOIDA has finally found a couple of sympathetic ears in Congress to introduce legislation that will require freight brokers to pass 100% of the fuel surcharge collected from a shipper to the driver or trucking company that actually paid ... m impressed.  Um…think twice. Do you really think that the big carriers who broker loads to owner [more...]

Date: 2008-05-01 20:03:28

I've Been to Spain, But I've Never Been to ME (Maine, That Is!)

This most recent trip was shaping up about a month ago to be a bad one. First off, it was an overseas show, which always increases the stress level. Second, our sister company, which handles all of the road gear, had neglected to notify us when the truck was leaving their warehouse for the freight forwarder's, and we were stuck with carrying [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 12:11:00

TRUCKING MARKET ANALYSIS * USA

Analyst: "...remains optimistic for the future (of the trucking industry) .. ... percent over last year... This consolidation will help supply and demand come back into balance across the sector by handing off more freight to surviving companies, Yagerman said. As more carriers shut [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 09:24:18

Cutting Back * USA - Becomes way of life as economy worsens

* Trucking Firm Strikes Against High Diesel Prices Fort Smith,ARK,USA -4029TV -May 2, 2008: ... as a freight broker, helping companies consolidate smaller loads into one to share costs ... no jobs and made the decision not to fuel up... Shawn said the majority of the deliveries they make [more...]

Date: 2008-05-05 12:43:19

A New Destination for the BNSF Ethanol Express

Rail freight company and subsidiary of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, ... can be pumped directly into trucks for local distribution. Musket’s ethanol terminal will receive ... coordination and support. Source: Marketwire and BNSF Railway Technorati Tags: Rail Freight,Rail Cargo [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 19:13:16

Flatbed Truck Brokers Specializing

Find The Right Truck Or Van Here. Quote Directory Listings .Company Profiles .Web Listings .Advertise With UsHowTo Guide from WORK ... Description and Employment SearchSearch for Flatbed jobs. Freightmovers Air Ride, Pad Wrapped, Freight ... you can lay on slab. is full truckload, LTL, Broker, and Consultant for the transportation supply chain [more...]

Date: 2008-08-03 12:15:33

Does this exist in the air freight business?

me2 asked: In the trucking industry, as an independent trucker, you can call up a broker and get loads with out being tied to one company. Can you do that in the air freight business [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 02:34:25

Recent trucking accident jury verdicts

Here's a roundup of recent news stories about truck accident jury verdicts around the United States: - $87 million in Dallas, Texas, ... down. The jury apparently figured out that the trucking company "lost" the driver logs to conceal ... and personal injury in Orange County, NY. The crash occurred on Jan. 25, 2002, when a freight container [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 01:37:07

TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA

* UPS to Buy New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks Atlanta,GA,USA -Transport Topics -27 Oct 2008: -- UPS Inc ... company whose subsidiaries provide heavy- and medium- duty truck transportation services, announced today ... rose 20.9% to $212.5 million, the truckload carrier said in a statement... Freight revenue, which [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 08:59:48

Chuo Warehouse Company Limited Circle Express Inc

Contact Us www. ProgressiveCommercial. com Save This Share This Rate This Sponsored Links Freight Trucking Truckload, LTL, Land, Air, ... information service that communicates shipment information among shippers, carriers, and consignees [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 12:38:41

FUEL COST TROUBLES * WORLDWIDE

* Australia - Trucks run dry The spiralling cost of fuel is hitting motorists hard, but it's hitting the 47, ... to increase his freight rates... Many small operators and owner drivers have been trying to absorb ... their contracts... There are companies that will need to increase their freight rates by more than 10 per [more...]

Date: 2008-05-26 23:22:52

FUEL COST TROUBLES * Canada & USA - TRUCKERS' STORIES

* Canada - Trucking companies struggle with fuel costs Prince Albert,Canada -The Principe Albert Daily Herald, by MOHSIN ABBAS -22 June 2008: -- .. ... . With the price of diesel rising fast and more drivers chasing less freight, he sees a bleak financial future [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 10:55:53

North Bergen NJ Email this company

Trimodal, Inc. customs bonded, HAZMAT, GPS tracking, airride trailers with etracking & straight trucking services ... CompanyCompany Profile Trucking service Full service transportation carrier service with trucks ... , second day, three day, deferred, ground shipping, express, expedited freight, economy freight, sea [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 11:02:36

Drivers

Drivers DRIVERS - COMPANY EXPANDING! Local trucking agent is looking for Drivers with 1 yr flatbed exp. and Class A CDL to run regional freight to KY, MI, IN. Accepting Owner Operators (Trailers [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 06:15:39

TRUCKERS' PROTEST * Australia - Truck Drivers Protest Fuel Prices

Mathaba,Australia -Mathaba.Net -25 June 2008: -- Australia's National Secretary of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) ... said truckies need to: ... "Some companies will need to increase their freight rates by more than 20 ... recovery" action by the Australian regime... The TWU National Secretary told that "in the trucking industry [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 19:18:58

