U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has unveiled a long-term transportation bill he is sending to Congress for consideration as the House and Senate face looming deadlines to avoid the economic uncertainty and job loss that would ensue if the Highway Trust Fund runs out of money this summer. According to the DOT, “the GROW AMERICA […]
USA Truck, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAK), a leading North American transportation and logistics provider, has announced its sixth consecutive quarter of significantly improved year-over-year financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014. “Despite the most severe winter weather we have experienced in decades across our operating geography, we posted another quarter of strong year-over-year […]
In response to a proposal for the next highway reauthorization bill, the GROW AMERICA Act, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) noted that “an initial examination finds at least two provisions that OOIDA believes could potentially have a positive impact on small-business truckers.” The group continued: “However, the proposal’s lack of a long-term funding solution […]
Following the launch of the Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) campaign in March of this year, the group has reported that it has raised more than a half-a-million dollars, which is more than halfway to its annual goal of one million dollars per year over the coming years. TMAF is an industry-wide image and internal […]
Officials from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) expressed their disappointment in the transportation plan put forward by the Obama administration today. “President Obama has talked more about the need to address our critical infrastructure deficit than any president in the past 20 years,” ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said.”While the President’s plan supports a […]
PureForge, a leader in the development of brake solutions, has announced a strategic growth plan that includes investment in new machinery, expanded availability of rotor types, new targets in commercial fleets and additional purchasing programs. Specifically, the company has invested in new production equipment, which triples capacity for processing rotors. The new equipment also enables […]
