20 Dec ATRI Announces Advisory Committee for 2017-2018 Transportation experts from around the country were chosen for the American Transportation Research Institute's research advisory committee for 2017-2018, the group's president announced Dec. 20. Read more...
20 Dec Pennsylvania Transportation Planners Identify Critical Freight Corridors The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study committee has approved a list of six regional roads that it believes are worthy of the "critical urban freight corridor" designation in the federal government's new National Highway Freight Network. Read more...
20 Dec Navistar Slows Losses Amid Tough Industry Conditions Truck and engine manufacturer Navistar International Corp. reported lower year-over-year net losses for its fourth quarter and 2016 fiscal year periods ended Oct. 31. Read more...
20 Dec Financing Hitches Could Delay Hapag-Lloyd-UASC Shipping Merger A merger of German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd and United Arab Shipping Co. likely will take months to complete, partly due to financing issues blamed on a deep industry downturn, sources familiar with the deal say. Read more...
19 Dec Diesel Average at Highest Price in 2016, Up 3.4¢ to $2.527 The U.S. average retail price of diesel jumped 3.4 cents to $2.527 a gallon, according to the Department of Energy, as the price of oil hovered near $52 a barrel. Read more...
19 Dec Maverick Acquires Marine Transport Inc. Maverick USA Inc. said it acquired substantially all of the assets of Marine Transport Inc., which is based in Au Gres, Michigan, including about 25 tractors and 80 trailers. Read more...
19 Dec Truckers, Volunteers Brave Icy Conditions to Lay Wreaths, Honor Vets Neither rain nor snow nor sleet would keep professional truck drivers Ralph Garcia and Nate McCarty of ABF Freight from completing their appointed rounds on Dec. 17, and that meant delivering wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, in their Share the Road truck. Read more...