Roadrunner Merges Refrigerated Fleets in Bid to Reverse Financial Woes
Roadrunner Transportation Systems has combined two refrigerated fleets into one temperature-controlled division, hoping to reverse the financial woes that have plagued the carrier in recent months.
March 21, 2017Push by Drivers to Unionize at XPO Spreads to New Jersey
The efforts of XPO Logistics less-than-truckload drivers to organize into unions have spread to Trenton, New Jersey, with 33 employees filing a petition with the National Labor Relations Board.
March 21, 2017Old Dominion, Saia Report Increased Shipments for Start of Year
Two publicly traded less-than-truckload carriers reported higher year-over-year results for the first two months of 2017 in terms of shipments and revenue.
March 21, 2017GlobalTranz CEO Bob Farrell Appointed Chairman of the Board
GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. CEO Bob Farrell has been appointed chairman of the board, the company announced March 14. He will remain CEO.
March 21, 2017PrePass Expands Further Into Texas
PrePass transponders now can pay tolls at facilities run by the Texas Department of Transportation, North Texas Tollway Authority and the Harrison County Toll Road Authority, Help Inc. announced.
March 21, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of March 21: Bridges Aren't Making the Grade
The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the nation's bridges a grade of C+ in its quadrennial report card. ASCE's Tom Smith and ARTBA's Alison Black hope it doesn't take a disaster to get Congress to invest in infrastructure repairs. Watch separate video interviews, part of the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
March 21, 2017Live Coverage of the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show
Transport Topics' live coverage of the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show from the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky.
March 20, 2017Diesel Price Declines 2.5¢ to $2.539 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel declined 2.5 cents to $2.539 a gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy.
March 20, 2017Indiana DOT Awards Contracts for I-70 Upgrades
Repair work to highway lanes and bridges along the Interstate 70 freight corridor east of Indianapolis is expected to last through the end of the year, the state Department of Transportation announced this month.
March 20, 2017Saia's Northeast Expansion On Target for May Launch
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. announced plans to expand into the Northeast, with four terminals opening in the beginning of May remaining on track and on time.
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