In The News

• Class 8 sales fall below 8,000 units, lowest total since

  By The Trucker
  Posted Feb 12th 2009 7:14AM

  There’s no sugar coating it: Sales of Class 8 trucks in January fell to the lowest level in a long, long time. ...

• DOT’s freight index fell for third straight year in 2008

  By The Trucker News Services
  Posted Feb 12th 2009 2:04AM

  WASHINGTON — The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 2.3 percent in December 2008 from its Novembe...

• YRC Worldwide trying to contain costs

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 12th 2009 2:00AM

  ATLANTA — Executives at trucking and logistics company YRC Worldwide Inc. said Wednesday they are working aggre...

• Report: Sirius XM prepares for possible bankruptcy

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 12th 2009 1:58AM

  NEW YORK — Sirius XM Radio Inc. has hired advisers to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing, which could com...

• Vermont community resists truck stop proposal; cites ‘rural character’

  By Clarissa Kell-Holland, staff writer - Land Line
  Posted Feb 12th 2009 1:56AM

  As more companies announce layoffs or put off major expansion plans for now, one business wants to build a truck stop,...