Several recent acquisitions are signaling a robust 2021 for trucking.
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Extras
Recent Acquisitions Bode Well for Trucking in 2021
DHL Owner Deutsche Post Reaps Profit Boost as Virus Spurs Demand
Deutsche Post AG reported record earnings as its DHL express-delivery arm benefited from a surge in home shopping spurred by the coronavirus crisis.
XPO Names Leadership Team for New Logistics Business
XPO Logistics Inc. on Jan. 12 announced the senior leadership team for the upcoming spinoff of its logistics segment.
GM Announces New Electric Delivery Van, Electric Pallet
The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it.
Exports Boosted US Shale Market, but Long-Term Demand Uncertain
These past five years could very well go down as the best years that U.S. shale oil exporters will ever see.
ABF Freight President Tim Thorne Announces Retirement Plans
The president of less-than-truckload fleet ABF Freight will retire later this year after more than three decades with the carrier, parent company ArcBest announced.
January 11, 2021Winter LNG Boom Creates Most Expensive Cargo Ships in History
An unprecedented shortage of liquefied natural gas tankers has made them the most expensive ships ever hired to ferry commodities.
Chips Shortage Hits Global Automakers
A semiconductor shortage is pinching some of the world’s biggest auto manufacturers, costing Daimler AG, Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV production for a range of cars.
January 8, 2021FHWA Awards Grant Supporting AV Truck Project at Port of Virginia
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded $49.6 million to support projects that incorporate transportation-related technologies.
The JZ Expedited Cos. Eyes Expansion of Site in Jacksonville
The JZ Expedited Cos. announced it secured a first right of refusal to develop an additional 45-acre parcel as it seeks to expand its inland marine terminal business model in Jacksonville, Fla.