17 Nov Day & Ross Establishes U.S. Operations With Purchase of Michigan Trucking Firm Canada’s Day & Ross Transportation Group is making its first big foray into the United States with the purchase of REI Logistics and Korten Quality Systems in Romeo, Mich., from founder and CEO Chester Zochowski. Read more...
17 Nov Freightliner Cascadia Adds Two New Models Freightliner Trucks added several configurations to its Cascadia truck, introducing a 60-inch raised roof sleeper model in both 116- and 126-inch BBC platforms. Read more...
16 Nov Keystone Pipeline Leaks 210,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota AMHERST, S.D. — TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil onto agricultural land in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators said Nov. 16, but state officials don’t believe the leak polluted any surface water bodies or drinking water systems. Read more...
16 Nov Senate Tax Bill Retains Private Activity Bonds A tax reform measure in the Senate would retain an infrastructure financing tool the private sector says helps advance big-ticket projects, while a similar House-passed bill would eliminate it. Read more...
16 Nov Master Plan Approved to Guide Port of Memphis, Help Recruit New Industry The Port of Memphis, Tenn., is getting a new blueprint for its growth for the next 20-plus years. Read more...
16 Nov Class 8 Sales Continue to Rise in October, Post 31.6% Gain U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued climbing in October, reaching nearly 18,000, WardsAuto.com reported, but other analysts noted that the market is softer and more volatile than is typical at this time of year Read more...
16 Nov Freight Shippers Express Support for NAFTA's Trucking Provision A broad-based coalition of freight shippers is pushing back against a U.S. proposal that would place more restrictions on Mexican trucking companies as part of a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. Read more...
16 Nov Opinion: VW Settlement Offers Funds for Purchase of Natural Gas Trucks The bottom line? If we want cleaner air, we need cleaner trucks. Read more...
16 Nov Construction Begins on $42 Million Autonomous Vehicle Test Facility in Central Florida When you think of autonomous cars, the city of Auburndale, Fla., doesn’t come to mind. All of that is expected to change in the coming years. Read more...
16 Nov California Clears the Way for Testing of Fully Driverless Cars At the beginning of the year, efforts to put driverless cars on California’s streets looked like they were careening. Read more...