29 Jan Fleets Implement Techniques to Fight Corrosion From Salts Keeping roadways free of snow and ice is critical for safety, but the de-icing products states use — mainly chlorides — are notorious for causing truck corrosion, creating a significant risk to equipment. Read more...
29 Jan State DOTs Find Alternative Solutions to Clearing Roads States are working to decrease the amount of product needed to clear winter roads, implementing brine technology and adding corrosion inhibitors Read more...
29 Jan Trucking Is the Line Between Other Industries Michael Freeze reflects on a recent podcast conversation about the trucking industry and logistics. Read more...
29 Jan Caterpillar Sees Housing Boom Leading 2021 Sales Recovery Caterpillar Inc. fourth-quarter earnings beat analysts’ expectations as reopening economies stoked demand for its signature yellow machines. The company said it expects stronger year-over-year sales this quarter, led by construction industries. Read more...
29 Jan Congestion Worsens at Southern California Ports Ship congestion around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit an unprecedented level, worsening the bottleneck at the busiest gateway for U.S. imports. Read more...
28 Jan Landstar Reports Record-Setting Q4 Revenue Landstar System Inc. on Jan. 27 reported record-setting fourth-quarter revenue that helped lift the company’s profits for the period. Read more...
28 Jan Freight Transportation Undergoing Uneven Recovery, Panel Says Trucking has already returned to pre-pandemic norms in many ways but there are still issues — including capacity — that are lagging behind, according to panelists at the SMC³ Jump Start 2021 conference on Jan. 27. Read more...
28 Jan GM Sets Goal of Going Largely Electric by 2035 General Motors Co. has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that. Read more...
28 Jan Norfolk Southern Reports Decline in Q4 Earnings Norfolk Southern Corp. saw its fourth-quarter revenue fall by 4% as freight volume fell in most of the commodities it moves. Read more...
28 Jan December Used Class 8 Price, Sales Climb Used Class 8 sales rose in December along with double-digit gains in prices as the average heavy-duty truck’s mileage and age remained below year-earlier levels, ACT Research reported. Read more...