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Experts Warn of Spiking DEF Prices
Prices for the diesel exhaust fluid that is a vital component of emissions systems on newer trucks are rising as costs for urea — a core DEF ingredient — have jumped.
February 22, 2021Mississippi’s I-20 Bridge Project On Track Despite Weather
Mississippi Department of Transportation crews are pressing on with work to replace a bridge carrying Interstate 20 through the state capital.
February 22, 2021Crossword Puzzle Solution for February 22, 2021
Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in February 22, 2021 print edition.
February 22, 2021Xos to Go Public and Expand Battery-Electric Vehicle Production
Xos Inc., a 5-year-old truck maker focused on delivering battery-electric commercial vehicles in Classes 5-8, announced a definitive agreement to go public through a business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company based in Boca Raton, Fla.
February 22, 2021House Transportation Republicans Urge Bipartisan Policymaking
Shortly after the House transportation panel handed off pandemic aid recommendations to the Budget Committee, transportation Republican policymakers called the process partisan. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
February 22, 2021ATA Launches Efforts to Help Texans Battered by Storm
American Trucking Associations has launched a relief effort aimed at helping those in Texas impacted by the recent deadly snowstorm.
February 22, 2021Kuehne + Nagel Buys Apex Logistics in $1.5 Billion Deal
Kuehne + Nagel International AG has agreed to acquire Apex International Corp. in a deal that values the freight forwarder at about $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 22, 2021Lucid Motors Reportedly Near Deal to Go Public
Lucid Motors Inc. is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check company started by investment banker Michael Klein that could be announced early this week, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 22, 2021Goodyear Acquires Cooper in All-American Tire Deal
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring Cooper in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion that will combine the two century-old Ohio manufacturers.
February 22, 2021LTL Carrier Yellow to Hire 1,500 New Drivers
Yellow Corp. is launching a driver-training initiative that aims to bring up to 1,500 new drivers into the trucking industry.
February 22, 2021Pennsylvania Trucking Industry Opposes State DOT’s Bridge Tolling Plan
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has released a list of bridges that are being considered for tolling, a practice the state’s trucking community has bristled against.
February 19, 2021Andrew Johnson Appointed as Head of DTNA Corporate Communications
Andrew Johnson was appointed head of corporate communications at Daimler Trucks North America.
February 19, 2021International Truck Awarded Sourcewell Contract
Navistar Inc. announced its commercial truck and bus brands, International Truck and IC Bus, as well as its parts business, were each awarded cooperative contracts through Sourcewell.
February 19, 2021Vanguard Truck Centers Adds Houston Location
Vanguard Truck Centers, with a network of 20 sites in six states, announced it invested $23 million in a new facility in the Houston area, joining three others there.
February 19, 2021Penske Logistics Gives LTL Regional Award to Dayton Freight Lines
Dayton Freight Lines has received the 2020 Less-Than-Truckload U.S. Regional Carrier Award from Penske Logistics.
February 19, 2021Torc Robotics Chooses AWS as Cloud Provider
Torc Robotics announced it selected Amazon Web Services Inc. as its preferred cloud provider to handle the scale and speed needed for data transfer, storage and compute capacity as the company prepares to deploy its fleet of next-generation self-driving test trucks in New Mexico and Virginia.
February 19, 2021ATRG Expands Meisler Trailer Brand in St. Louis
American Trailer Rental Group, a rental fleet approaching 16,000 units, announced the expansion of its Meisler Trailer Rental brand to the greater St. Louis market.
February 19, 2021Americold Reports Net Loss on Increased Revenue For Q4 2020
Temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation carrier Americold Realty Trust reported a net loss on increased revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020.
February 19, 2021How Consolidation Is Reshaping Trucking’s Technology Sector
Consolidation has dramatically reshaped trucking’s technology market over the past decade, with dozens of software and telematics companies joining forces to create larger organizations with expanded capabilities and broader reach.
February 19, 2021Google Penalties Coming in May
Google is promising to double down on its policy of penalizing poorly designed websites with lower rankings in search engine returns with its next update, slated for May.
February 19, 2021