19 Sep Housing Starts Steady, Permits Rise Ahead of Hurricanes Steady U.S. new-home construction in August together with a jump in permits indicate the housing market was moving ahead before a likely temporary hit from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, government figures showed Sept. 19. Read more...
18 Sep Love’s Reaches Agreement to Buy Speedco Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores reached an agreement to purchase Speedco, a national network of service locations that provides quick lube and inspection services to the trucking industry and is a unit of Bridgestone Americas Inc. Read more...
18 Sep Diesel Dips 1.6 Cents The U.S. average retail price of diesel fell 1.6 cents to $2.786 a gallon as efforts to resupply fuel networks in areas struck by recent hurricanes continued, experts said. Read more...
18 Sep FHWA Gives Florida DOT $25 Million for Irma Relief Florida’s Department of Transportation will receive $25 million in federal funding for relief efforts in the wake of the damage caused by Hurricane Irma. Read more...
18 Sep Breakthru Beverage Group to Merge N.J. Business With Allied Breakthru Beverage Group, a major distributor of wine and spirits with operations in 15 states, is merging its business in New Jersey with Allied Beverage Group, the state’s largest distributor of alcoholic beverages, company officials said. Read more...
18 Sep Illinois County Freight Plan Balances Growth, Livability, Officials Say By its very title, the Will County, Ill., Community Friendly Freight Mobility Plan sounds like an “oxymoron,” but the 238-page document does attempt to balance the needs of economic development with residents’ quality of life, officials said. Read more...
18 Sep Emphasizing Importance of Trucking Could Draw More Women to Industry ATLANTA — Trucking companies can do their part to redress the shortage of female workers by emphasizing the importance of the industry as a whole, according to Ellen Voie, president of the Women In Trucking Association. Read more...
18 Sep Celadon Sells Assets of Flatbed Division to PS Logistics Celadon Group is getting out of the flatbed business, striking a deal to sell all of the assets of its flatbed division to PS Logistics in Birmingham, Ala., company officials announced Sept. 18. Read more...
18 Sep FleetPride Acquires Assets of Colton Truck Supply FleetPride Inc. has acquired the assets of Colton Truck Supply in Montrose, Colo., from owners Brian and Carol Heller. Read more...
18 Sep Construction Begins on Wisconsin FedEx Truck Terminal Opposed by Nearby Residents Construction is beginning in Oak Creek, Wisc., on a huge FedEx truck terminal opposed by nearby residents. Read more...