October 17th, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
GRAPEVINE, Texas, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, today unveiled its list of the top ten critical issues facing the North American trucking industry. The state of the… PR Newswire: Trucking and Road Transportation
September 26th, 2011 @ masslogics // No Comments
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to overturn a ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles as a decisive victory for the… PR Newswire: Transportation, Trucking & Railroad
January 31st, 2009 @ MReed // One Comment
Once again, consumer prices have gone down. A lot of that has to do with the recent and dramatic fall in gasoline prices, but what you pay at the pump isn’t the only area that’s been affected. There are some concerns about deflation, but they are mostly low at this point. However, the change in [...]
December 22nd, 2008 @ MReed // One Comment
It’s no secret that President-Elect Barack Obama is seemingly very serious about making important and much needed changes to the economy of the country. One of these changes comes in the form of more jobs, but another area that Obama is looking to for economic stimulation is transportation. There are a lot of roads and [...]
November 13th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
When the economy goes bad there are a lot of people who are thought about, and there are a lot of ‘poor me’ stories floating around. It’s sad that anyone would lose their job or their home or both. However, most people forget the truckers, and they are the ones who really keep this country, [...]
November 10th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
Some of the truckers being affected the most by the struggling economy are loggers. They are working in a broken system, where they often have a hard time making a good living anyway. Add to that the problems that they are facing from the economy, and that means that they might as well give up [...]
October 20th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
As if truckers didn’t have enough to worry about when it comes to the rising price of diesel fuel, now the decreasing of retail sales is hurting them, as well. With fewer loads going to stores all across the country, there has been less for trucking companies to haul. That means shorter paychecks, layoffs, and [...]
September 29th, 2008 @ LiberalTrucker // No Comments
HR 3997 the House Bailout Vote shoots down the proposed government bailout package. What does this mean for truckers? Trucking is a backbone industry in the U.S. economy. We are likely to experience a slowdown of course, but there is a limit to amount of reduction. It’s been a tough year for our industry and [...]
August 9th, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
Independent truck drivers are feeling the rough economy in three serious ways and they are dropping like flies. In the first three months of the year almost a thousand trucking firms nationwide had to close their doors. As the industry shrinks to match the demand, those still standing will be in a good position to [...]
July 31st, 2008 @ MReed // No Comments
The price of gasoline has dropped 11.7 cents in the past two weeks, placing the national average at around $3.98 per gallon according to GasPriceWatch.com. The drop mirrors a decline of an estimated $20 per barrel in oil prices over the last two weeks. This is the first time gasoline has been under $4.00 since [...]
