Archive for January 28th, 2010

Old Dominion Freight Line Announces Fourth-Quarter Earnings of $0.26 Per Diluted Share »

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS

PTDI celebrates 20 years of raising driver training standards »

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) has been certifying entry-level truck d… [Full Story] More: continued here

Missouri bill would split speeds, shorten drivers hours »

A Missouri state lawmaker has renewed his effort to slow down large trucks on major routes throughout the state. They also would be further limited in how many hours they can spend on state roads each day. More: continued here

PPG plans MVP Conference »

PPG will host an MVP Business Solutions Conference… More: continued here

Navistar celebrates acquisition of Pure Power Technologies »

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Navistar celebrated the acquisition of Pure Power Technologies during a special inaugur… [Full Story] More: continued here

Texting Banned by DOT »

The U.S. has banned texting for commercial bus and truck drivers , Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today in Washington. More: continued here

COMPETITION WATCH: Day & Ross acquires Saskatoon food hauler »

SASKATOON, Sask. – Truckload food hauler G. Edwards Enterprises has been acquired by Day & Ross Tran… [Full Story] More: continued here

From the LL blog: Good Samaritan not put off by ‘cockroach in the soup’ »

His grandfather’s code of “pay it forward” prompted OOIDA Life Member Rusty Wade to put 200 gallons of fuel in another driver’s tank to get him home at Christmas. Former Arrow driver Frank Davilla swore he’d “pay it forward.” There’s more to this story, and Sandi Soendker’s comments are far from the warm and fuzzy [...]

Monthly ATA tonnage index up 2.1%, yearly up 6.6% »

The American Trucking Associations’ advance s… More: continued here

US bans texting by commercial drivers »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recently-announced US ban on text messaging by commercial drivers has triggered mix… [Full Story] More: continued here Powered by SmartRSS