Truckload and intermodal carrier Schneider National Inc., No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed financial documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 as a prelude to the company going public, possibly later this year.
January 2, 2017Business, Fuel, Government, Technology, Equipment
Diesel, Crude Prices Ascend to 2016 Peaks at Year’s End
The average U.S. retail price of diesel jumped 1.3 cents a gallon to $2.54, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 26, as the price of oil rose past $53 a barrel because evidence is growing that plans to cut production will jell.
January 2, 2017Business, Logistics, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Government, Fuel
Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Kenworth Makes Bendix Wingman Medium-Duty Option
The Bendix Wingman Advanced collision mitigation system now is available for order as an option for Kenworth Truck Co.'s T270 and T370 medium-duty trucks, the truck maker said.
December 21, 2016Business, Equipment
Cooper Adds Tire Sizes for Drop-Deck Trailers
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. added two sizes to the Roadmaster RM272 commercial tire line, which is engineered to withstand the demands of drop-deck trailers, and noted tires in this application are arguably the most abused of any in the trucking industry.
December 20, 2016Business, Equipment
Proper Truck Tire Pressure On the Go, Promises California Firm
The lightbulb moment came when Brandon Richardson, a former Detroit automotive engineer, had a tire go flat because it was underinflated.
December 19, 2016Business, Equipment
November Class 8 Sales Fall 27.5%
Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November were off 27.5% from a year earlier amid weak demand for longhaul trucking. November’s was the lowest total for that month since 2012, analysts said.
December 19, 2016Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Bendix Expands Mexican Production of Valves, Manifolds
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has doubled its capability to manufacture high-performing solenoid valves and assembled manifolds at its Acuña, Mexico, site.
December 13, 2016Business, Equipment, Government
Canadian Carrier Consolidated Fastfrate Begins Cross-Border US Service
Consolidated Fastfrate, a less-than-truckload company headquartered in Ontario, is offering cross-border service into the United States through partnerships with other carriers, the company announced Dec. 6.
December 9, 2016Business, Equipment
Cummins Responds to Nikola’s Electric Truck With Its Vision of the Future
Cummins Inc., the industry’s only independent engine manufacturer, outlined how the company envisions using multiple alternative propulsion systems to power Class 8 trucks within the next 10 years in a statement provided to Transport Topics.
December 7, 2016Business, Equipment
FlowBelow Announces Swift Transportation Deploying Thousands of AeroKit Units on Tractors
Truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co. will begin deploying thousands of FlowBelow Aero Inc.'s Tractor AeroKit systems in its fleet immediately, according to FlowBelow.
December 6, 2016