Privately held logistics provider Pilot Freight Services announced it closed 2016 with record annual revenue of $591 million, up 4.5% from $565 million in the 2015 period.
February 14, 2017Business
Class 8 Orders Surge 22%
North American Class 8 orders in January surged 22% year-over-year, besting analysts’ expectations to post the highest total in 13 months.
February 13, 2017Business
Transport ‘Lockbox’ Advocates Say Success Requires Simplicity
Advocates who helped transportation lockboxes receive approvals from voters in Maryland, Illinois and New Jersey in 2014 and 2016 said that keeping the proposals simple is critical to their success at the polls.
February 13, 2017Business
Freightliner Begins Production of New Cascadia Model
Freightliner Trucks has begun production on its new Cascadia model, which boasts up to an 8% fuel economy increase compared with a similarly spec’d 2016 Cascadia Evolution.
February 3, 2017Special Coverage, Business
Regional Planners Use Freight Capacity to Woo Business Relocation
WASHINGTON — Freight considerations are rarely of primary importance for legislators and others in government, but there are some public officials who appreciate the great importance of transporting goods and use that understanding to recruit business development.
January 11, 2017Special Coverage, Business
Slow Freight Growth, Political Upheaval Define Year in Trucking
It was a year of generally slow growth for freight carriers as well as shifting political winds as Americans elected business mogul and reality television personality Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States.
January 4, 2017Business
Old Dominion Upgrades Service Centers in South, Midwest
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has renovated service centers in Oklahoma City; Shreveport, Louisiana; and Parsons, Kansas, to strengthen its 226-site network.
November 30, 2016TCA
Freight Rail Poised for Manufacturing Boom, Norfolk Southern Exec Says
INDIANAPOLIS — A top rail executive sees America’s growing energy independence fueling a manufacturing boom that in coming years will increase freight rail traffic, especially in centrally located states such as Indiana.
November 17, 2016Government, Business
Colorado Budget Cuts Will Hamper Freight Movement in State
Colorado’s Department of Transportation, which already has an $800 million annual funding shortfall, is taking another $80 million hit in fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 in Gov. John Hickenlooper’s proposed budget.
November 10, 2016Business
Hauling Hazmat Offers Carriers Opportunities but Demands Compliance With Complex Rules
Without a doubt, hauling hazardous materials can be a headache, according to some for-hire carriers involved in the highly specialized trucking segment.
November 7, 2016