“Brother, can you spare a dime?”
“Brother, can you spare a dime?” This was a phrase that was once all too common and even made it into a popular song during the Great Depression.
All about trucks
I just returned from the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) and, after 20 years of attending, I still get excited looking at all the new trucks.
Partnership pay-offs
Con-way Inc. recently completed its acquisition of Missouri-based Contract Freighters Inc., and the company got far more than CFI’s 2600 tractors and 7,000 trailers for which it negotiated.
Schneider National honored
It was just four years ago that the EPA launched the SmartWay Transport Partnership to address the environmental and economic challenges resulting from the growth of the freight industry.
At a cost
There are always words, terms and ideas that create division among people.
Conscious effort
After more than 25 years, Hartt Transportation is still finding new ways to reduce weight and cut fuel costs
Idling success
Fuel is expensive and continues to get more expensive.
What’s your carbon footprint?
Lately we’ve been so overwhelmed by all of the “green” talk in the media.
Going Green
A few years ago engines came in just a few colors: red, yellow, tan, silver. They did it with paint then.
For your consideration
While we’ve talked about the government’s SmartWay program before on this page, we believe the importance of the program, to fleets as well as the country, warrants another mention.