Eaton, Cummins announce joint venture
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Eaton and Cummins announced today that they are forming a joint venture for automated transmissions for heavy-duty and medium-duty commercial vehicles. According to the companies, the joint venture will be named Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies. Both Cummins…
Swift and Knight to Merge
Swift Transportation Co. and Knight Transportation Inc. announced on April 10 that they will merge via a stock swap to form a new company, Knight-Swift Transportation, according to published reports.
Knight and Swift merge in $6 billion deal
PHOENIX, Ari. — Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation announced Monday morning that they are merging to form a new company called Knight-Swift Transportation. According to reports, the merger is an all-stock deal with a combined enterprise value of $6 billion. The…
Cap-and-Trade’s first stage show is not a sold out performance
If you’re lucky enough to secure a sold out concert or theatre ticket, then Mama Martha assures us that this is a good thing. Aha! But if the customer is sold-out then Martha gets all grumpy, the mashed potatoes go…
US shippers press truck brokers for sharper ‘visibility’
Trucking companies and brokers are adapting to shipper demands for shipment visibility from the highway to the end user.
LAS VEGAS — Shippers, it is clear, want greater visibility into their supply chains, not just from trucking companies and shipping lines but from third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and brokers.
In an electronic poll,…
730 Truck Stop catches fire
CARDINAL, Ont. – The popular 730 Truck Stop burned down over the weekend. The fire broke out at 11:45 p.m. Saturday night, according to local media reports. Firefighting efforts continued into Sunday morning. The fire completely destroyed the Subway restaurant,…
XPO Salutes 7 Drivers Who Exceeded 3-Million Safe Miles
XPO Logistics has recognized seven of its less-than-truckload drivers who have achieved three-million consecutive miles of accidentfree driving. The company honored Jeffrey Adkins, James Cosentino, Benjamin Dixon, Robert Hickerson, James Hughes, Stephe…
Economic Watch: Trucking Helps Push Unemployment to Near 10-Year Low
While the number of jobs added in the U.S. slowed dramatically during March, trucking supplied a big part of the gain, according to Labor Department figures released Friday, helping push the unemployment rate almost down to a 10-year low. Overall, 98,000 jobs non-farm jobs were added during the month, less than expected from a consensus estimate from analysts and far below February’s revised addition of 219,000.
Indian Oil trucks seek cover after cash clash
Calcutta, April 7: Truck drivers and operators today demanded security cover from police to move out of Indian Oil Corporation’s bottling plant in South 24-Parganas, a day after a clash between two Trinamul unions stalled work at the plant. Around 180 trucks and 75 tankers have been waiting to leave the LPG bottling plant at Budge Budge, some 30km from Calcutta, since the clash yesterday.
Heroes meet the trucker they saved after horrific crash
On Friday, March 31, truck driver Matt Watson from Allegan, Michigan, was coming up to the intersection of Ohio 34 and County Road 24 in Henry County. Police say another truck driver failed to stop at a stop sign.