Study: Problems with newer engines

J.D. Power study finds that 51 percent of owners of 1-year-old heavy-duty truck engines in 2010 report experiencing a problem.

ATA freight index gains in July

09.02.10

| Year-to-date, tonnage is up 6.7 percent compared with the same period in 2009.

Used truck sales slow in July

09.02.10

| Unit sales were up year-over year and are running 43 percent above 2009 year-to-date, according to ACT Research.

Sentencings in Jason Rivenburg murder

09.01.10

| Two men charged as accessories in the murder of trucker Jason Rivenburg were sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Surface trade up 37.6% in June

08.31.10

| Trade with Canada and Mexico in June remained 5.8 percent below the June 2008 level.

Industry Briefs

Randall-Reilly gives to Haiti relief

February 3, 2010

| by: Overdrive Staff

Randall-Reilly Publishing Co. associates prepared individual health kits for Haitians affected by the recent earthquake.

The health kits include essentials for hygiene. The media company reported that 636 health kits plus a corporate monetary gift to the project on behalf of the associates are on the way for distribution.

The effort is part of the larger Help for Haiti project sponsored by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. The local partner is the First United Methodist Church of Tuscaloosa, Ala.