North American Class 8 truck orders jumped 93.5% in November to 41,000 units, the second-highest total since 2006, ACT Research reported.
December 3, 2014Business, Safety, Equipment, Autonomous
Truck Orders Almost Double, Rise to 41,000 in November
Business, Fuel
Diesel Falls 2.3¢ After Plunge in Crude Oil Prices
Diesel’s national average pump price declined 2.3 cents to $3.605 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Dec. 1, after last week’s plunge in oil prices to a five-year low.
December 2, 2014Business, Fuel
Diesel Drops 3.3¢ to $3.628; Gas Plunges 7.3¢ to Four-Year Low
Diesel fell 3.3 cents to $3.628 a gallon, a half-cent above the 3½ year low level of three weeks ago, the Department of Energy reported Nov. 24.
November 24, 2014Business, Logistics
Trailer Orders Surge to Record High
Trailer orders leaped to a record-high 47,810 in October, almost doubling from a year ago, ACT Research Co. reported.
November 24, 2014Business, Logistics
DHL Sets 4.9% Rate Increase for 2015
DHL Express has set a 4.9% average price increase for its account holders, effective Jan. 2.
November 21, 2014Business
Descartes Buys Transportation Tech Provider Airclic for $29.7 Million
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Airclic Inc., a provider of mobile systems that help companies reduce the cost of delivering goods by automating traditional paper-based processes.
November 21, 2014Business, Autonomous
ATRI Seeks Input on Truck Platooning
The American Transportation Research Institute is seeking input from truck drivers and motor carriers on truck platooning.
November 20, 2014Business
FedEx Freight Workers Vote for Teamsters at N.C. Terminal; Union Calls Off N.J. Election
Workers at a FedEx Freight terminal in Charlotte, North Carolina, voted to be represented by the Teamsters union, while Teamsters withdrew a petition for an election at FedEx Freight’s terminal in South Newark, New Jersey.
November 20, 2014Business
Volvo’s North American Deliveries Rise 21%
Volvo Group’s North American heavy-duty truck deliveries rose 21% in October from the same month last year, the company said Nov. 19.
November 19, 2014Business
Longistics Designated as EPA SmartWay Partner
Longistics announced Nov. 19 that its transportation division has been designated an Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay program partner.
November 19, 2014