Electric vehicle owners will have a new reason to visit Walmart as they travel across America: Not only can they stock up on snacks and drinks but they can get electric charges.
June 7, 2019Business, Technology, Fuel, Top 100
Walmart’s EV Stations Let You Plug In While You Shop
Business, Logistics, Top 100
Wilson Logistics Acquires Market Transport and Larger West Coast Portfolio
Wilson Logistics said it has purchased Market Transport, a DSV Global Transport and Logistics subsidiary.
June 5, 2019Business, Logistics, Top 100
TFI Closes Highland Transport Subsidiary
TFI International Inc. is closing its 150-truck Highland Transport division, a possible sign of softness in the Northeast freight market, according to a TFI official.
June 4, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100
Ryder Promotes Rich Mohr to Chief Technology Officer at Fleet Management Unit
Ryder Fleet Management Solutions, a unit of Ryder System Inc., appointed Rich Mohr chief technology officer.
June 4, 2019Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100
FedEx Shares Slide as China Opens Probe Over Huawei Deliveries
FedEx Corp. shares dropped as investors assessed the impact of a Chinese probe that puts the delivery company in the middle of an escalating trade conflict with the U.S.
June 3, 2019Business, Logistics, Top 100
FedEx Ground to Deliver Seven Days a Week to Satisfy Online Shoppers
FedEx Corp. announced the FedEx Ground unit will offer deliveries seven days a week for the majority of the U.S. population beginning in January to further serve the fast-growing e-commerce market.
May 30, 2019Business, Logistics, Top 100
Maverick to Sell Reefer Division to KLLM Transport Services
Maverick USA announced May 24 it will sell its temperature-controlled business to over-the-road carrier KLLM Transport Services of Jackson, Miss. The North Little Rock, Ark., carrier didn’t release terms of the deal.
May 28, 2019Business, Top 100
Ryder Expands in Boston Area
Ryder System Inc. opened a full-service maintenance facility in Norton, Mass., reflecting the strong growth the company is experiencing in the greater Boston area.
May 24, 2019Business, Technology, Fuel, Top 100
UPS Signs Biggest Renewable Gas Deal With Clean Energy Fuels
UPS Inc. has agreed to buy the equivalent of 170 million gallons of renewable natural gas from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. over the next seven years in what the company described as the biggest-ever deal involving the alternative fuel.
May 22, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Top 100
Biodiesel, Mudflaps Help Improve Emissions
Although large gains have been made in cleaning up new diesel engines, nearly two-thirds of all commercial trucks don’t meet the latest emissions standards. As of 2017, some 36% of all commercial trucks (Classes 3-8) in the United States rely on the newest generation of diesel engines — a 6% increase over 2016, according to the Diesel Technology Forum, which cited the latest data.
May 22, 2019