Transport Topics

UPS Inc. announced it had agreed to purchase Roadie, a same-day delivery service, for an undisclosed amount. Roadie will operate under its name as a separate company. Roadie’s operations are based on ...

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Canadian Pacific Railway has edged ahead of rival Canadian National in the back-and-forth battle to acquire Kansas City Southern, as a key vote from KCS shareholders and an earlier ruling from the Sur...

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Democratic congressional leaders vowed yesterday to forge ahead this month with President Joe Biden’s economic plan despite deep divisions within the party and growing uncertainty about the overall si...

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Technology experts are urging trucking fleets to replace or upgrade tools that operate on 2G or 3G networks. Cell providers expect to phase out, or sunset, those networks within the next few years, re...

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August orders for Class 8 trucks in North America reached 36,900, ACT Research reported. That would be the highest monthly order total in five months. In August of 2020, orders reached just 19,500. FT...

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As battery-electric vans and medium-duty trucks become more prominent, the charging infrastructure those vehicles will require must expand, too, according to panelists speaking at the Advanced Clean T...

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The largest commercial deployment of battery-electric trucks in North America is ramping up in Southern California, state officials announced. One hundred heavy-duty trucks — 50 from Daimler Trucks No...

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Aug. 29 issued a regional emergency declaration offering relief from regulations related to maximum driving time provisions for property-carrying veh...

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