Trucking NewsTrucking news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Billy Woolsey: Unfit truckers a menace Not according to the statistics- August 9, 2008 There is no argument when it comes to highway safety: Unfit drivers should stay off the road.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/billy-woolsey-unfit-truckers-a-menace-not-a... Steve Meagher Appointed Vice President of Sales for Peterson Manufacturing Company- August 9, 2008 Peterson Manufacturing Company, Grandview, MO announced that Steve Meagher has been named its new vice president of sales.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/steve-meagher-appointed-vice-president-of-s... Restructuring charge cuts Quality Distribution earnings- August 8, 2008 Quality Distribution Inc. reported net income of $400,000, or 2 cents a share, or the second quarter ended June 30, compared to net income of $2.3 million, or 12 cents a share, in the same quarter of 2007.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/restructuring-charge-cuts-quality-distribut... Wesley B. Kemp Named ABF President and COO- August 8, 2008 Arkansas Best Corporation, Fort Smith, AK, announced that Wesley B. Kemp will become president and chief operating officer of ABF Freight System, effective August 1, 2008.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/wesley-b-kemp-named-abf-president-and-coo?f... Truckers worried about latest fuel tax- August 7, 2008 The organisation representing the trucking industry is disappointed there was not more public consultation on the latest tax on fuel.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/truckers-worried-about-latest-fuel-tax?from... Railroads Regain Some Advantages- August 7, 2008 Some companies using rail carriers rather than trucks. Not so many years ago, American businesses shifted much of their shipping business away from railroads to the trucking industry.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/railroads-regain-some-advantages?fromrss=1 IDC Brings Scanning Technology In-Cab Using DTScan- August 7, 2008 Interstate Distributor Co. , Tacoma, WA, is integrating DriverTech DTScan In-Cab Scanning systems into its fleet.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/idc-brings-scanning-technology-in-cab-using... McCain didn't anticipate Ohio losing jobs- August 7, 2008 John McCain never could have anticipated that a deal pushed through in 2003, with his support and the lobbying efforts of his current campaign advisor Rick Davis, might cost the people of Wilmington, Ohio, ...http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/mccain-didnt-anticipate-ohio-losing-jobs?fr... Trucker Charged With Rape May Have More Victims- August 6, 2008 A truck driver was arrested in Pierce County and is already in jail charged with second-degree rape, but police said they suspect he has attacked others.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/trucker-charged-with-rape-may-have-more-vic... Diesel Costs Destroy P.A.M. Transportation Profits- August 6, 2008 Even though profits were absent in the second quarter for Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc., industry analysts agree the segment's recovery is well underway.http://www.topix.net/business/trucking/2008/08/diesel-costs-destroy-p-a-m-transportation-p... |