Roger Gilroy

Roger Gilroy
Senior Reporter

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Roger Gilroy began reporting on the trucking industry for Transport Topics in the 1990s, but at various times ventured away to report for other publications that focused on hazardous materials transportation then intelligent transportation systems — and later for nine years owned a small business that came with two vans and two buses.

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Business, Fuel

Diesel Drops 3.4¢ to $2.177; Price Nears Seven-Year Low

A continuing slide in the U.S. retail diesel average brought the fuel to its lowest price in nearly seven years, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 11.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 18, 2016

Business, Equipment

Cummins Says Its Engines Now Meet ’17 GHG Standard

Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. said it has received Environmental Protection Agency certification on all of its on-highway diesel and natural-gas engines.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 11, 2016

Business, Equipment

Class 8 Orders Slump in December, Down 36% From Same Period in 2014

North American orders for Class 8 trucks slumped in December from the same period a year ago, when the original equipment manufacturers logged their fourth-best volume ever.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 11, 2016

Business

Daimler Trucks to Cut Its Workforce at Cleveland, N.C., Factory by 30%

Daimler Trucks North America announced plans to lay off an estimated 936 employees, or 30% of the 3,100 workers at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina, which makes heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 11, 2016

Business, Fuel

Diesel Drops 2.4¢ to $2.211; Oil Inventories Hit New Peak

The U.S. average retail diesel price fell for the eighth consecutive week, dropping 2.4 cents a gallon to $2.211, as oil inventories stood at the highest point in nearly a century, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 4.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 11, 2016

Business, Equipment

Prices of Used Class 8s Dip in November; Mileage Declines

The average price of used Class 8 trucks sold in November dipped in a seasonally subdued market where the average mileage continued to fall, ACT Research Co. said.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 11, 2016

Business, Equipment

Cooper Tire Agrees to Buy Majority Stake In Chinese Rubber Company

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said it has entered into an agreement to purchase 65% of China-based Qingdao Ge Rui Da Rubber Co. for about $93 million and will rename the business Cooper Qingdao Tire Co.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 8, 2016

Business

DTNA to Lay Off 30% of Workers at Heavy-Duty Plant in North Carolina

Daimler Trucks North America announced it will lay off an estimated 936 employees, or 30%, of the 3,100 workers at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, North Carolina, where it manufactures heavy-duty Freightliner and Western Star trucks.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 5, 2016

Business, Logistics

November Trailer Orders Climb 10%, Driven by Big-Fleet Demand

Net orders in November for new truck trailers were the third-highest of all time as large fleets sought replacement units and continued a solid order season, ACT Research Co. reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

January 4, 2016

Business, Fuel

Diesel Falls 4.9¢ to $2.235, Gas Rises Eight-Tenths to $2.034

The U.S. average retail diesel price fell for the seventh consecutive week and to the lowest point this year, down 4.9 cents a gallon to $2.235, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 28.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter

December 29, 2015

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