Transport Topics

Transport Topics (May 17, 2022)

17 May 2022

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Six months after President Biden signed the $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government says there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $...

Transport Topics (May 16, 2022)

16 May 2022

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Ryder System Inc. has received an offer from HG Vora Capital Management to buy the trucking company for about $4.4 billion. HG Vora, a hedge fund that...

Transport Topics (May 13, 2022)

13 May 2022

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Class 8 retail truck sales in April were flat compared with a year earlier, coming in at just over 19,000 but continuing to improve from the lows seen...

Transport Topics (May 12, 2022)

12 May 2022

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Autonomous driving technology company Aurora Innovation will collaborate with Covenant Logistics to refine a self-driving truck system that could robo...

Transport Topics (May 11, 2022)

11 May 2022

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Trucking fleets are increasingly receptive to alternative fuels and sustainable technology, according to consulting firm Gladstein, Neandross & Associ...

Transport Topics (May 10, 2022)

10 May 2022

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Electric truck startup Lordstown Motors has pushed back a deadline to complete the sale of its Ohio assembly plant to Foxconn by four more days to May...

Transport Topics (May 9, 2022)

09 May 2022

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America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that has defied punishing inflation, chronic supply shortages, t...

Transport Topics (May 6, 2022)

06 May 2022

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China’s lockdown of key port cities because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus is expected to have serious ramifications for trucking in the Unit...

Transport Topics (May 5, 2022)

05 May 2022

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Trucking and safety groups have expressed mixed reactions to a proposal to consider requiring speed limiters on new commercial trucks. The Federal Mot...

Transport Topics (May 4, 2022)

04 May 2022

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Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after th...

Transport Topics (May 3, 2022)

03 May 2022

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The national average price for diesel has set a new all-time record at $5.509 a gallon, after a surge of 34.9 cents this past week. The previous recor...

Transport Topics (May 2, 2022)

02 May 2022

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The weather is getting warmer and the competition is beginning to heat up as state associations conduct their state truck driving championships. These...

Transport Topics (April 29, 2022)

29 Apr 2022

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Calling it “a great day that we have been looking forward to for a long time,” Nikola CEO Mark Russell noted that having several Tre Class 8 batte...

Transport Topics (April 28, 2022)

28 Apr 2022

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Secretary Pete Buttigieg became the first transportation secretary in more than two decades to testify in front of the Surface Transportation Board, a...

Transport Topics (April 27, 2022)

27 Apr 2022

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The average retail price of a used Class 8 vehicle has pushed past the $100,000 mark for the first time, ACT Research reported. In March, used Class 8...

Transport Topics (April 26, 2022)

26 Apr 2022

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for about $44 billion. The outspoken Musk, who also is the world’s wealthiest person...

Transport Topics (April 25, 2022)

25 Apr 2022

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Engine maker Cummins Inc. says its filtration unit has confidentially filed to go public. The IPO is expected to commence after the completion of the ...

Transport Topics (April 22, 2022)

22 Apr 2022

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One of the major concerns that many people in the trucking industry have about autonomous trucks is the expectation that their use would lead to drive...

Transport Topics (April 21, 2022)

21 Apr 2022

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Torc Robotics, a self-driving truck developer and subsidiary of Daimler Truck, recently highlighted its autonomous progress during a demonstration in ...

Transport Topics (April 20, 2022)

20 Apr 2022

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March truck tonnage rose 3.8% compared with year-ago levels, and also posted a first-quarter gain over the same period in 2021, American Trucking Asso...

Transport Topics (April 19, 2022)

19 Apr 2022

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The national average for a gallon of diesel increased by 2.8 cents to $5.101 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration reported Monday. That hal...

Transport Topics (April 18, 2022)

18 Apr 2022

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The head of American Trucking Associations called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to end the truck inspection initiative he recently launched at the state’...

Transport Topics, April 15, 2022

15 Apr 2022

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The CEO of XPO Logistics says an over-infusion of stimulus money into the economy is the root cause of the current high inflation rate. Brad Jacobs, w...

Transport Topics (April 14, 2022)

14 Apr 2022

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A series of sales figures released over the past couple days shed some light on the equipment landscape amid continued supply chain issues and uncerta...

Transport Topics (April 13, 2022)

13 Apr 2022

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Rand McNally moved to elevate its place in the connected vehicle space by acquiring Fleetsu, the company announced April 12. Australia-based Fleetsu i...

Transport Topics (April 12, 2022)

12 Apr 2022

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The national average price of diesel dropped by a healthy 7.1 cents this week, tumbling to $5.073 a gallon. The price fell in all 10 regions that are ...

