16 Oct Winsupply Acquires Firm to Expand Distribution in Florida Winsupply Inc., a wholesale distributor of industrial supplies and equipment, has acquired Certified Plumbing and Electrical Supply Co. in Live Oak, Fla., company officials announced Oct. 3. Read more...
16 Oct Diesel Climbs 1.1¢ to $2.787 The U.S. average retail price of diesel rose 1.1 cents to $2.787 a gallon as oil prices increased along with Middle East tensions when opposing forces in Iraq clashed over control of the city of Kirkuk and nearby oil fields. Read more...
16 Oct Cummins to Acquire Battery Pack Developer Brammo Cummins Inc. announced it is acquiring Brammo Inc., which designs and develops battery packs for mobile and stationary applications. Read more...
16 Oct Dragon Capital Invests in New Shipping Platform Dragon Capital Investments Ltd. has agreed to buy a minority stake in ShipNEXT, a web-based shipping platform developed by Varamar Group in Odessa, Ukraine. Read more...
16 Oct Celadon Appoints Longtime Analyst Albrecht to Top Finance Post Celadon Group announced the appointment of longtime transportation industry analyst Thom Albrecht as executive vice president and chief financial and strategy officer and added Kathleen Ross, a former investment banker at LaSalle Bank and First National Bank of Chicago, as an independent member of its board of directors. Read more...
16 Oct Montana Trucking Company Tapped to Haul Capitol Christmas Tree to Washington, D.C. Whitewood Transport, a Billings, Mont., based trucking company, will haul the 2017 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the Kootenai National Forest in the northwest corner of the state to Washington, D.C., next month Read more...
16 Oct Toyota Class 8 With Hydrogen Fuel Cell to Run SoCal Drayage Route Toyota Motor North America Inc. will begin using its prototype Class 8 truck powered by a hydrogen fuel cell system in drayage operations at the nation’s two largest ports starting Oct. 23. Read more...
16 Oct Visible SCM Expands Fulfillment Services With Purchase of IntegraCore Visible Supply Chain Management, a Utah-based provider of package shipping and fulfillment services, said it has acquired IntegraCore, another provider of fulfillment services, for an undisclosed amount. Read more...
16 Oct Crossword Puzzle Solution October 16, 2017 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the October 16, 2017 print edition. Read more...