Business
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Jasper Engines & Transmissions Acquires Independent Distributor
Jasper Engines & Transmissions acquired Jasper Engines & Transmissions of Greensboro, N.C., an independent distributor.
January 9, 2018Western Express Buys Connecticut Property for $1.7 Million
Western Express has paid more than $1.7 million for 12 acres in Plainfield, Conn., to expand its operations.
Weston LaBar Named CEO of Harbor Trucking Association
The Harbor Trucking Association has promoted Executive Director Weston LaBar to CEO, offering him a five-year contract to run the trade group that represents the port trucking industry in Southern California.
January 9, 2018Truck Makers May Test Radically Different Aero Cab Designs With SuperTruck II
Today’s tractors are more efficient due in large part to the aerodynamic concepts and ideas that truck makers were able to test under the Department of Energy’s 21st Century Truck Partnership, also known as SuperTruck.
FleetPride Expands Into Kansas
Aftermarket parts distributor FleetPride Inc. acquired Truck Parts & Equipment Inc. from the TP&E Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
January 9, 2018Royal Trucking Installs EpicVue TV Package
Royal Trucking is installing in its 250 tractors the EpicVue in-cab satellite TV package designed for commercial fleets.
January 9, 2018DTNA Adds Features to Repair-Focused Mobile App
Daimler Trucks North America announced enhancements to its Express WriteUp app, which allows service advisers at Freightliner and Western Star dealerships to create repair orders with a mobile device.
January 9, 2018FedEx Express Opens Mammoth Shanghai Hub, Touts Improved Asia Linkage
FedEx on Jan. 8 announced the official opening of a new, 1.4 million square foot Shanghai hub that bolsters access to one of the world’s fastest-growing markets.
Pilot Program of DrayQ App at Washington Ports Scrapped
A pilot program of an app called DrayQ at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., was unsuccessful and the Northwest Seaport Alliance will scrap the experiment.
January 9, 2018Ryder Adds Logistics Center to Serve Eastern Canada
Ryder System Inc. announced the opening of Logistics Operating Center in London, Ontario, which will primarily serve the Eastern Canada region.
January 9, 2018