ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased in June 2022. American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.7% in June after rising 0.3% in May. In June, the index equaled 120.1 (2015=100) versus 116.9 in May.
2 firms widen autonomous trucking. Aurora Innovation and FedEx will add an additional commercial lane to their autonomous commercial line-haul trucking pilot, which transports FedEx shipments in Texas. In March 2022, Aurora’s autonomous trucks…
LGT acquires Jason Thomas Trucking, a provider of liquid fertilizer transportation in the Midwest. The acquisition of Jason Thomas Trucking boosts LGT Transport’s growth in the agricultural sector. LGT Transport did not disclose the price of the acquisition.
KAG consolidating fuel units. To streamline operations, The Kenan Adv This is the first step in combining its five KAG Fuels operating companiesantage Group (KAG) announced it is transitioning its fuels subsidiaries to KAG Energy.
Aging Drivers Threaten Trucking. The trucking industry needs young blood. The ATA estimates the U.S. is 80,000 truckers short of where it needs to be, it has a lot to do with an aging workforce…
US Xpress joins Embark network to make autonomous trucks a reality and plans to add its terminals to the Embark coverage map. This partnership marks a significant milestone by adding a fleet’s properties into an autonomous truck developer’s transfer point network.
Cummins unveils 15L hydrogen engine at ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., in May. Built on Cummins’ new fuel-agnostic platform announced earlier this year, it’s expected to go into full production in 2027. Cummins also plans to release a 6.7L hydrogen engine.
For most truckload carriers operating outside of California, the potential of battery-electric, heavy-duty trucks is theoretical. Benore studying electric trucks and gathering data to see how it can turn EV operations into reality in the Southeast.
Nation’s warehouses growing old, analysts say the unprecedented boom in logistics warehousing demand is now about a decade old. During most of the past 10 years, it was a safe bet that the aging of…
Forward Air acquires Edgmon Trucking. Intermodal drayage company generating about $22 million in revenue each year in Kent, Washington. Edgmon serves the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, operating a five-acre facility in Kent and a…
Inflation pushing up supplier prices with suppliers passing down cost increases. Inflationary pressures for heavy-duty equipment manufacturers and suppliers are everywhere. Feeling the pinch of inflation, equipment supplier prices are up 11% from March to…
Half of trucks could become electric, report says roughly half of all U.S. and Canadian Class 8 tractors engaged in regional-haul applications could switch to battery-electric technology today with minimal or no impact on operations, productivity, or efficiency.
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