07 May Intermodal Volumes See Solid Gains in First Quarter Intermodal volumes rose 7.2% in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago, the best gain since the second quarter of 2014, according to the Intermodal Association of North America. Read more...
07 May Convoy Adds Instant Bidding Feature to Mobile App Digital freight broker Convoy announced instant bidding, a new feature that lets carriers name their price for the load they want to haul. Read more...
07 May Port of New Orleans Looks Ahead to a Decade of Growth in Cargo, Cruise Businesses As it charts a course for at least the next decade, the Port of New Orleans is weighing nearly $2 billion worth of potential projects to support its growing cargo, rail, cruise ship and industrial real estate businesses. Read more...
07 May VTNA Offers Online Customization of VNR, VNL Models Volvo Trucks North America has made available an online configurator tool for customizing eight new models in its VNR and VNL series. Read more...
07 May PepsiCo to Add Stemco’s Fuel-Efficiency Devices Stemco Products Inc. announced that PepsiCo Inc. will update 1,600 of its trailers with the company’s TrailerTail and EcoSkirt products to support its corporate sustainability targets. Read more...
07 May Agility Develops Storage Systems for Hydrogen-Fuel Trucks Agility Fuel Solutions announced the availability and ongoing development of large-capacity ProCab H hydrogen storage systems for commercial trucks. Read more...
07 May Blackstone to Acquire Gramercy Property in $7.6 Billion Deal Blackstone Group agreed to acquire Gramercy Property Trust, which owns industrial real estate in the United States and Europe, in a cash deal valued at $7.6 billion. Read more...
07 May Meritor Selects UQM to Supply Electric Axles Electric motor manufacturer UQM Technologies Inc. announced Meritor Inc. has chosen the company to supply its development and production plans for the 14Xe electric axle product line. Read more...
07 May Great Dane, Decisiv Partner on Service Relationship Management Great Dane announced a partnership with Decisiv, which develops service relationship management cloud-based technology, to improve how the trailer maker’s nationwide service, repair and maintenance network communicates and collaborates. Read more...
07 May Love’s Expands Along I-25, I-44 in Oklahoma, New Mexico Love’s Travel Stops opened facilities in Oklahoma and New Mexico that, combined, add 121 truck parking spaces to interstates 44 and 25. Read more...