K&L Freight Putting Data To Work
Chicago’s K&L Freight is like a unicorn, or a diamond in the rough: the kind of company that’s so rare you almost never hear about one, much less get to see one up close…
Universal Acquires Southern Counties
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. is acquiring Compton, Calif.-based Southern Counties Express Inc. for $65 million, company officials said. The acquisition is part of a move by Universal to expand it intermodal business. Southern Counties provides…
For truckers, hazmat rules available at U.S. DOT
The Standards and Rule-making Division of the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is located in Washington, D.C. and led by the division director. The division is responsible for all aspects of rule-making, letters of…
NTTC Seeks ELD Feedback
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making for the hours of service (HOS) regulations for interstate truck drivers. The notice allows truckers to address issues caused…
Trucking in a ‘Tough Spot’
Trucking, the backbone of American commerce, is in a tough spot. There might be a future, a very long time from now, when long-haul drivers are replaced by fully self-driving vehicles. But today, trucking…
Keizer Opens Iowa Facility
Keizer Refrigeration, a distributor for Carrier Transicold and Mid-States Utility Trailer Sales, a dealership of Utility Manufacturing refrigerated trailers, dry vans and flatbeds, has opened a new facility in Sioux City, Iowa. The dealership building…
FleetPride Continues Expansion
FleetPride recently reopened its Gillette, Wy. location and acquired the assets of Long Island Truck Parts, which is based in Medford, N.Y. The company’s Gillette branch serves customers in northeastern Wyoming, western South Dakota and…
Cummins Enacts California Recall
A voluntary recall affecting more than 500,000 Cummins engines has been initiated after an investigation by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) discovered excess emissions resulting from defective emissions after-treatment systems. Cummins has worked collaboratively…
Uber Dropping Autonomous Trucks
Uber is pulling the plug on its autonomous trucks, just four months after it demonstrated the vehicles shipping freight across Arizona. The ride-hailing firm has shifted plans dramatically ever since one of its autonomous cars…
Hazmat Carriers Need Special Insurance
There are more than 1.5 billion tons of hazardous materials (hazmat) transported each year in the United States either by truck, train, boat or aircraft, according to U.S. Department of Transportation and Commerce. Many federal…
Stertil-Koni Adds Distributor
Stertil-Koni has expanded its network of distributors with the addition of Garage Equipment Solutions (GES), based in Rensselaer, N.Y. GES specializes in vehicle equipment and service to customers in eastern New York State, Vermont…
Oil Demand May Fall, IEA Says
Intensifying trade tensions between the U.S. and China could hit economic growth and reduce crude oil demand next year, while supply disruption risks could push prices further upward, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
