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Baylor Trucking Truck, Werner acquires Baylor Trucking Milan, Ind.-based truckload carrier operating in east central and south central U.S.

Werner Acquires Baylor Trucking

Werner acquires Baylor Trucking. Milan, Ind.-based truckload carrier operating in east central and south central U.S. With the acquisition, announced Oct. 3, Werner gains access to Baylor Trucking’s 234 drivers and its fleet of 200…

ALAN 2022 Humanitarian Logistics Awards - Fleet Advantage

Fleet Advantage Wins Humanitarian Award

Fleet Advantage wins humanitarian award for Outstanding Contribution To Disaster Relief Efforts from American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) 2022 Humanitarian Logistics Awards. It won in the category of Outstanding Contribution To Disaster Relief Efforts. The…

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Trucking Costs Rose Last Year

The total marginal cost of trucking grew by 12.7% in 2021 to $1.855 per mile, the highest on record, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) 2022 update to “An Analysis of the Operational…

Greater Omaha Express, GO Express

GO Express acquires trucker

GO Express acquires trucker Universe Trucking Co, transporter that specializes in refrigerated shipping for meat businesses. The acquisition, which was finalized July 15, will grow the Greater Omaha Express for-hire fleet by 20%, bolstering its…

Carrier Transicold Lynx Fleet

Transicold Launched Lynx Fleet

Transicold launched Lynx Fleet as new monitoring service for refrigerated trucks. The Lynx Fleet offering at-a-glance view of refrigerated truck and trailer performance parameters to help fleet managers monitor transport refrigeration equipment utilization, improve operational efficiencies, and spot and avert potential equipment issues.

St Louis Fed - Inflation data

Rising CPI Pressuring Fleet Operations

Rising CPI pressuring fleet operations, effecting cost of financing equipment and other cost such as maintenance and repair. Knowing how to navigate this, as well as understanding a fleet’s options, can potentially save millions toward the organization’s bottom line.

US DOT HQ

Feds Bust Dodgy Trucker Again

Feds bust dodgy trucker again. JPL Logistics LLC, USDOT No. 3466122, a motor carrier located in the Houston, Texas area caught again after previous operations halted by FMCSA. A Texas trucking fleet put out of service…

King Countys Kenworth T680E Battery Electric Vehicle Rolls Out of Kenworth Renton Plant king county t680e 3lr

County Receives First Electric Truck

King County receives first electric truck, a new Kenworth T680E at the Kenworth Renton manufacturing plant. The truck is designed for pickup and delivery, regional haul and drayage applications, and is available as a day cab…

Freightliner eCascadia on Road

Sysco Orders 800 Electric Trucks

Sysco orders 800 electric trucks and plans to deploy up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. Freightliner eCascadias along with refrigerated trailers will play a significant role in achieving its science-based climate goal to electrify 35% of its U.S. fleet by 2030.

Forward Air acquires Edgmon Trucking

Forward Air Acquires Edgmon

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…

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