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Shippers should expect rate increases in the 3 percent to 5 percent range, higher in some geographic lanes, depending on a shipper’s individual freight profile with its carriers.

The company said standard service times for service into and out of Louisville will be 1-to-2 days in most parts of its direct service area, adding that shipper customers with freight in Pitt Ohio’s current direct coverage area destined for Louisville will be able to begin scheduling pickups on Friday, August 14.

CSA's new model affects every carrier with one or more vehicles over 10,000 lbs that travels interstate and/or vehicles that carry hazardous materials inside the state, and the model establishes a new, three-part model for compliance and enforcement.

Getting stuck behind a semi-truck is no fun, but big vehicles are often too hard to pass on a narrow two-lane road, so Samsung just came up with a very clever solution to address this problem - Samsung Safety Truck.

Shippers negotiating with carriers over 2015 freight rates ought not be swayed by the dramatic lowering of diesel fuel costs into believing their carriers’ overall cost of doing business are lessening.

With the addition of this data, ATRI now has six complete years (2008 – 2013) of detailed operational cost data.

PITT OHIO depends on Kapow Katalyst™ to support its high-value customers by automating 100% of routine Customer Service activities.

Leaders from Teamster local unions that represent workers at YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) overwhelmingly recommended to approve a tentative agreement and to send it out to the membership for a vote. The tentative agreement with YRCW, if ratified, will provide a pathway for substantial debt reduction and refinancing initiatives that will permit the company to protect and preserve more than 30,000 good American jobs.

PITT OHIO takes a look at various Supply Chain Transportation Solutions

A company explores options to more efficiently manage, track and report on safety, compliance and risk management of its drivers.

More companies are adopting sustainability initiatives to help identify areas in their organization where they can reap savings that also help improve the environment. This is because sustainability has become a way for companies to understand the business practices that reduce waste, which impacts the bottom line and their environmental footprint.

While the national LTL market had been slowly, but surely, pulling itself out of its recession-induced slump, the sector now seems to have hit a bit of a leveling-off period in terms of growth.

While revenue numbers have flattened a bit, the Regional LTL category continues to represent some of the most forward-thinking carriers in trucking.

The company announced the launch of TRNet Express, which Pitt Ohio is offering in conjunction with Mountain Valley Express, a Manteca, Calif.-based regional LTL services provider.