Car Haulers, Teamsters Union Set DealThe Teamsters union last week agreed to new labor contract with auto transporters, six days after Performance Transportation Services Inc., the sectors secondlargest fleet, closed its doors. FedEx Opens Two Coast GatewaysFedEx Trade Networks said it has opened two new gateways on the Coast to support its oceanground distribution service. More Safety & Security Ford Delays Introduction as Losses WidenFord Motor Co.
said it will delay this years debut of redesigned pickup truck by two months so it can clear out existing inventory, Bloomberg News reported. said it is cutting MORE NEWSFed Holds Key Interest Rate at 2The Federal Reserve voted to keep key Ford Considering Additional BuyoutsFord Motor Co. JHT Holdings Files for BankruptcyTrucking company JHT Holdings filed for bankruptcy citing reduced revenue in the past year as truck sales declined, Bloomberg reported.
interest rate at 2. iTECH Putting the Gee! in GPSDynamic traffic reporting and eventually predictive analysis that forecasts when and where those souldraining backups and bottlenecks will pop up could be just what the doctor ordered. FedEx Opens Two Coast GatewaysFedEx Trade Networks said it has opened two new gateways on the Coast to support its oceanground distribution service.
Car Haulers, Teamsters Union Set DealThe Teamsters union last week agreed to new labor contract with auto transporters, six days after Performance Transportation Services Inc., the sectors secondlargest fleet, closed its doors. interest rate at 2. Toyota Cuts Back Tundra Output AgainToyota Motor Corp. said it will delay this years debut of redesigned pickup truck by two months so it can clear out existing inventory, Bloomberg News reported.
plants in an effort to shrink its workforce to match dwindling sales,
More Technology Minn. MORE NEWSPRINT EDITION PAGE ONEWeek of 23, Driver Turnover Rates Decline, but Trucking Expects ReversalDriver turnover at truckload carriers with annual revenue of more than 30 million declined to 103 in the first quarter, the lowest annualized rate in five years, American Trucking Associations reported. IdleAire Can Proceed With Sale, Judge RulesIdleAire Technologies Corp.
Ford Considering Additional BuyoutsFord Motor Co. production of Tundra pickups, the second such reduction in four months, as record gasoline prices and weak economy erode demand for large trucks, Bloomberg News reported. More Technology Minn. IdleAire Can Proceed With Sale, Judge RulesIdleAire Technologies Corp., which designs antiidling systems for longhaul trucks at truck stops, can proceed with proposed sale without an investigation, judge ruled, Bloomberg reported Rick Perry announced an initiative to strip licenses from Texas truck drivers convicted of smuggling illegal weapons, drugs or humans into the United States, the Associated Press reported.