Monthly Archive: October 2017

C.H. Robinson

CH Robinson buys Milgram

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...

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association

Driver group seeks ELD delay

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...

Navistar MaxxForce Advanced EGR diesel engine

Clean engines boosting air quality

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...

Dangerous Goods

Chemical market up, data show

Chemical market up The American chemical industry began the third quarter on a positive note, with growth in U.S. specialty chemicals market volumes expanding 0.4 percent in July, following an upwardly revised 0.6 percent...

FTR June Shippers Conditions Index

Survey predicts tight capacity

The environment for shippers is said to be benign right now, but there’s rate and supply trouble coming later in the year, according to the Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) compiled each month by transportation...

Tank Transport