23 May Growing Illinois Logistics Hub Gets Pushback From Locals Jinny Eken apparently has gone the extra mile to keep her quiet residential neighborhood in unincorporated New Lenox Township safe from truck traffic. Read more...
23 May New-Home Sales Fall More Than Expected A larger-than-forecast decline in new-home purchases in April from the strongest pace in almost a decade indicates a pause in demand in the midst of the busy spring selling season, government data showed May 23. Read more...
23 May Velociti Expands Missouri Headquarters Velociti, a transportation technology company, is expanding its Riverside, Mo., headquarters by 33,000 square feet. Read more...
23 May Proposed Midwest Freight Rail Line Draws Criticism From Local Lawmakers A transportation company's request to keep secret a list of investors in its proposed rail line drew criticism May 22 from two Wisconsin lawmakers and an environmental advocacy group. Read more...
23 May Georgia FedEx Driver Glenn Moore to Compete at National Truck Driving Championships VALDOSTA, Ga. - A South Georgia driver will represent Georgia in the National Truck Driving Championships in August. Read more...
22 May Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 23: A Vow From Rep. Graves The Trump administration is unveiling its fiscal 2018 budget request right before we all hit the road for Memorial Day and get stuck in that bumper-to-bumper traffic. But relief is in sight if Rep. Sam Graves has anything to say about it. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
22 May Dayton Freight Expansion Gets Ohio State Tax Credit to Add 51 Jobs Dayton Freight Lines Inc. is expanding in Vandalia, Ohio, and expecting to create 51 full-time jobs. Read more...
22 May Diesel Price Falls 0.5¢ to $2.539 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 0.5 cent to $2.539 a gallon, the Department of Energy said May 22. Read more...
22 May April a Strong Month for West and East Coast Ports The top North American ports had another strong month in April as larger vessels begin to arrive and drop off more containers in a single stop than ever before. Read more...
22 May Trucking Industry Introduces Mascot, Calls for Name Submissions Trucking Moves America Forward introduced its newest member, the trucking industry's mascot, on May 18. Read more...