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Dismal employment numbers aside, jobs are out there
, By Charles E Wilson

It’s official now. The latest Labor Department unemployment numbers make it clear that we are seeing the worst employment recovery from recession since at least 1948...

Public-private partnership to reduce US port truck emissions

The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched the EPA SmartWay Drayage Program, yet another program targeting drayage operators at US ports...

TIA’s 3PL report shows revenue increases

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has released the 1st Quarter 2011: TIA 3PL Market Report, and the results show that, in general, TIA members outperformed the economy. Comprised of data drawn from five categories of members based on revenue, the report represented nearly 1.2 million shipments and just under $1.9 billion in total revenue for Q1 2011. Comparing Q1 2011 with Q1 2010...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
declines 2.3% in May 2011

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.3% in May 2011 after decreasing a revised 0.6% in April 2011. ...

New towboat part of Enterprise Products growth effort

The Christening of the M/V Endurance towboat on June 23 in Houston TX was just the latest step taken by Enterprise Products Partners LP to expand and grow its diverse transportation and storage terminal operations. More projects are underway or are in the planning stages...

Recent reports paint upbeat picture for transport, logistics

Transportation clearly is one of the bright spots for a US economy that is recovering from recession at an agonizingly slow pace...

Miller Transporters drivers complete skills upgrade program

Miller Transporters Inc, Jackson MS, just finished a campaign to upgrade skills for company drivers and independent contractors...

NA heavy-duty tractor order backlog continues to grow in May

Tank truck fleets were among those buying new Class 8 trucks in May, but the pace of new orders overall seems to have eased a bit...

Ernst & Young honors Kim Kaplan of K-Limited

Kim Kaplan, president and COO of K-Limited Carrier Ltd, was selected as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the industrial Services Category for Michigan and Northwest Ohio. Kaplan was honored June 9 at an awards dinner...

Trucking Conditions Index falls in April

FTR’s April Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the June Trucking Update, fell to a reading of 7.57 from a March reading of 13.30....

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