07 Nov Building Resilient Communities Best Way to Reduce Risks, FEMA Chief Says The extreme weather events that destroyed vital infrastructure this year in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands illustrate the need to build resilient communities, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long said Read more...
07 Nov Expeditors’ Profits Jump 12%, Beating Analyst Forecasts Expeditors International of Washington reported strong earnings in the third quarter, with profits jumping 12% year-over-year, easily beating the consensus forecast of analysts. Read more...
07 Nov Schneider’s 3Q Profits Flat, Missing Consensus Forecast Schneider announced profits were flat in the third quarter, missing the consensus forecast of analysts due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and higher driver pay and retention costs to gear up for the capacity crunch in 2018. Read more...
07 Nov 'Greed and Power' Fueled Pilot Flying J Fraud, Prosecutor Says Mark Hazelwood wasn’t hurting for money. Neither was Pilot Flying J, his employer and the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer. Read more...
07 Nov Bid to Save Pacific Rim Trade Pact Comes to a Head The push to salvage a Pacific Rim trade pact will come to a head this week as nations diverge on whether it should be preserved, abandoned or renegotiated from scratch after President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal. Read more...
06 Nov Pre-Heaters Enable Reliable Engine Starts in Cold Weather Diesel-fired engine pre-heaters can help ensure reliable engine starts in cold-weather conditions while reducing engine wear, preventing service calls and boosting driver satisfaction, fleets said. Read more...
06 Nov Diesel Jumps 6.3¢ to $2.882 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel surged 6.3 cents to $2.882 a gallon as oil climbed to its highest price since June 2015. Read more...
06 Nov Knight-Swift Profits Fall Sharply on Merger-Related Costs The first quarterly report from Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings reported $3.9 million in earnings or 4 cents per share, including Swift’s contribution from after Sept. 8, 2017, although the results included a series of large multi-million dollar charges related to the merger. Read more...
06 Nov Port of Oakland, City Working With Residents to Adopt New Truck Policies The Port of Oakland will embark on developing a truck management plan over the next 12 months to address complaints from citizens about big rigs on the streets of West Oakland. Read more...
06 Nov TruNorth Introduces App for Accident Claims Processing Warranty programs provider TruNorth launched an app designed to help truckers get back on the road faster after an accident. Read more...