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.
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.
[Internet Truckstop – May 29, 2013] After deregulation, every motor carrier was granted nationwide interstate authority. In order to provide service to its customer, carriers large or small, need to be able to put wheels on the ground on 24 hours notice at any origin in the U.S. and to provide truckload service to any […]
Ford is ending production after 88 years, but it’s not going away. Rather, it will become a full importer. Officials say it costs four times as much to build a car in Australia as it does in Asia, and twice as much as in Europe.
Revered Apple analyst Benedict Evans of Enders Analysis is giving a presentation May 29 at the BookExpo America convention in New York. It’s on the rise of mobile and what it means for the industry. It’s full of great charts like the one on the right about Microsoft.
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 […]
The American Trucking Associations has published an easy-to-use, free tipsheet to help you help your drivers understand the new hours-of-service rules.
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.
May U.S. auto sales are expected to rebound from an April slowdown, easing concerns of another spring swoon, forecasters said. The light-vehicle seasonally adjusted annual selling rate for this month will be 15.2 million, both LMC Automotive/J.D. Power and Associates and TrueCar.com predicted today. The April sales rate, or SAAR, was 14.9 million, ending five […]
Analysts peg OnStar’s revenues at about $1.5 billion annually, with a margin of 30 to 35 percent. That’s about five times the 6.2 percent margin from GM’s first-quarter adjusted earnings before interest and taxes in North America — where the vast majority of OnStar’s business is today