CLEVELAND, OH — Transportation solutions provider TMW Systems has appointed Rod Strata as executive vice president of operations. He will oversee development, professional service and support for two of TMW’s key product lines and will report to TMW President David Wangler. Wangler commented: “[Strata] began his career at the fleet…
The price of oil held steady as poor U.S. economic data raised the prospect of weak growth in energy demand while fears eased that fighting in Iraq would disrupt exports. Benchmark U.S. crude for August delivery edged 4 cents lower to $105.80 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract slipped…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Citing personal reasons, Chris Burruss on Thursday resigned as president of the Truckload Carriers Association. “I am writing to inform you that Chris Burruss resigned from his position as TCA’s president for personal reasons this morning,” TCA Chairman Shepard Dunn said in an e-mail to TCA members…
For Motor Co.’s new 2015 Transit full-size van is already in production and is expected to be available in dealerships starting htis summer. Fleet Owner Senior Editor Sean Kilcarr got invited along with other journalists to test drive the new Transit in Kansas City, MO, earlier in June on an improvised closed-course…
The Obama Administration is allowing Pioneer Natural Resources and Enterprise Products Partners to export ultra-light oil known as condensate to foreign countries. The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security used a process known as a private ruling to allow the first export of unrefined American oil in 40…
Canadian truckers have blasted a U.S. proposal that would greatly hike some fees at the border. The fleet group, the Canadian Trucking Alliance, says it strongly objects to a proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to substantially raise the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service fees. In filing comments in…
In 2013 83% of CH Robinson’s shipments were hauled by carriers with 100 or fewer trucks, a group ill-equipped to comply with the rising regulatory costs. Could this be cause for concern?
OEM Class 8 sales market share (US & Canada) · Navistar (12.3% in May; 14.5% in Apr; 15.5% in Mar; 13.7% in Feb; 18.1% in Jan; 11.0% in Dec). · PACCAR (27.2%; 26.7%; 27.2%; 27.8%; 25.3%; 28.3%). · Daimler (35.1%; 34.8; 32.7%; 39.3%; 38.1%; 35.3%). · Volvo/Mack (23.6%; 22.1%; 22.9%;…
Despite a forecast for still-tepid U.S. economic growth, freight volumes are expected to keep increasing this year with trucking capacity expected to continue tightening – a recipe that should result in freight rate hikes for the industry by as much as 5% to 8% before 2014 is over. That’s but…
FedEx reported fiscal Q4’14 ahead of expectations, recovering from the winter weather issues that impacted the network during the prior quarter. Volumes improved in each segment and along with operational efficiencies and cost controls drove the consolidated operating margin to 10.0% (the first double-digit margin in seven years).
