The largest truck fleets show crash rates well above that of one-truck carriers, yet the megafleet trucks and drivers are inspected at only a fourth of the rate of the single-truck operations, according to Commercial Carrier Journal and Overdrive’s analysis of federal data.
Finished vehicle manufacturers using Spanish ports have noted a disparity between promised flexibility in handling and the reality on the ground. Indeed, recent meetings of the National Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (ANFAC) have emphasised that problems with stevedoring persist and that little in the way of streamlining or cost reduction has been achieved […]
The deadline on regulations being brought in by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to control sulphur emissions in European waters comes into effect at the beginning of 2015 and it looks to be bringing with it a crisis for the shortsea shipping industry.
Position defensively in transports given two near-term headwinds: continued growth deceleration in both industrial and retail end-markets; and historically challenging 3Q relative stock performance. Continue to emphasize transports with company-specific catalysts: elevating CNW to a Focus Idea, replacing R and RRTS following strong YTD June Trends
California “seems to be the breeder†of regulations, said Bob Massman, vice president of Dependable Highway Express and president of the California Trucking Association.
Some 20,000 cars are reported stranded at the Argentine port of Zárate because they lack an import licence. Port Terminal Zárate is having to bear the brunt of the problem because it is responsible for 90% of Argentina’s finished vehicle import-export business.
As Europe’s car industry slides deeper into recession the list of priorities in the finished vehicle sector has become an unfortunately simple one: there is only one and it is survival.
Domestic freight trends improving into May following a sluggish April. Though trends in recent weeks have been described as “choppy” by some of our private contacts, domestic freight trends have generally firmed into May following sluggish trends in April, a result of 2013’s cold spring that muted retail demand and delayed produce/beverage shipping season. We believe […]
With the Affordable Care Act requiring individuals to have health insurance, trucking companies may face penalties or fees for not providing affordable plans for employees or eliminating plans altogether.
