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.
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Pennsylvania Transportation Planners Identify Critical Freight Corridors
The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study committee has approved a list of six regional roads that it believes are worthy of the critical urban freight corridor designation in the federal government's new National Highway Freight Network.
December 20, 2016Police Organization Urges Regulators to Refine Speed-Limiter Proposal
The National Fraternal Order of Police called on federal transportation regulators to gather additional information and refine a speed-limiter proposal for trucks.
November 3, 2016Natso Joins R.I. Trucking Association in Fight Against Truck-Only Tolls
The Rhode Island Trucking Association has a new ally, the National Association of Truck Stop Operators, in its ongoing battle against Gov. Gina Raimondo’s trucks-only tolling plan.
October 18, 2016European Package Carrier Expands in US With Purchase of Golden State Overnight
General Logistics Systems B.V., a parcel delivery firm based in Amsterdam and with operations throughout Europe, is expanding in the United States with the purchase of Golden State Overnight for $90 million.
October 12, 2016Managing CSA
Despite the removal of Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores from public view late last year, many shippers and third-party logistics providers remain eager to track carriers’ safety performance, and technology providers are helping to fill that void.
September 16, 2016Opinion: Jake Brakes Keep Drivers Safe on Steep Roads
You can’t work in the trucking industry for long without realizing the interconnectedness of the trucking world — goods with communities, roads with ports, airports and railways, regulations across international and provincial borders and municipal boundaries, you name it. Another connection may not be immediately apparent: Canada’s National Trucking Week and “Jake” brakes.
September 5, 2016Editorial: One Champion, But Many Winners
By the time you read this, a new grand champion will have been crowned at the National Truck Driving Championships in Indianapolis.
August 15, 2016Another 9,000 Trailers Recalled Due to Bendix Defect
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall of more than 9,000 additional trailers because of a defect with the Bendix SR-5 spring brakes that the manufacturer believes could affect up to 194,410 trailers in total.
August 11, 2016Train Derails Into Iowa Trackside Tavern Called Derailed Bar
Police in Charles City, Iowa, say part of a freight train derailed and crashed into the side of a trackside tavern called the Derailed Bar.
August 9, 2016