Transport Topics

Shipping has started for the third COVID-19 vaccine. Johnson & Johnson’s version was cleared by U.S. regulators over the weekend, allowing for the delivery of almost 4 million doses early this week, a...

2 Mar 20213min

TravelCenters of America Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss and a decline in revenue while also noting it is preparing for the alternative energy market. The company reported a net loss of $7.2 milli...

1 Mar 20213min

Based on January sales of used Class 8 vehicles, ACT Research is projecting a 6% increase in total sales this year compared to 2020. Roughly 20,700 used Class 8’s were sold last month compared with 18...

26 Feb 20212min

Trucks traveled more swiftly on historically congested roads in 2020, as the pandemic kept some automobiles off the road. That’s the finding of a new report from the American Transportation Research I...

25 Feb 20213min

January truck tonnage fell 2.1% compared with year-ago levels, but ticked up 1.4% over December 2020 — a continuation of several months’ worth of sequential gains, American Trucking Associations annou...

24 Feb 20212min

Yellow Corp., the company formerly known as YRC Worldwide, announced a new initiative yesterday that seeks to bring up to 1,500 new truck drivers to the industry. The effort comes amid a persistent dr...

23 Feb 20213min

A district court judge in Chattanooga, Tenn., wants prosecutors and defense attorneys to decide on a fall date for the retrial of former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood and two other defendant...

22 Feb 20213min

For the second summer in a row, COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships. The competition had been scheduled for Au...

19 Feb 20213min