17 Aug In Essence, Boyd Bros. Trucker Charlie Walker has Driven to the Moon and Back Six Times Charlie Walker is in an exclusive club, having driven more than 3 million miles over three decades with nary a fender bender for Birmingham, Alabama-based transportation company Boyd Bros. Read more...
17 Aug Analysis: Maersk's Sinking Feeling It's a sign of stunted investor expectations when an 89% slide in quarterly profit triggers a 3% share price jump. Read more...
16 Aug Kenworth to Make Only 500 More T660s Kenworth Truck Co., a unit of Paccar Inc., announced that it would sunset production by year-end of its T660 model after a run of 10 years and is offering customers a final chance to order one, as it intends to build just 500 more. Read more...
16 Aug United Road Services Names Mark Anderson President United Road Services announced that Mark Anderson has been named president of the car hauler as CEO Kathleen McCann adds the additional role of chairman of the board. Read more...
16 Aug Oil Rises to Five-Week High on Freeze Optimism, Weakening Dollar Oil closed at its highest level in five weeks, bolstered by a weakening dollar and speculation that OPEC talks next month could result in a crude output freeze. Read more...
16 Aug Feds Roll Out Phase 2 on Greenhouse Gases The Obama administration rolled out the final version of its Phase 2 rule on greenhouse gas emissions from heavy- and medium-duty trucks Aug. 16, with top administration officials saying the mandate will save 1.1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide and other GHGs through the final rollout date of 2027. Read more...
16 Aug ATA's Spear on Fox Business News: Autonomous Trucks Can Improve Job Growth in Sector American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear appeared on Fox Business News on Aug. 16, and for the third time in less than a week, addressed the topic of autonomous trucks. See video. Read more...
16 Aug Louisiana Flooding Affects Freight Movement in State With parts of Louisiana getting between two and three feet of rain over the last three days, more than 280 flooded state roads were closed to traffic on Aug. 15, affecting freight movement. Read more...
16 Aug World's Biggest Shipping Firm Warns Against US Protectionism A. P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, a Danish conglomerate that owns the world's largest container shipping company, is voicing concern as a potential shift in U.S. policy threatens to reduce global trade. Read more...
16 Aug Providence and Worcester Railroad Sold for $125 Million Genesee & Wyoming Inc. has an agreement to buy Worcester's Providence and Worcester Railroad Co. under a $125 million deal unveiled Aug. 15. Read more...