Business, Safety

Joseph Brent Shull Set to Defend Kentucky Title Against Vets and Rookies

The Kentucky Trucking Association will host its Truck Driving Championships on May 17-18 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta.

May 3, 2019
Business, Technology

Transport Topics Launches Daily Briefings on Smart Speaker Platforms

Transport Topics now offers a daily news briefing available each weekday morning via smart speaker devices, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home.

February 28, 2019
Business, Top 50

Universal Logistics Reports Record Revenue in 4Q, 2018

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. reported its best quarter ever, marking its eighth consecutive reporting period in which a revenue record was set.

February 25, 2019
Business

GTI Transport Acquires Specialized Division of Precision Truck Lines

GTI Transport Solutions has purchased the specialized heavy-haul division of Precision Truck Lines and will move the business to a new location in Brantford, Ontario, where it will continue to operate with the same management and personnel under the name Precision Specialized Inc.

February 19, 2019
Business

TransForce Forms Holding Company

TransForce Inc., a company that supplies drivers for trucking firms, private fleets and logistics service providers, announced the formation of a holding company to oversee three distinct business units.

February 4, 2019
Business

C.R. England, Cargo Transporters Raise Driver Pay

C.R. England Inc. is boosting pay for solo and team drivers and driver trainers for the second time in eight months, and Cargo Transporters Inc. is giving a pay increase to its over-the-road and regional truck drivers.

January 31, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Cathy Gautreaux Leaving FMCSA for NHTSA

Cathy Gautreaux, deputy administrator for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, will be leaving the agency, an agency spokesman confirmed.

January 11, 2019
Government, Business, Safety

Kansas, Ohio Governors-Elect Announce DOT Director Picks

The newly elected governors of Kansas and Ohio have announced their choices to lead their states’ departments of transportation.

January 11, 2019
Government, Business, Fuel

Average Price of Diesel Drops 2.9¢ to $3.048 a Gallon

The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 2.9 cents to $3.048 a gallon, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported, as crude oil prices hovered around $45 per barrel.

January 2, 2019
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Daimler Delivers Freightliner Electric Truck to Penske

Daimler Trucks North America on Dec. 20 delivered to Penske Truck Leasing the first in a series of electric trucks Penske plans to deploy in California and the Pacific Northwest.

December 20, 2018