Transport Topics

July truck tonnage rose 5.1% year-over-year, but dropped about 1% from June’s number, per American Trucking Associations. The federation’s chief economist, Bob Costello, said: “While tonnage is much s...

24 Aug 20222min

Heartland Express Inc. on Aug. 22 announced plans to acquire Contract Freighters’ nondedicated truckload business as well as Mexican entities under CFI Logistica in a $525 million deal. The enterprise...

23 Aug 20223min

U.S. trailer orders in July roared ahead compared with a year earlier but slumped when measured against earlier months this year, ACT Research reported, citing trailer makers’ final data. Net orders w...

22 Aug 20223min

Yesterday marked the second day of the National Truck Driving Championships driving portion, and competitors across the vehicle classes reported being impressed with the course’s degree of difficulty....

19 Aug 20223min

LAS VEGAS — Navistar Inc. premiered a new, integrated powertrain as part of an update for its International LT Series truck line Aug. 16. The S13 Integrated Powertrain, which Navistar developed in col...

18 Aug 20223min

Classes 4-7 U.S. retail sales in July slipped 7.3% compared with a year earlier, and only Class 6 with its typical base of bigger customers posted a gain, Wards Intelligence reported. Class 6 sales ro...

17 Aug 20223min

A bill to force truckers to stay away from Delaware residential parking or pay skyrocketing fines up to $2,000 awaits action by Gov. John Carney after it sailed through the state General Assembly larg...

16 Aug 20223min

Steven Cliff, the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is stepping down from his post for a leadership role at the California Air Resources Board. Transportation Secretary Pete ...

15 Aug 20223min