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Dan Ronan

Senior Reporter

Dan Ronan is the Managing Producer-Multimedia/Senior Reporter for Transport Topics, the leading online and print publication covering the trucking, freight and logistics industry.


Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

ATRI: Cost of Operating a Truck Soared in 2022

Rising wages for drivers is a key factor that helped drive up the cost of operating a truck by 21.3% in 2022, according to a study by the American Transportation Research Institute.

June 22, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Prospects Unlikely for Baseball Stadium at Port of Oakland

A yearslong effort to win approval for a multibillion-dollar commercial facility at the Port of Oakland, which would have included a stadium for the Oakland Athletics, seems to have failed.

June 21, 2023
Business, For-Hire

FedEx Forecasts Profit Below Estimates as Demand Weakens

FedEx Corp. finished its 2023 fiscal year with mixed quarterly results as the freight carrier is in the midst of a deep cost-cutting and restructuring effort.

June 20, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

West Coast Ports Begin Effort to Win Back Business

The tentative labor agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association is a step in addressing a shift of cargo volumes to East Coast ports.

June 20, 2023
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

Truck Tonnage Slips 1.3% in May

Truck tonnage in May continued its downward year-over-year trend, dipping 1.3% when measured against the same month in 2022.

June 20, 2023
Business, Logistics

Expanding Business in a Slow Economy

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Now is the time for carriers to position their operations for a long-term balanced marketplace,Ìý according to logistics experts.

June 20, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, Breaking News

PMA, ILWU Reach Tentative Six-Year Deal

A tentative six-year agreement has been reached between the Pacific Maritime Association and the 22,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union.

June 15, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

Port of Savannah Expansion Plans Moving Full Speed Ahead

SAVANNAH, Ga. — While cargo volume at ports elsewhere is down, officials at the Georgia Ports Authority and the Port of Savannah say now is the time to ramp up their $2 billion expansion plan.

June 14, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, For-Hire

UPS, Teamsters Agree to Install Air Conditioning in Trucks

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters says UPS Inc. has agreed to equip its delivery and logistics vehicles with air conditioning systems, a key point in contract negotiations.Ìý

June 14, 2023
Business, Logistics

Port Management Claims Unrest Has Shut Down Port of Seattle

The Pacific Maritime Associations claims that significant labor unrest by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has shut down the Port of Seattle.

June 11, 2023