24 Apr XPO Logistics Appoints Troy Cooper, Kenneth Wagers to Executive Posts XPO Logistics promoted Troy Cooper to the newly created position of president from COO, and appointed Kenneth Wagers COO with responsibility for operations in 32 countries. Read more...
24 Apr Trail King, Goldhofer Reach Distribution Agreement Trail King Industries announced it would become the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distributor of highway trailers made in Germany by Goldhofer AG, which also will become the sole distributor of Trail King products globally. Read more...
24 Apr A Man Tried to Jump Off a Detroit Overpass, Then 13 Truckers Saved Him A unique act of heroism took place in the early morning hours of April 24 along I-696 in metro Detroit. Read more...
24 Apr How Hackers Could Cause Chaos on America’s Roads and Railways When hackers struck the Colorado Department of Transportation in a ransomware attack in February and again eight days later, they disrupted the agency’s operations for weeks. Read more...
24 Apr Secretary Chao to Keynote Infrastructure Week Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is scheduled to headline this year’s Infrastructure Week starting May 14. Read more...
24 Apr Yamato and DeNA Test Autonomous Delivery System in Japan On April 24, Yamato Transport Co. and DeNA Co. tested an autonomous vehicle delivery service to gauge the potential of self-driving technology in the field of logistics. Read more...
24 Apr Litigation Dogs Lakeville Motor Express 15 Months After Minnesota Trucking Firm Shut Down Pressures are mounting for the owners of the defunct trucking firm Lakeville Motor Express and its affiliates. Read more...
24 Apr Freightliner Launches Cabover Refuse Truck LAS VEGAS — Daimler Trucks North America has introduced a low cab-forward refuse model for its Freightliner brand that the company said will complete its vocational lineup. Read more...
24 Apr Trump Pushing Hard to Reach NAFTA Agreement With critical political deadlines fast approaching, the Trump administration is racing to strike a deal on a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement by early May — with an eye toward forcing a congressional vote on a new pact by the end of the year. Read more...
24 Apr Paccar Sets Record for Quarterly Revenue; Net Income Surges 65% Paccar Inc. notched record quarterly revenue and soaring net income in the first quarter, benefiting from a truck market that continues to climb. Read more...