newsworthy Tougher DOT-EPA fuel, greenhouse-gas standards to save truck supply chain billions in fuel spend, environmental group says June 23, 2015 Ben Ames No Comments Trucking industry wary of compliance cost; administration says fuel savings would pay for the change.Read More
newsworthy Con-way Freight names Dagnese new president June 17, 2015 Ben Ames No Comments Replaces Lehmkuhl as leader of number two LTL company.Read More
fastlane Another congressional end run May 18, 2015 Clifford F. Lynch No Comments The latest highway funding proposal includes the expected allocations for infrastructure improvements ... plus a few surprises.Read More
newsworthy Coyote hires Barnes, top Con-way executive, to run broker's LTL services October 30, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Barnes charged with tapping potential of broker-LTL relationships for Coyote.Read More
newsworthy Con-way Freight to boost driver wages early next year; first big nonunion LTL trucker to act September 30, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Changes seen costing parent firm about $60 million next year, analysts say.Read More
newsworthy Con-way Freight workers vote to organize in Laredo September 15, 2014 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Teamsters to represent 113 workers; vote marks establishment of first union shop at LTL carrier.Read More
transportation report The road not traveled May 5, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Freight brokers confront a new world where the old models might not work.Read More
strategic insight Locate a DC in Missouri? Show me why April 28, 2014 Susan K. Lacefield No Comments There are four reasons why you should consider locating a distribution center in the "Show-Me State." And one good reason why you shouldn't.Read More
newsworthy Old Dominion waits in the weeds as LTL rivals make their tariff plans known April 4, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Market leader yet to announce general rate increase, even though everyone else has seemed to.Read More
newsworthy Finding LTL value: lane by lane March 12, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Con-way Freight is pushing its lane-based pricing program as a way to break free from cookie-cutter rates. The jury is still out.Read More