Transport Topics

Autonomous technology developer Aurora Innovation Inc. and Schneider National Inc. have announced a commercial pilot effort to haul freight for Schneider’s customers with Aurora Driver, Aurora’s auton...

2 Aug 20222min

Truck dealership Rush Enterprises reported record second-quarter net income and revenue, citing strong freight demand and consumer spending that resulted in increased sales of commercial vehicles, par...

1 Aug 20223min

Legislation to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing while improving freight access along the nation’s supply chains was sent to President Joe Biden’s desk July 28. The legislation, which drew bi...

29 Juli 20223min

Operations at the Port of Oakland in California have resumed after a pause due to protesters, who were there to speak out against AB 5. The law, which has gone into effect after a lengthy legal battle...

28 Juli 20223min

Researchers from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and ParkUnload are conducting a truck parking pilot study to better understand how truck drivers use existi...

27 Juli 20223min

The price of diesel has fallen for the fifth straight week, and yet it remains nearly $2 a gallon more than a year ago. This week’s 16.4-cent drop brings it to $5.268 for the national average, down by...

26 Juli 20222min

Net U.S. trailer orders in June rose to 25,444, ACT Research reported July 22. It was an increase of about 10,000 orders compared with the preliminary number issued only days before. At the time the p...

25 Juli 20223min

U.S. trailer orders in June fell to 15,300, by far the low point of the year, ACT Research reported, citing manufacturers’ preliminary data. A year earlier, net orders were 10,952, according to ACT. F...

22 Juli 20222min