Business, Equipment, Logistics

Prime Launches Hopper Division, Starting With 25 Trailers

Prime Inc. is launching a hopper business, as Transport Topics' 19th-ranked for-hire carrier expands its bulk transportation operations.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 10, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment

Range Eyes May Debut of Its Next Electric Trailers

LAS VEGAS — Range Energy is set to introduce the next iteration of its electrified dry van trailers in May, CEO Ali Javidan said Jan. 9.  

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 10, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Less Volatility in Diesel Prices Expected in 2024

Motor carriers can expect lower prices and less volatility at diesel pumps in 2024, according to experts. 

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 9, 2024
Business, Equipment

November Used Class 8 Sales Rise 2% Year-Over-Year

Used Class 8 truck sales rose just shy of 2% year-over-year in November to 20,500 units from 20,100 vehicles, ACT Research reported.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 4, 2024
Government, Fuel

Diesel Prices Eased in 2023 in Lone Bright Spot for Costs

Nationwide on-highway retail diesel prices ended 2023 some 14.5% below where they began the year.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 3, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment

Cummins to Pay $2 Billion Fine After Emissions Probe

Cummins agreed to pay a $2 billion penalty as part of a Department of Justice investigation that determined devices that bypassed emissions sensors had been installed on Cummins engines.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 2, 2024
Business, Equipment

Trailer Orders Fall for First Time in Five Months in November

U.S. trailer orders fell year-over-year for the first time in five months in November and plunged more than 40% month-over-month, according to preliminary data released by ACT Research. 

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
January 2, 2024
Business

Estes Is High Spender on Yellow Terminals in Latest Auction

Estes Express Lines was the high spender in the latest round of bidding for freight terminals owned or leased by bankrupt less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp., court documents show.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2023
Business, Logistics

BWT Logistics Purchases North Carolina-Based 3PL IET

BWT Logistics is set to acquire Lowell, N.C.-based third-party logistics specialist International Express Trucking for an undisclosed sum.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Hub Group Buys Forward Air Final-Mile Unit for $262 Million

Hub Group Inc. is set to buy the final-mile unit of Forward Air Corp. for about $262 million in cash, Oak Brook, Ill.-based Hub Group said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2023