Transport Topics

January Class 8 sales were up 34.2% year-over-year. Sales hit 19,932 compared with 14,857 a year earlier. The latest sales figures came off a record high of 29,172 for December. Freightliner led the p...

14 Feb 20232min

U.S. Xpress Enterprises says it increased revenue but earnings fell during the fourth quarter of 2022. The truckload carrier posted a net loss of $10.5 million for the three months ending December 31...

13 Feb 20233min

The transportation sector experienced an estimated 20% jump in reported cargo thefts amid changing criminal tactics in 2022, with the largest portion of those coming in the fourth quarter. A study by ...

10 Feb 20232min

North American Class 8 orders in January hit 18,400 units, which was down 13.6% from the same period last year when they were 21,300. That’s according to Act Research. Supply chain issues early last y...

9 Feb 20232min

Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is leaving the Biden administration to become executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ Association, according to reports. Walsh would become the first m...

8 Feb 20232min

President Biden delivers his State of the Union address from the U.S. Capitol tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern Time and is expected to champion recent progress made with the country’s infrastructure, includi...

7 Feb 20233min

The Department of Transportation over the past year has undertaken a variety of actions related to guidance and rulemakings that officials say will lay the groundwork for reducing the number of fatal ...

6 Feb 20233min

Old Dominion Freight Line capped a record-setting year with revenue and earnings increases in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company reported Feb. 1, one day after revealing its leadership transition...

3 Feb 20233min