Transport Topics (April 11, 2022)

11 Apr 2022

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Tesla will start production next year of three products that have fallen behind Elon Musk’s original schedule, including Tesla’s electric truck ca...

Transport Topics (April 7, 2022)

07 Apr 2022

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Self-driving truck tech company Aurora Innovation yesterday announced a partnership with carrier Werner to haul freight between Fort Worth and El Paso...

Transport Topics (April 6, 2022)

06 Apr 2022

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North American Class 8 orders in March were just over 21,000 and kept pace with the levels over the past few months, ACT Research reported, citing tru...

Transport Topics (April 5, 2022)

05 Apr 2022

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Standing alongside three Class 8 trucks parked outside the White House, President Joe Biden yesterday described a federal apprenticeship program desig...

Transport Topics (April 4, 2022)

04 Apr 2022

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America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-...

Transport Topics (April 1, 2022)

01 Apr 2022

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February’s average retail sales price for a used Class 8 set another all-time record, besting January’s previous high by jumping beyond $94,000, a...

Transport Topics (March 31, 2022)

31 Mar 2022

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The 2022 Operation Safe Driver Week is scheduled for July 10-16, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced on March 29. During the heightened e...

Transport Topics (March 30, 2020)

30 Mar 2022

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The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing April 6 with oil company executives regarding skyrocketing gasoline prices. Officials from...

Transport Topics (March 29, 2022)

29 Mar 2022

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FedEx Corp. founder Fred Smith is stepping down as CEO of the company and transferring those duties to Raj Subramaniam, who currently serves as presid...

Transport Topics (March 28, 2022)

28 Mar 2022

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XPO Logistics announced March 25 it has sold its North American intermodal business to STG Logistics, a Chicago-based provider of import-export and va...

Transport Topics (March 24, 2022)

24 Mar 2022

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Navistar yesterday in San Antonio opened the doors to a new $250 million manufacturing plant that will produce diesel- and electric-powered Classes 6-...

Transport Topics (March 23, 2022)

23 Mar 2022

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Truck tonnage in February increased 2.4% compared with the same month a year ago, according to American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally a...

Transport Topics (March 22, 2022)

22 Mar 2022

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The weekly price for a gallon of diesel dropped for the first time since the first week of this year, tumbling 11.6 cents to $5.134, according to dat...

Transport Topics (March 21, 2022)

21 Mar 2022

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Fueled by a strong holiday shopping season by both its business and consumer customers, FedEx reported higher fiscal third-quarter earnings. The Memph...

Transport Topics (March 18, 2022)

18 Mar 2022

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U.S. trailer orders edged past 26,000 in February, keeping pace with the past few months, ACT Research reported. Preliminary data shows orders were 26...

Transport Topics (March 17, 2022)

17 Mar 2022

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In an effort to open up the nation’s clogged supply chains, the Biden administration on March 15 announced a pilot program under which trucking comp...

Transport Topics (March 16, 2022)

16 Mar 2022

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American Trucking Associations is among the groups proposing that the California Air Resources Board consider supply chain pressures for granting the ...

Transport Topics (March 15, 2022)

15 Mar 2022

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Over the coming weeks, Congress is expected to be consumed by rising energy prices and a foreign policy agenda that includes Russia’s invasion of Uk...

Transport Topics (March 14, 2022)

14 Mar 2022

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Retail sales and orders for Class 8 trucks in February barely budged over January numbers. Sales reached 14,916, a tiny increase over January’s tota...

Transport Topics (March 11, 2022)

11 Mar 2022

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Pilot Flying J announced March 9 that it plans to spend $1 billion to remodel nearly 500 of its oldest travel centers across the country. The Knoxvill...

Transport Topics (March 10, 2022)

10 Mar 2022

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Ceva Logistics announced it teamed up with autonomous commercial vehicle technology company Kodiak Robotics to deliver freight autonomously between Da...

Transport Topics (March 9, 2022)

09 Mar 2022

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XPO Logistics Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to separate its tech-enabled brokered transportation services from its le...

Transport Topics (March 8, 2022)

08 Mar 2022

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Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rulemaking to further restrict emissions of soot-forming nitrogen oxides by h...

Transport Topics (March 7, 2022)

07 Mar 2022

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told U.S. senators his agency is addressing the need for increasing access to parking for truck drivers. The l...

Transport Topics (March 4, 2022)

04 Mar 2022

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A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on 2020 crash data shows that despite fewer miles traveled during the first year ...

