10 Dec PennDOT P3 Project Will Address I-81 Improvements Leaders within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have approved a public-private partnership to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 81. Read more...
10 Dec Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont Proposes Truck Tolls A trucks-only tolling system in Connecticut is part of the latest iteration of Gov. Ned Lamont’s transportation investment plan. Read more...
09 Dec Joseph Campbell Wins Kenworth Truck as Part of Military Hiring Program Military veteran Joseph Campbell, a driver for Roehl Transport, won the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award on Dec. 6 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Read more...
09 Dec Diesel Drops 2.1¢ to $3.049 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 2.1 cents to $3.049 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 9. Read more...
09 Dec Germany Edges Out Norway as Europe’s Biggest Electric Car Market Germany has pulled ahead of Norway for sales of all-electric cars since the start of the year, putting Europe’s biggest auto market in position to become the regional leader on an annual basis for the first time. Read more...
09 Dec Cass Partners With University of Tennessee on Two Indexes Cass Information Systems Inc. is partnering with the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business to support two Cass transportation indexes, according to a Dec. 2 news release from Cass and UTK. Read more...
09 Dec Descartes Systems Reports Net Income Up 23% The Descartes Systems Group Inc., a Canadian logistics company, reported net income of $9.7 million in its third quarter ended Oct. 31, up 23% from $7.9 million the same quarter last year. Read more...
09 Dec By Washington Standards, Infrastructure Had a Moment in 2019 Despite the attention-grabbing impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, the Environment and Public Works Committee in the U.S. Senate managed to advance a five-year highway reauthorization measure this summer. It was a modest step forward for policymakers, even though a long-term funding fix for highway programs was left unresolved. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
09 Dec US Manufacturers Plan First Pullback in Investment Since 2009 U.S. manufacturers expect to reduce capital spending in 2020, a trend that could limit a rebound in the sector even as companies see profits improving. Read more...
09 Dec Hendrickson Truck Lines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Hendrickson Truck Lines Inc., a small truckload and less-than-truckload carrier based in Sacramento, Calif., declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy Dec. 3, according to federal court documents, blaming a cut in rates and maintenance woes as reasons. Read more...