05 Apr Dana Expands Aftermarket Portfolio Dana Inc. announced the addition of premium aftermarket differential carrier bearing kits to its Spicer Select all-makes drivetrain portfolio. Read more...
05 Apr Colorado Drillers Face Tougher Rules Under New Reforms Colorado’s Legislature passed a sweeping overhaul of the state’s oil and natural gas laws, giving local governments more power to regulate drilling in one of the nation’s top crude-producing regions. Read more...
05 Apr Fortistar Acquires Landfills for Renewable Natural Gas Clean energy supplier Fortistar, in partnership with financial company Ares Capital Corp., announced it acquired two landfill renewable natural gas facilities in western Pennsylvania from EDF Renewables North America. Read more...
04 Apr Editorial: Starting the Clock on HOS Reform The Department of Transportation has taken an important first step in potential reform of the hours-of-service rules that regulate how much time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, and we’re glad to see it. Read more...
04 Apr Old Dominion Freight Line Unveils Interactive Signage at Mets’ Citi Field Old Dominion Freight Line is upping its advertising game this season with the New York Mets. The company partnered with Chicago-based Czarnowski to create a three-dimensional replica of an ODFL tractor-trailer at Citi Field. Read more...
04 Apr Three Former Roadrunner Executives Charged With Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission has formally charged the former chief financial officer and two of his associates at Roadrunner Transportation Systems with accounting fraud and misleading investors about the company’s financial results. Read more...
04 Apr OOIDA-Backed Lawsuit Over Pennsylvania Turnpike Tolls Dismissed The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on April 4 dismissed the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association’s class-action lawsuit claiming the state lets the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission collect “excessive” tolls, hampering interstate commerce. Read more...
04 Apr Cynosure Invests in Visible Supply Chain Management Visible Supply Chain Management has received an unspecified equity investment in its business from The Cynosure Group, an investment firm controlled by the Eccles family in Salt Lake City, according to a statement released April 3. Read more...
04 Apr Rep. Rodney Davis: Fund Infrastructure Account Like a 401(k) WASHINGTON — How do you keep infrastructure projects funded in this country is the multitrillion-dollar question policymakers on Capitol Hill have yet to answer. Read more...
04 Apr Federal Judge in New Orleans Asked to Dismiss Alleged ‘Staged Accident’ Lawsuit At the request of the plaintiffs, a federal judge in New Orleans is expected to dismiss a civil lawsuit involving a truck accident that was similar to numerous others that the trucking company defendants said are under investigation by federal law enforcement for being staged by the alleged victims. Read more...