Transport Topics

Navistar yesterday in San Antonio opened the doors to a new $250 million manufacturing plant that will produce diesel- and electric-powered Classes 6-8 trucks. Navistar said the nearly 1 million-squar...

24 Mar 20222min

Truck tonnage in February increased 2.4% compared with the same month a year ago, according to American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Index. The reading of 115.3 r...

23 Mar 20223min

The weekly price for a gallon of diesel dropped for the first time since the first week of this year, tumbling 11.6 cents to $5.134, according to data released by the Energy Information Administratio...

22 Mar 20223min

Fueled by a strong holiday shopping season by both its business and consumer customers, FedEx reported higher fiscal third-quarter earnings. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company said net income rose 23% t...

21 Mar 20222min

U.S. trailer orders edged past 26,000 in February, keeping pace with the past few months, ACT Research reported. Preliminary data shows orders were 26,500 compared with 25,514 a year earlier, accordin...

18 Mar 20223min

In an effort to open up the nation’s clogged supply chains, the Biden administration on March 15 announced a pilot program under which trucking companies, ports, retailers and major ocean carriers wou...

17 Mar 20223min

American Trucking Associations is among the groups proposing that the California Air Resources Board consider supply chain pressures for granting the industry alternatives to certain regulatory compli...

16 Mar 20223min

Over the coming weeks, Congress is expected to be consumed by rising energy prices and a foreign policy agenda that includes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Democratic leaders are signaling the potentia...

15 Mar 20223min