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Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore dive into the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies. They address trade challenges, mergers, sector trends and more.
EPA Plans to Propose Regulation to Tighten NOx Limit in 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is beginning work on a proposed rule that would set new standards to further reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty truck engines beginning in 2024, the same year a provision kicks in for the agency’s heavy-duty Phase 2 greenhouse-gas program.
January 2, 2017Diesel, 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, 2017Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control
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, 2017Canadian 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, 2016Big Drop in Class 8 Registrations Signals End of Truck-Buying Spree
A sharp decline in registrations of new trucks is taking the air out of what has been a remarkably robust period of growth in the size of the nation’s Class 8 fleet.
November 28, 2016Expected Surge in ELD Demand Could Lead to Messy Rollout
ATLANTA — The upcoming federal electronic logging device mandate will spur a dramatic increase in technology adoption next year, but implementation could be messy as many carriers continue to wait as long as possible before installing the devices, analysts and technology vendors said.
November 21, 2016Navistar Plans to Launch ELD in 2017
ATLANTA — Truck maker Navistar Inc. announced plans to offer its own electronic logging device next year as the federal mandate of the technology draws nearer.
November 16, 2016ELD Mandate to Boost Technology Adoption, but Surge in Demand Could Pose Challenges
ATLANTA — The upcoming federal mandate of electronic logging devices will spur a dramatic increase in technology adoption next year, but implementation could be messy as many carriers continue to wait as long as possible before installing the devices, analysts and technology vendors said.
November 16, 2016Fastfrate Investing Nearly $20 Million Into Edmonton, Winnipeg Operations
Consolidated Fastfrate will expand operations in western Canada, spending $10 million to purchase a facility in Edmonton, Alberta, $1.5 million to expand a building in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and $5.5 million to add more than 238 intermodal chassis.
October 21, 2016