This year’s edition of Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers list features a disappearing act — more than one, actually — as well as some big mergers in the offing and some new names.
August 20, 2018Business, Equipment, Logistics, Top 100
2018 Top 100 Private Carrier Rankings: A Disappearing Act and More Mergers
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics, Top 100
Orchestrating the Supply Chain
An increasingly constrained freight market is ratcheting up the pressure on shippers to improve the performance of their supply chains and make better use of the limited hauling capacity of their own private fleets and for-hire carriers.
August 20, 2018Business, Equipment, Safety
2018 NTDC Photo Galleries
Images from Columbus as well as the state truck driving championships.
August 18, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment
Bridgestone Launches New Drive Tire
Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced the expansion of its Firestone commercial truck tire portfolio with the launch of the Firestone FD711 drive tire.
August 17, 2018Business, Equipment
Dayton Parts Acquires Security Steel Supply Co.
Dayton Parts announced the acquisition of Security Steel Supply Co., a distributor of steel bars for the leaf spring industry.
August 17, 2018Business, Equipment, Logistics
Volvo May Be About to Surprise Its Investors, but in a Good Way
Volvo AB, the world’s second-biggest maker of trucks, is about to increase its market value by about a fifth, if analyst estimates are to be believed.
August 17, 2018Business, Equipment
Trailer Orders Break Record in July Amid Fleet Demand
U.S. trailer orders broke past 29,000 to set a record for July, shattering the previous high of 28,058Â for the month that had stood for 24 years, ACT Research Co. reported.
August 16, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Top 100
July Class 8 Sales Jump Amid Demand for Safety Tech
U.S. Class 8 retail sales in July were the second-highest of the year, increasing by more than 33% as they cleared 20,000.
August 16, 2018Government, Business, Equipment
Trump’s Tariffs Will Make Fixing Your Car More Expensive
Hopkins Manufacturing Corp. may shift its China supplier network to factories in Taiwan. Multi Parts has stopped hiring new employees. AutoZone Inc. and O’Reilly Automotive Inc. plan to raise prices.
August 16, 2018Business, Equipment
Navistar Appoints VW Truck & Bus Executive Christian Schulz to Board
Truck maker Navistar International Corp. appointed Christian Schulz to its board of directors, effective immediately.
August 15, 2018