Daily Archive: October 4, 2017
Self-driving vehicles are expected to revolutionize transportation when they hit the roads in the future, but the technology could threaten thousands of jobs in communities across the nation, experts said. Elected leaders and development...
The fight against human trafficking is again firing up and a few new bills are aiming to combat the issue on the front lines of the nation’s truck stops. The most controversial bill passed...
SunTx Capital Partners, a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm that invests in middle market manufacturing, distribution and service companies, has acquired a majority equity interest in Freedom Truck Finance, company officials said. Also based...
More trucking firms turn to solar power to reduce expenses and pollution, with Freightliner and Mesilla Valley Transportation being among the most recent converts. Last month Freightliner announced that its new line of Cascadia ...
CH Robinson buys Milgram Eden Prairie, Minn.-based C.H. Robinson has acquired Montreal-based Milgram & Co. for about $50 million. The deal enhances the U.S. firm’s customs brokerage and freight forwarding options in Canada, company...
New Light Weight 1611 Food Grade Dry Bulk Trailer Athens, Tenn. –Heil Trailer recently unveiled its newest engineering enhancements to the industry’s leading dry bulk trailer design. The 1611 Super Jet Dry Bulk trailer...
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) filed a petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in August asking it to delay the implementation of the electronic logging devices (ELD) mandate that goes...
The nation’s ethanol industry is using the Trump administration’s decision to lift a ban on summer sales of E15 gasoline as an example of why ethanol should never be banned during summer months. Following...
The introduction of clean diesel truck engines over the past five years has yielded significant emission reductions and substantial fuel savings, according to new research commissioned by the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Today about...
North American Class 8 truck production will hit 300,000 units in 2018, a level seen only once in the past 10 years, according to transportation industry analyst FTR. Commercial vehicle trailer production “will see...