Transport Topics

Construction will move forward to ease congestion in western Maryland and improve regional freight transportation along Interstate 81 after Gov. Larry Hogan awarded the project a $100 million grant. I...

10 Jan 20233min

Preliminary North American Class 8 orders in December were 30,300, marking the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year gains, ACT Research reported. Year-ago orders were 22,800. Orders in 2022 had ...

9 Jan 20232min

The Federal Highway Administration announced $2.1 billion in first-round grants to repair economically significant bridges. The Large Bridge Grants were dedicated to the Brent Spence Bridge connecting...

6 Jan 20233min

Biden administration Cabinet secretaries Pete Buttigieg and Jennifer Granholm are headlining this year’s annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board. On Jan. 11, the secretaries of Transportat...

5 Jan 20233min

C.H. Robinson CEO Bob Biesterfeld stepped down from his role, effective Dec. 31. He also held the title of president and was on the logistics company’s board of directors. Board chairman Scott Anderso...

4 Jan 20232min

As the calendar flips to 2023, what’s ahead for driver recruitment, shipping rates and congressional action? Transport Topics takes a look in our Year in Preview stories. Learn more about your ad choi...

30 Dec 20223min

The federal spending budget for fiscal 2023 includes an increase in funding for the Department of Transportation that is higher than the level requested by the White House. The $1.7 trillion bill — wh...

29 Dec 20223min

Dec. 17 marked Wreaths Across America Day, when volunteers lay wreaths on veterans’ graves at Arlington National Cemetery and at more than 3,700 other locations. Truck drivers play the vital role of h...

23 Dec 20223min