23 Apr Western Star Offers Discounts to Women’s Trucking Group Western Star, a unit of Daimler Trucks North America, announced an association rebate program for members of the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada when they purchase a new Western Star 4700, 4900 or 5700XE model truck or tractor. Read more...
23 Apr Cummins X12 Engine Slated for Autocar ACX Model Cummins Inc. announced its X12 engine will be available in Autocar’s ACX model beginning in the fourth quarter. Read more...
20 Apr Ocean Carrier CMA CGM Group to Buy 25% Stake in Ceva Logistics Ceva Logistics is getting a major new shareholder to go along with a planned initial public stock offering of stock. Read more...
20 Apr Kansas City Southern Posts Mixed Results as Earnings Dip, Revenue Rises Kansas City Southern reported first-quarter net income of $145 million, or $1.40 a share, on revenue of $639 million, a 5% rise from the prior year. In the first quarter of 2017, the railroad reported net income of $147 million, or $1.38 per share. Read more...
20 Apr Dogged Pursuit Helps Ronnie Luckadoo Again Become South Carolina’s Top Trucker Winning South Carolina’s truck driving championships for the fifth time last weekend feels, well, very satisfying, Ronnie Luckadoo of UPS Freight told Transport Topics. Read more...
20 Apr XPO Logistics Announces May Launch of Google Home, Amazon Echo for Last-Mile Delivery XPO Logistics announced beginning in May customers will be able to track deliveries using Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant personal assistant technologies. Read more...
20 Apr Congressmen, Senators Send Letters Asking EPA Not to Drop Glider Kit Rule Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have written three separate letters to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt asking him to reconsider his proposal to repeal an Obama administration regulation that would limit the number of glider kits manufactured each year. Read more...
20 Apr America’s Love for SUVs, Pickups Means Long-Term Auto Loans Americans’ love of pricey pickups and SUVs is stretching their wallets, leading lenders to bend over backward to keep monthly payments affordable. Read more...
20 Apr Werner Transportation Announces First Quarter Earnings Beating Expectations Werner Enterprises Inc. on April 19 reported improved year-over-year revenue and earnings for its fiscal first quarter. Read more...
20 Apr Could Truck Electronics Be the Next Cybersecurity Threat? Welcome to a potentially new world of cybercrime: trucks targeted for theft or sabotage by hacking into engine control modules and planting malicious code. Read more...