NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Capitalizing on strong replacement demand, trailer makers said they are expanding product lines and features amid industrywide orders that skyrocketed 92% in January to more than 32,000.
March 6, 2017Editorial, Business, Safety, Government, Autonomous, Logistics
Editorial: Week Spent Looking to the Future
Conference halls from coast to coast were teeming with talk of transportation last week, with no shortage of prognostications from industry leaders about what the future holds.
March 6, 2017Business, Logistics
Trailer Product Lines Expand; Orders Soar 92% in January
Business, Logistics
CSX Is Said Near Deal to Name Harrison CEO
CSX Corp. may install Hunter Harrison as chief executive officer as early as the week of March 6 as the railroad and an activist shareholder move closer to ending an impasse over Harrison’s pay package, people familiar with the matter said.
March 3, 2017Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Sen. Fischer Touts Her Infrastructure Bill at AASHTO
Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer called on state transportation directors to consider the legislation she recently introduced that would transfer funds into the Highway Trust Fund.
March 2, 2017Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Comfort Hits 10-Year High on Economic Outlook
Consumer comfort rose to an almost 10-year high in the final week of February on increased optimism about the U.S. economy and more favorable views about personal finances and the buying climate, the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed March 2.
March 2, 2017Letters to the Editor, Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Logistics
Letters: Entry-Level Driver Training; Accident Reporting
This week's letters present thoughts on the entry-level driver-training proposal and on sharing accident data.
February 27, 2017Business, Logistics
CSX Shakeup: CEO to Retire, 1,000 Managers to Be Laid Off
CSX Corp. CEO Michael Ward and President Clarence Gooden will retire May 31, and the company will lay off 1,000 managers by the end of March as it decides whether to hire former Canadian Pacific Railway CEO E. Hunter Harrison to take the reins at the Class I railroad.
February 27, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous
ATA Voices Support for New NACV Show
American Trucking Associations will be a supporter of the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show that debuts in Atlanta on Sept. 25-29.
February 27, 2017Business, Logistics
XPO Posts First Full-Year Profit Since Jacobs Took Helm in 2011
XPO Logistics posted its first full-year profit with Bradley Jacobs at the helm of the organization and also was profitable in the final quarter owing to strength in the less-than- truckload division.
February 27, 2017Business, Logistics
Fleets Add Record Number of Trailers in 2016, While Truck Registrations Fall, IHS Says
While 2016 was a trying year for truck makers, U.S. fleets invested heavily in trailers and put more of them into business than ever before, according to a report on vehicle registrations from IHS Automotive.
February 27, 2017