16 May Averitt, Old Dominion Rated Top Carriers in Mastio Survey of Shippers Averitt Express and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. are the country's highest-rated privately held and publicly traded less-than-truckload carriers, respectively, according to a survey of more than 2,000 shippers in the United States that Mastio & Co. conducted last year. Read more...
16 May Trailer Orders Exceed 20,000 in April U.S. orders for trailers in April were about 20,000 and posted strong year-over-year gains, analysts said. Read more...
16 May Recruiting Minority Drivers Key to Reshaping Trucking's Image, Demographer Says AUSTIN, Texas - The trucking industry needs to increase driver pay, change the image of the profession and hire more minority job seekers to mitigate the driver shortage, a demographer told transportation executives. Read more...
16 May UPS Expands Express Critical Services in Europe UPS Inc. is launching its Express Critical delivery service in Europe in response to demand for urgent shipments that require special handling, such as aircraft parts or surgical tools. Read more...
16 May Congestion Costs Trucking Industry $63.4 Billion, ATRI Report Says Bumper-to-bumper traffic along the country's highways resulted in operational costs to the trucking industry of more than $63.4 billion in 2015, a new report by the American Transportation Research Institute found. Read more...
16 May Drops in US Housing Starts, Permits Show Sector Weakness Unexpected declines in U.S. new-home construction and building permits in April indicate the market is off to a weak start this quarter, government data showed May 16. Read more...
16 May Uber Ordered to Return Stolen Waymo Files SAN FRANCISCO - Uber Technologies Inc. must promptly return stolen confidential files to Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo self-driving car unit, a federal judge ruled May 15, while stopping short of shutting down the ride-services company's autonomous car program. Read more...
16 May Pioneer Benefits From 1967 Patent, Tarp Requirements Truck makers and their suppliers still face years of change and innovation, largely caused by staggered federal rules covering emissions, but for tarp manufacturer Pioneer, innovation is customer- and service-driven. Read more...
16 May Clean Energy Fuels Appoints Frank Meyer President of Compression Unit Clean Energy Fuels Corp. appointed Frank Meyer president of subsidiary Clean Energy Compression. Read more...
16 May Agility Fuel Solutions Acquires CleanFUEL USA Agility Fuel Solutions announced its recently formed powertrain systems business unit acquired the assets of CleanFUEL USA, a provider of liquid-injection propane fuel systems for commercial vehicles, as well as propane autogas dispensers and refueling equipment. Read more...