Carriers try to remain upbeat despite negative reports
Monday, July 28, 2008
Carriers try to remain upbeat despite negative reports"Second-quarter financial reports have shown mostly negative returns for trucking companies due to challenging conditions in the industry. To counteract heavy losses, carriers promise to increase efficiency in the months ahead to improve bottom line performance."
Other trucking industry headlines from Monday, July 28, 2008:
Bulk Transporter
UNEV purchases Utah terminal facility
Gardner Denver Inc to acquire CompAir
Graying workforce isn't likely to change
Tank Container safe handling posted on Web site
SBA revises business size standard
DOT funds agency for driver training
PHMSA wants comments on railcar standards
Hazwaste trucker's wife wins ATA design contest
Fleet Owner
GE Transportation names president & CEO
Spal introduces electric cooling fan
Con-way receives high environmental score
FleetOwner honored with Azbees
Refrigerated Transporter
Hormel breaks ground on production facility
Cummins ends joint diesel engine venture
Blogs
Rail on a roll (Trucks At Work)
"Keeping an eye on the competition is always a smart thing to do in any business, and for truckers, that eye should be trained not just on fellow big rig operators but freight locomotives as well."
Other stories
GM, CAW reach settlement on Oshawa plant closing (The Detroit News)
A Canadian Auto Workers official says the union and General Motors Corp. have reached a settlement in the bitter dispute over the pending closure of the company's truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario.
Every day, hulking 18-wheelers invade California’s highways and freeways, spewing out clouds of dark diesel exhaust that is blamed for keeping thousands of the state’s residents gasping for air.
Australian truck strike begins (ABC News Australia)
Truck drivers are meeting in Sydney's west as part of a national shutdown of some trucking services.
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