Transport Topics (March 3, 2022)

03 Mar 2022

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The U.S. Department of Labor has partnered with American Trucking Associations for an apprenticeship program that could play a significant role in eas...

Transport Topics (March 2, 2022)

02 Mar 2022

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January’s average retail sales price for a used Class 8 truck burst past $88,000 to set a monthly record and post an 83.2% gain compared with a year...

Transport Topics (March 1, 2022)

01 Mar 2022

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On March 1, President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver a State of the Union address, for which he will outline an agenda for the year. Matters pertai...

Transport Topics (Feb. 28, 2022)

28 Feb 2022

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Four Rocky Mountain states will cooperate on developing ways to make the most abundant element in the universe — hydrogen — more available and use...

Transport Topics (Feb. 25, 2022)

25 Feb 2022

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Cellular service providers are shutting down their 3G networks this year, a shift that could impact legacy wireless systems that some fleets are still...

Transport Topics (Feb. 24, 2022)

24 Feb 2022

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The Biden Administration yesterday announced plans to make $450 million available in new grant funding for port infrastructure development. Administra...

Transport Topics (Feb. 23, 2022)

23 Feb 2022

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Engine maker Cummins Inc. is acquiring components manufacturer Meritor in a $3.7 billion cash deal announced yesterday. The total transaction value —...

Transport Topics (Feb. 21-22, 2022)

21 Feb 2022

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American Trucking Associations and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association have sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigie...

Transport Topics (Feb. 18, 2022)

18 Feb 2022

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Hirschbach Motor Lines announced it will acquire Oklahoma-based refrigerated carrier John Christner Trucking. Hirschbach, based in Dubuque, Iowa, is a...

Transport Topics (Feb. 17, 2022)

17 Feb 2022

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Logistics giant C.H. Robinson is collaborating with Waymo to introduce autonomous trucks into its freight network, starting with multiple pilots in Te...

Transport Topics (Feb. 16, 2022)

16 Feb 2022

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Paccar truck brands Peterbilt and Kenworth, in separate media events, announced that the Paccar TX-18 and TX-18 Pro automated transmissions will begin...

Transport Topics (Feb. 15, 2022)

15 Feb 2022

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The national average price for a gallon of diesel topped $4 this week for the first time since March of 2014. The increase of 6.8 cents a gallon broug...

Transport Topics (Feb. 14, 2022)

14 Feb 2022

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Anheuser-Busch teamed up with fleet partners Nikola and BYD Motors to deliver Bud Light NEXT using zero-emission trucks in time for yesterday’s Supe...

Transport Topics (Feb. 11, 2022)

11 Feb 2022

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To alleviate supply chain woes around the country, Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and John Thune of South Dakota introduced legislation in the Co...

Transport Topics (Feb. 10, 2022)

10 Feb 2022

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The American Transportation Research Institute released its annual list of top freight bottlenecks, and a familiar intersection came in at No. 1. For ...

Transport Topics (Feb. 9, 2022)

09 Feb 2022

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Canadian lawmakers say the trucker demonstrations across the country have the potential to cause profound trade disruptions with the United States. Ye...

Transport Topics (February 8, 2022)

08 Feb 2022

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The national average price for a gallon of diesel jumped by 10.5 cents this week, inching ever closer to the $4 a gallon mark. It now sits at $3.951 a...

Transport Topics (Feb. 7, 2022)

07 Feb 2022

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed an expansive bill Friday that would invest tens of billions in the U.S. tech sector, but Republican objection...

Transport Topics (Feb. 4, 2022)

04 Feb 2022

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Class 8 orders in January plunged compared with a year earlier to just above 21,000, and reflected the caution truck makers continue to exhibit in the...

Transport Topics (Feb. 3, 2022)

03 Feb 2022

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President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was easily approved by the U.S. Senate Commerce committee o...

Transport Topics (Feb. 2, 2022)

02 Feb 2022

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Solera Holdings, the parent company of Omnitracs, has agreed to acquire asset-tracking firm Spireon Inc. in the latest example of consolidation in the...

Transport Topics (Feb. 1, 2022)

01 Feb 2022

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Zenith Freight Lines for approximately $87 million, the ...

Transport Topics (Jan. 31, 2022)

31 Jan 2022

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A 50-year-old bridge collapsed in Pittsburgh Friday on the same day that President Biden was already scheduled to visit the area to discuss infrastruc...

Transport Topics (Jan. 28, 2022)

28 Jan 2022

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If you’re in the market for a used truck, it’s going to cost you about 66% more than it would have a year ago. The average retail price for a used...

