21 Mar New U.S. Xpress CEO Cites Tech as Critical to Survival in Next Decade The trucking industry is rapidly changing with new technology offering an opportunity to improve bottom-line results, changes that new U.S. Xpress Enterprises CEO Eric Fuller told Transport Topics will make or break companies over the next decade or so. Read more...
21 Mar Roadrunner Merges Refrigerated Fleets in Bid to Reverse Financial Woes Roadrunner Transportation Systems has combined two refrigerated fleets into one temperature-controlled division, hoping to reverse the financial woes that have plagued the carrier in recent months. Read more...
21 Mar Push by Drivers to Unionize at XPO Spreads to New Jersey The efforts of XPO Logistics less-than-truckload drivers to organize into unions have spread to Trenton, New Jersey, with 33 employees filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board. Read more...
21 Mar Old Dominion, Saia Report Increased Shipments for Start of Year Two publicly traded less-than-truckload carriers reported higher year-over-year results for the first two months of 2017 in terms of shipments and revenue. Read more...
21 Mar Pennsylvania Town Grapples With Influx of Truck Traffic A 102-inch-wide tractor-trailer belongs in Alburtis, a hillside borough of 2,400 people, narrow streets and no traffic lights, about as much as a tricycle belongs on Interstate 78. Read more...
21 Mar GlobalTranz CEO Bob Farrell Appointed Chairman of the Board GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. CEO Bob Farrell has been appointed chairman of the board, the company announced March 14. He will remain CEO. Read more...
21 Mar PrePass Expands Further Into Texas PrePass transponders now can pay tolls at facilities run by the Texas Department of Transportation, North Texas Tollway Authority and the Harrison County Toll Road Authority, Help Inc. announced. Read more...
21 Mar Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 21: Bridges Aren't Making the Grade The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's bridges a grade of C+ in its quadrennial report card. ASCE's Tom Smith hopes it doesn't take a disaster to get Congress to invest in infrastructure repairs. Watch the video interview, part of the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
20 Mar Despite Mandate, Hair Testing Rule Still Months Away A proposed rule that would allow trucking companies to conduct government-certified pre-employment drug testing using hair samples likely will not be publicly released until the end of 2017 or early 2018, according to a top official with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Read more...
20 Mar Diesel Price Declines 2.5¢ to $2.539 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel declined 2.5 cents to $2.539 a gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy. Read more...