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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 7, 2013

Roadrunner Buys Southeast Intermodal Firm

The asset-light and logistics service provider Roadrunner Transportation Systems says it has acquired all of the outstanding stock and the Charleston, S.C., property of Wando Trucking, a provider of intermodal transportation and related services in the Southeast.

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Driversby StaffMay 7, 2013

Energy Department Forecasting Lower Fuel and Crude Prices Into 2014

The new Short-Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Department’s Energy Information Administration says diesel fuel prices, which averaged $3.95 per gallon last summer, are projected to fall to an average of $3.88 per gallon this summer and move generally lower into 2014.

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Safety & Complianceby Evan LockridgeMay 7, 2013

Highway Fatalities Increase for the First Time in Several Years

A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows highway fatalities in the United States increased last year 5.3% from 2011, reversing several years of annual declines.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 6, 2013

CRST Buys Allied Special Products Division

CRST International says its purchase of Allied's Special Products Division will create the most extensive network of specialized distribution centers in North America.

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Driversby StaffMay 6, 2013

Diesel Moves Lower for 10th Straight Week, Oil & Gasoline Push Higher

The average U.S. cost of diesel has dropped for the 10th week in a row, down 0.6 cents from last week, coming in at $3.845 per gallon, according to new figures form the U.S. Energy Department.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 6, 2013

ATA Launches Lead ATA Program for Young Trucking Executives

The American Trucking Associations announced it has launched LEAD ATA, a new program created to engage young trucking executives and groom them to be the industry's next generation of leaders.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 6, 2013

Love’s Travel Stop Opens in Weimar, Texas

Love’s Travel Stops opened a new travel stop in Weimar, Texas, at Interstate 10, Exit 682 on April 25.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 6, 2013

Truckworx Kenworth – Birmingham Named Kenworth’s 2012 Paccar MX Engine Dealer of the Year

Truckworx Kenworth – Birmingham was named Kenworth’s 2012 Paccar MX Engine Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada during the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently at the Paccar Engine Company’s manufacturing plant in Columbus, Miss.

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Driversby Evan LockridgeMay 6, 2013

Questions Arise Over Appointment of Pilot Flying J Committee Head

As lawsuits continue to mount against the truckstop chain Pilot Flying J, its board of directors has appointed a head of a special committee overseeing an internal investigation along with what it calls a “special independent council,” but questions are quickly being raised about one of the choices.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 6, 2013

Old Dominion Opens Container Drayage Facility in Birmingham

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. opened a new container drayage facility that will serve rail heads, container yards and ports in the Birmingham, Ala., area.

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