U.S. retail sales for medium-duty trucks grew 13.6% in August compared with the year-ago period, according to data from Wards Intelligence.
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Doug Nickles Crowned TMCSuperTech Grand Champion
CLEVELAND — Doug Nickles from FedEx Freight earned his first TMCSuperTech grand champion honor at ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council’s National Technicians Skills Competition.
McLeod Says Now Is a Good Time to ‘Tune Up’ Operations
PHOENIX — Transportation companies have a prime opportunity to fine-tune their operations so they are better prepared to capitalize when the market turns, the CEO of McLeod Software said.
House Committee Hears Arguments on Excise Tax Repeal
The repeal of a tax on the purchase of new trucks was discussed during a recent hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Love’s Travel Stops Employees Top Happiness List
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a family-run chain of truck stops founded nearly 60 years ago, topped storied firms like IBM, Nike and Apple in a new ranking of employee well-being.
Amazon to Hire 250,000 for Holidays, Boost Wages
Amazon.com Inc. will hire 250,000 employees this holiday shopping season and boost average pay for logistics personnel as it seeks to recruit and retain workers amid a labor shortage.
N.J. Diesel, Gas Taxes Go Up by Nearly 1¢ Oct. 1
New Jersey’s diesel and gas prices will rise 0.9¢ Oct. 1 due to the first uptick in state fuel taxes since 2020, according to the state treasury department.
N.J. Diesel, Gas Taxes Go Up by Nearly 1¢ Oct. 1
New Jersey’s diesel and gas prices will rise 0.9¢ Oct. 1 due to the first uptick in state fuel taxes since 2020, according to the state treasury department.
Eaton Partners with Cruise Control Specialist Traxen
Eaton is to start selling, distributing, servicing and providing installation support for Michigan-based technology developer Traxen’s iQ-Cruise system.
N.Y. Deploys Tactics to Mitigate Bridge Strikes
Truck drivers traveling along Long Island highways are likely to see new signs and pavement markers to deter over-height vehicles and wrong-way drivers.