Transport Topics

The national average for a gallon of diesel increased by 2.8 cents to $5.101 a gallon, the Energy Information Administration reported Monday. That halts a brief two-week streak of declines. The price ...

19 Apr 20223min

The head of American Trucking Associations called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to end the truck inspection initiative he recently launched at the state’s border with Mexico, chastising the plan for the c...

18 Apr 20223min

The CEO of XPO Logistics says an over-infusion of stimulus money into the economy is the root cause of the current high inflation rate. Brad Jacobs, who also is chairman of the Greenwich, Connecticut-...

15 Apr 20223min

A series of sales figures released over the past couple days shed some light on the equipment landscape amid continued supply chain issues and uncertainty. Sales of new Class 8 trucks hit their highes...

14 Apr 20223min

Rand McNally moved to elevate its place in the connected vehicle space by acquiring Fleetsu, the company announced April 12. Australia-based Fleetsu is a fleet management and vehicle insight solutions...

13 Apr 20223min

The national average price of diesel dropped by a healthy 7.1 cents this week, tumbling to $5.073 a gallon. The price fell in all 10 regions that are surveyed by the Energy Information Administration,...

12 Apr 20222min

Tesla will start production next year of three products that have fallen behind Elon Musk’s original schedule, including Tesla’s electric truck called the “Semi.” At the opening of the carmaker’s newe...

11 Apr 20223min

Self-driving truck tech company Aurora Innovation yesterday announced a partnership with carrier Werner to haul freight between Fort Worth and El Paso in Texas. Aurora said the trucking lane it will t...

7 Apr 20222min