UPDATE 4-Cummins posts results below target, cuts forecast

UPDATE 4-Cummins posts results below target, cuts forecast November 1st, ... 13 percent (Adds company comments on pickup, RV, truck markets) By James B. Kelleher CHICAGO ... consumers pull back, businesses willcut back too, putting pressure on demand for freight servicesand [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 19:32:59

Filled with features that

All trademarks listed are the property of their respective owners. Learn more about TransCores trucking dispatch software. All rights reserved ... rich.. Whether you are truckload or LTL carrier, our 3sixty Operations Management software ... ratings, Freight Match gives you the Designed to provide value to growing companies, the DATConnect load [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 09:31:38

The excess freight that

Why does it make sense for Steve to lease his trucks to another carrier for lesser rate? MSL even carries its own MCC number for brokering loads!! Any employee of his company can as broker agent under his license. But why on earth would want ... on going back at any time. even offered to attend week long training class to myself up to speed [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 13:15:00

Poll from Motorola: the use of GPS technology provides substantial savings

The company Motorola reported that during the poll conducted recently on behalf of informatization among the leaders of North American enterprises engaged in passenger transport, industrial production, freight transport and warehousing ... year save on fuel up to 51582 dollars. Given that the U.S. truck fleet is more than a million units [more...]

Date: 2008-08-01 15:55:47

P.a.m. Transportation Stuggling At The Pump

by Jim Arnold, Increased gas prices are creating havoc on todayas society not only on an individual level but also for businesses and truckers ... in mentioned that P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. actually lost over eight hundred thousand dollars ... to a value of only twenty nine cents. Rising fuels prices and struggling freight liners are a clear [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 03:00:38

Department of Transportation governs

At the end of the day drivers turn in receipts, payments, records of deliveries made, and any reports on mechanical problems with their trucks ... database is easy to use for Freight Brokers. They pick up or deliver merchandise and packages within ... consumption, and engine performance. Freight Brokers the best of both worlds, because they have access [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 07:26:19

Where The Rubber Meets The Road (9/19/08)

As reported in last Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer, here is how Philadelphia-area members of Congress were recorded on major roll-call votes last ... vendors to notify tax officials in receiving states when they use commercial delivery services ... for Pancake Joe Pitts.)Mexican truck ban. The House voted 395-18 to block an administration plan to extend [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 13:45:00

US in recession, is economy effects moving companies?

Generally economy leads into recession when business slows down, business reduce there capital goods investment, lay-offs, increase in inflation, ... when the freight movement is cheaper with better quality. Reducing the cost of carriage and thus efficiently ... to achieve its economic goals. For this, efficient freight movers are necessary for its [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 18:38:35

Privacy Our service is built around

Were Hiring Company Drivers Nationwide!!! Come join the large carrier with smalltown feel! The carrier with the financial stability you deserve! ... Freight Forwarding SALT LAKE CITY, UT January 1, 2008 Los Angelesbased Dynalink Systems, Inc. No hoops ... that we control freight flows from origin to destination. Read More Miller Transporters, Inc. No [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 03:13:05

Price fixing is theft

Qantas has announced a $20 million settlement with the ACCC in relation to price fixing within its freight division in Australia ... and trucking and handling enterprises engaged in cartel like restrictive pricing practices that paralleled ... die hards in the industry, in pilot associations as well as airline managements, who pine for re [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 06:00:15

One Person’s Answer to the Driver Shortage

This white paper that this article is talking about is at www.trincon.com and is worth the 5 page download in Adobe format ... the best. No time for cowboys …trucking will never cure driver turnover until it starts turning to a new breed of employee. “Trucking executives must be visionary and meet their demands for drivers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 06:28:51

Call for more information Customer service is also

Broker carrier shipping transport can take big weight hauls to warehousing and ship back and forth cargo and other freight anywhere in the US ... refrigerated trucking so that items that need to be kept cool can be delivered across the country. Need ... between retailers and the drivers needed to transport the materials. Heavy equipment hauling, heavy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 06:13:36

Holiday Freight Shipping

We’re almost halfway through November, folks, and that means it’s time to give your holiday freight shipping some serious thought ... , so Freight & Shipping, Inc. really is your best bet.  We’ve got over sixty major trucking ... in the industry.  Besides, which, Freight & Shipping, Inc. does such a large volume of business [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:05:13

Green … and smart

“Our efforts not only reduce our carbon footprint but also help us remain competitive in the marketplace.” –Steve Matheys, executive vice president of global commercial services for trucking enterprise Schneider National That singular comment by Steve Matheys about Green Bay, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 14:32:12

The waters reach reality

“This initiative does more than simply add new lines to a map ... to create “marine highways” for U.S. freight is going to become reality sooner rather than later ... in locating shippers willing to move goods by water. “These highways have no stoplights, traffic or potholes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 04:12:05

Worry Free Commercial Shipping

Worry Free Commercial Shipping If you’re a businessman, and you need a reliable hauling and trucking service, where do you search for that? ... trucking. In fact, clients of LGI are not to worry about the complexities of international shipping ... . In fact, he has switched truckers handling his Mexico freight several times in the course of three years [more...]

Date: 2008-05-21 13:51:25

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