Transport Topics
Transport Topics
- ASCE Report: COVID-19 Compounds Infrastructure Woes
- FedEx Posts Loss in Q4, Shows Improvement From Year Ago
- Safety Groups, Teamsters Petition FMCSA to Reconsider HOS Final Rule
- OPEC Cuts Output to Lowest Since 1991 as Virus Slams Oil Demand
- Commodity Freighters Are Shrugging Off COVID-19 — For Now
- House Climate Change Plan Tackles Heavy-Duty Equipment at Ports
- CARB Releases Proposal to Cut Future NOx, Particulate Matter Emissions
- Manufacturing Bounces Back in June on Reopenings
- Daimler CEO Warns of ‘Drastic’ Pay Cuts, Deeper Restructuring
- Cargo Theft Likely to Increase Over July Fourth Holiday, Report Says
- Is Density Related to COVID-19 Infection Rates? These Experts Say No
- House OKs $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan That Impacts HOS, Insurance
- US Unemployment Falls to 11.1%; Trucking Adds 8,000 Jobs
- FAA Concludes Three Days of Test Flights of Boeing’s 737 Max
- House Infrastructure Bill Will Never Become Law, Rep. Sam Graves Says
- Tesla Beats Delivery Expectations, Sending Shares Surging
- Louisiana Passes Legislation Aimed at Significant Tort Reform
- House Clears Extension of Small Business Loan Program to August
- YRC Worldwide Receives $700 Million Federal Loan Package
Kottke Trucking Makes Acquisition to Increase Florida Presence
For-hire carrier Kottke Trucking Inc. purchased Walbon & Co. in a deal made official Aug. 4. It will provide the refrigerated carrier new routes, tractor-trailers and a Florida terminal.
XPO Logistics Earns $42.6 Million, First-Ever Profit
XPO Logistics Inc. posted its first-ever profit, earning $42.6 million, or 35 cents per share, as results improved in the less-than-truckload and last-mile services as well as European logistics activity.
ZF Friedrichshafen Makes Offer to Acquire Haldex
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has made an offer for Haldex AB, a supplier of brake products and air suspension systems for commercial vehicles, for about $520 million, or $12 per share.
Epes Purchases Epic Logistics to Enhance Freight Brokerage Business
Epes Logistics Services Inc. has acquired Epic Logistics in a deal made official on July 29, adding new resources for parent company Epes Carriers Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Trade Gap Widens to Almost One-Year High of $44.5 Billion
The U.S. trade deficit widened in June to an almost one-year high as the price of oil jumped and American companies imported more consumer goods.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
The leading voice for the trucking industry in West Virginia, committed to safety, efficiency, and growth.