Volvo Trucks North America reported its dealer network now includes more than 100 certified uptime centers to help maximize uptime through greater service bay availability and standardized processes that lead to expedited check-in and repair times.
February 20, 2018Business
Sales Rise 25% for Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission Holdings, the Indianapolis-based provider of fully automatic transmissions for heavy-duty trucks, reported fourth-quarter and full-year results.
February 15, 2018Editorial
Editorial: Time to Talk Fuel Taxes
Now is the time to get serious about fixing the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, which means it’s also time to raise fuel taxes to pay for it.
February 15, 2018Business
Veeco Services Sold To Unidentified 'Strategic' Buyer
Ownership of Veeco Services, a warehousing, transportation and distribution firm based in North Bergen, N.J., has changed hands, according to Ron Lentz, managing director of G2 Capital Advisors in Boston.
February 13, 2018Business
UPS Expands Cross-Border U.S.-Mexico Service With El Paso Facility
UPS Inc. began development of a $41 million facility in El Paso, Texas, to expand its work in the cross-border market along the Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico corridor. The 153,000-square-foot facility has been added to UPS Smart Global Logistics Network and will serve producers in the automotive, electronics, appliances and machinery industries. The facility is scheduled to begin operations this fall.
February 12, 2018Business
Alliance Shippers Names New Executives
Alliance Shippers Inc. made two executive appointments following the death of longtime president and co-founder Ronald Lefcourt in January, naming Ronald’s son, Jonathan, president and CEO and promoting Steven Golich to chief operating officer.
February 9, 2018Business
Old Dominion Reports Solid Fourth Quarter
Old Dominion Freight Line announced fourth-quarter and full-year results, reporting net income of $197.2 million, or $2.40 earnings per share, up from $68.5 million, or 83 cents, in the fourth quarter of 2016.
February 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyLogistics
BNSF Joins Group Aiming to Use Blockchain in Freight
BNSF Railway, which is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., said Feb. 5 that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance, a group of more than 200 freight and logistics companies that are exploring how to use the digital-ledger technology in their industry.
February 5, 2018BusinessLogistics
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Merges with Robin Hood Container Express
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics reached a deal to bring Southeast drayage provider Robin Hood Container Express into its family of companies.
February 2, 2018Business
USA Truck Bounces Back in 4Q
USA Truck reported fourth-quarter net income of $14.8 million, or $1.84 per diluted share, on revenue of $83.8 million.
February 2, 2018