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Equipmentby Jack RobertsJanuary 31, 2020

Traton Makes Much-Anticipated Bid to Acquire Navistar

In a long-speculated move, Volkswagen's global truck and bus subsidiary, Traton, has made an unsolicited bid to acquire the rest of Navistar for $35 a share.

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Equipmentby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 31, 2020

CIMC Intermodal Business Renamed as it Adds U.S. Manufacturing Capabilities

Intermodal chassis manufacturer CIMC is bringing full manufacturing to the U.S. to meet the needs of the domestic intermodal market.

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Equipmentby David CullenJanuary 31, 2020

Mack Attack: Truck Maker Is Back in Medium-Duty Market

Mack is back – in the medium-duty truck market, that is. With typically modest fanfare, the OEM rolled out its new MD Series of Class 6 and 7 trucks during a brief Jan. 30 ceremony at its new Roanoke Valley Operations plant.

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Equipmentby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

Bendix Buying Steering Maker from Wabco

Bendix is buying commercial steering supplier R.H. Sheppard from Wabco, a move that adds to its position as a maker of integrated steering and braking systems, which are the basis for highly automated driving and advanced driver assistance systems.

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Driversby Deborah LockridgeJanuary 30, 2020

Uber Freight: Facility Ratings Making a Difference

See what Uber Freight found out in its second Facility Ratings Report about how shippers can improve the experience at their facilities for truck drivers.

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Fleet Managementby John G. SmithJanuary 30, 2020

Economists: Economic Conditions will Soften, but not Break, in 2020

Bob Dieli, an economist with aftermarket research firm MacKay and Company, identifies these as economic boom times. But good things don’t last forever.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

Prime Distribution Services Sold to C.H. Robinson

Roadrunner Transportation Systems is selling its Prime Distribution Services business to C.H. Robinson Worldwide.

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Fleet Managementby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

Report: Toll Revenues Up More than 70% in Last Decade

The American Transportation Research Institute reports that toll revenues have risen 72.54% over 10 years, with $14.7 billion in revenue collected in 2018 alone.

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Driversby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

TCA Recognizes 2020 Best Fleets to Drive For

The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge announced the 2020 Best Fleets to Drive For, a group of 20 for-hire trucking companies from across North America.

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Equipmentby StaffJanuary 30, 2020

Mack Announces Medium-Duty Truck Line

Mack Trucks is getting into the medium-duty business, announcing an all-new Mack MD series of medium-duty trucks on Jan. 30, with production to start in July in a new manufacturing facility in Roanoke Valley, Virginia.

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