17 May Motorists on Roads for Memorial Day Weekend Predicted to Be Highest Since 2005 The number of Americans traveling by car for the Memorial Day holiday will hit a 12-year high this year, fueled by a growing economy and relatively low gasoline prices, the nation's largest motorists' advocacy group said May 17. Read more...
17 May YRC Removes Interim Tag From Stephanie Fisher's CFO Title YRC Worldwide Inc. removed the interim tag on Chief Financial Officer Stephanie Fisher's title, officially announcing her as the successor after Jamie Pierson resigned from the post at the end of 2016. Read more...
17 May FASTLANE Freight Grants to Be Announced Shortly, Secretary Chao Says WASHINGTON - The recipients of federal grants designed to assist states to pay for large-scale freight projects will be announced soon, the country's top transportation officer told a Senate panel May 17. Read more...
17 May Analysis: Autonomous Ships Will Be Great Doing away with sailors will make the high seas safer and cleaner. Read more...
17 May Bill to Hike Louisiana's Gas Tax by 17¢, Raise $510 Million, Clears House Committee Opening a late session controversy, a House panel May 16 approved a bill that would raise Louisiana's gasoline tax by 17 cents per gallon, increasing state aid for roads and bridges by $510 million annually. Read more...
17 May Canada Hikes Ownership Limit for Bill Gates-Backed CN Rail The Canadian government is lifting ownership restrictions for Canadian National Railway Co. and major airlines such as Air Canada, among a series of steps to expand competition in the country's transport sector. Read more...
16 May Werner to Implement MacroPoint's Load Tracking Platform Werner Enterprises will implement MacroPoint's freight tracking platform in its North American logistics business, the companies said in a joint announcement. Read more...
16 May Averitt, Old Dominion Rated Top Carriers in Mastio Survey of Shippers Averitt Express and Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. are the country's highest-rated privately held and publicly traded less-than-truckload carriers, respectively, according to a survey of more than 2,000 shippers in the United States that Mastio & Co. conducted last year. Read more...
16 May Trailer Orders Exceed 20,000 in April U.S. orders for trailers in April were about 20,000 and posted strong year-over-year gains, analysts said. Read more...
16 May Recruiting Minority Drivers Key to Reshaping Trucking's Image, Demographer Says AUSTIN, Texas - The trucking industry needs to increase driver pay, change the image of the profession and hire more minority job seekers to mitigate the driver shortage, a demographer told transportation executives. Read more...