A three-year turnaround in the operations and culture at U.S. Xpress Enterprises helped the Chattanooga, Tenn., trucking firm raise more than $250 million in an initial stock offering in June and deliver its best operating ratio in two decades this spring.
August 3, 2018TCA
U.S. Xpress Revenue Grows 21.4% in Past Year
Fiat Chrysler’s Magneti Marelli to Acquire Self-Driving Tech Startup
Magneti Marelli, a components business that is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, plans to acquire a French startup focused on self-driving car technology.
August 2, 2018Sacramento Partners With Self-Driving Firm for Driverless Tests on City Streets
Sacramento has signed a deal with a Silicon Valley firm to use downtown streets as a testing ground for self-driving vehicles that will be monitored by remote “drivers” sitting at computers.
August 2, 2018Schumer Calls for More Inspectors After Concrete Falls From Rail Bridge
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the Federal Railroad Administration to increase the number of independent inspectors that examine rail bridges.
August 2, 2018ArcBest Reports Historic Second-Quarter Revenue
ArcBest Corp. reported second-quarter 2018 revenue of $793.4 million compared with second-quarter 2017 revenue of $720.4 million.
August 1, 2018Vancouver Port Celebrates Completion of Freight Rail Project
Port of Vancouver administrators, along with political and industry leaders, stood atop a small stage in a largely vacant marine terminal the morning of July 31 to celebrate the completion of the $251 million West Vancouver Freight Access project.
August 1, 2018Marathon Reports $1 Billion in 2Q Earnings
Marathon executives touted earnings of more than a billion dollars in the second quarter this year and said the oil company is making progress in a proposed merger with a Texas-based refiner.
August 1, 2018Truckers Say Port Everglades Terminal Boycott Still Possible
As the Aug. 1 deadline for a potential boycott looms, disagreements persist between members of the South Florida trucking community and Port Everglades Terminal LLC.
July 31, 2018Michigan Trucking Company Expands Apprenticeship Program
HOLLAND, Mich. — Facing a shortage of truck drivers, one west Michigan transportation company has taken matters into its own hands.
July 30, 2018Pennsylvania Increases Safety Measures for Autonomous Vehicle Testing
Self-driving car companies testing in Pennsylvania may have to have a second safety engineer in the passenger seat if they want to comply with new state guidelines.
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