The national average price per gallon for diesel gasoline saw its sixth straight week of strong gains, according to data issued this week by the…
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Myron P. “Mike” Shevell, who rose from driving a pickle truck to leading one of the most profitable family-owned trucking companies during his nearly 75-year…
Greenwich, Conn.-based freight transportation services provider XPO Logistics announced today it has taken steps to further expand its less-than-truckload (LTL) network and increase its customer…
TFI International Inc., a Canadian holding company that is parent to truckload giant CFI and other transport entities, said it has acquired Carthage, Missouri-based D&D…
The insurgent team of Sean O’Brien from Boston and Fred Zuckerman from Louisville has earned an overwhelming victory to become the next president and vice…
FTR reported that preliminary October North American Class 8 net orders—at 24,500 units—fell 12% compared to September, and fell 39% annually. October preliminary Class 8…
Rising 1.4 cents, the national diesel average came in at $3.727 per gallon. This was below the 4.2-cent increase, to $3.713 per gallon, for the…
Rising 8.5-cents, the national diesel average came in at $3.671 per gallon, which topped last week’s $3.586 per gallon average as the highest weekly level…
The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for August—at 110.3 (2015=100)—headed up 0.5, following a 1.2% July decline. The ATA’s not seasonally-adjusted…
Rising 3.4 cents, the weekly average came in at $3.373, following a 1.5-cent gain, to $3.339, for the week of August 30. Source: logistics Mgmt
For the first time in 23 years, someone other than a Hoffa will lead the 1.4 million- member Teamsters union in a closely watched election…
Preliminary July North American Class 8 net truck orders were flattish compared to June and saw annual gains in July, according to recent data respectively…
Company officials said that each of these new service centers is constructed or renovated to provide best-in-class facilities to improve operations. And they added that…
The national average—at $3.342 per gallon—dipped $0.002 cents, following the week ending July 19, at $3.344, the week ending July 12, at $3.388, and the…
For the week of July 12, the national diesel average eked out a $0.007-cent increase, to $3.338, topping the week ending July 5, at $3.331,…
Tucker kicked off his presentation by describing market conditions as “red hot right now,” for various reasons. One reason has to do with more freight…
FTR reported that preliminary June North American Class 8 orders—at 26,700 units—were up 13% compared to May. And it added that orders increased 71% annually,…
For the week of June 28, the national diesel average rose 3.1-cents, to $3.331 per gallon, topping the week ending June 21, at $3.300, and…
For the week of June 21, the national diesel average eked out a $0.001-cent increase, to $3.287 per gallon, topping the weeks ending June 14,…
Falling 1.5 cents, this week’s national average came in at $3.129, following a 1.70-cent decrease, to $3.144, for the week of April 5, and a…