Transport Topics (Jan. 27, 2022)

27 Jan 2022

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A new survey from the Women In Trucking Association shows that female drivers would recommend that motor carriers adopt training policies allowing the...

Transport Topics (Jan. 26, 2022)

26 Jan 2022

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is formally withdrawing its emergency temporary standard mandating that companies with at least 100 ...

Transport Topics (Jan. 25, 2022)

25 Jan 2022

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The average price of a gallon of diesel is still rising, increasing 5.5 cents to $3.78, according to Energy Information Administration data released y...

Transport Topics (Jan. 24, 2022)

24 Jan 2022

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The Port of Los Angeles moved record cargo volumes in 2021 amid an import surge at the biggest U.S. container gateway and supply chain snarls brought ...

Transport Topics (Jan. 21, 2022)

21 Jan 2022

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President Joe Biden conceded that the Build Back Better Act probably would have to be broken up so that key components of the $2 trillion climate and ...

Transport Topics (Jan. 20, 2022)

20 Jan 2022

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U.S. retail sales in December of Classes 4-7 commercial vehicles reached the second-highest volume for 2021 despite declines across the board. Sales i...

Transport Topics (January 19, 2022)

19 Jan 2022

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The national average price for diesel surged for the second straight week, climbing 6.8 cents to $3.725 a gallon, according to Energy Information Admi...

Transport Topics (Jan. 17-18, 2022)

17 Jan 2022

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The U.S. Department of Transportation is allocating $26.5 billion for repairs to bridges around the country in what the White House is calling the nat...

Transport Topics (Jan. 14, 2022)

14 Jan 2022

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The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses, including trucking companies, ...

Transport Topics (Jan. 13, 2022)

13 Jan 2022

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Class 8 U.S. retail sales in December rose 15.5% compared with a year earlier, and reached the high point for the year, WardsAuto.com reported Jan. 12...

Transport Topics (Jan. 12, 2022)

12 Jan 2022

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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently affirmed in a series of guiding principles that the landscape for transportation operations must priori...

Transport Topics (Jan. 11, 2022)

11 Jan 2022

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The DRIVE-Safe Act, included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden in November, creates an apprenticeship progra...

Transport Topics (Jan. 10, 2022)

10 Jan 2022

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An attorney representing a coalition of trucking and business interests told the Supreme Court Friday that the Biden administration’s sweeping propo...

Transport Topics (Jan. 7, 2022)

07 Jan 2022

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Class 8 orders in December were the second-weakest of the year. Production remained constrained by a bedeviling supply chain, which continued to make ...

Transport Topics (Jan. 6, 2022)

06 Jan 2022

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Amazon is partnering with Stellantis NV to develop software with the carmaker and agreed to buy a new electric delivery van. Stellantis will work on d...

Transport Topics (Jan. 5, 2021)

05 Jan 2022

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Schneider National announced it is growing its dedicated operations with the acquisition of truckload carrier Midwest Logistics Systems. The Green Bay...

Transport Topics (Dec. 30, 2021)

30 Dec 2021

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The average retail price of a used Class 8 vehicle in November bounced up 11.8% compared with the previous record just set in October and soared 67.8%...

Transport Topics (Dec. 29, 2021)

29 Dec 2021

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As 2021 draws to a close, diesel and gasoline prices are declining, but still running about a dollar a gallon more than a year ago. In the latest repo...

Transport Topics (Dec. 28, 2021)

28 Dec 2021

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Despite concerns about the supply chain and the omicron variant of the coronavirus, holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years. Mastercard Spe...

Transport Topics (Dec. 24, 2021)

24 Dec 2021

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Ports across the country are about to receive a financial windfall. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is awarding more than $241 million in gran...

Transport Topics (Dec. 23, 2021)

23 Dec 2021

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President Joe Biden said that his administration, together with labor unions and companies, succeeded in averting a holiday season supply chain crisis...

Transport Topics (Dec. 22, 2021)

22 Dec 2021

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Truck tonnage in November posted the strongest year-over-year gain since spring, according to American Trucking Associations. It comes as no surprise ...

Transport Topics (December 21, 2021)

21 Dec 2021

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FMCSA Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi has been selected by New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams to be that city’s deputy mayor for operations, a mo...

Transport Topics (Dec. 20, 2021)

20 Dec 2021

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A coalition of trucking, transportation and manufacturing stakeholders are expressing concern over the persistent shortage of semiconductors needed fo...

Transport Topics (Dec. 17, 2021)

17 Dec 2021

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The Biden administration is launching a multifaceted program aimed at expanding recruiting efforts in trucking. The Biden-Harris Trucking Action Plan ...