Dan Ronan
Dan Ronan is the Associate News Editor Print and Multimedia for Transport Topics, the leading online and print publication covering the trucking, freight and logistics industry.
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Business
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COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Q4 Earnings at Union Pacific
Tannen Maury/Bloomberg News
Union Pacific saw its fourth-quarter and full-year results decline versus year-ago levels, but the Class I rail carrier said its implementation of precision scheduled railroading is reaping benefits for its operations.
January 26, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
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Diesel Up 2¢ in 12th Consecutive Increase
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
The Energy Information Administration reported Jan. 25 the national average price of diesel rose by two cents to $2.716 a gallon.
January 25, 2021
Business
A CSX train. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
CSX Reports Lower Q4 Earnings Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A CSX train. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
CSX Corp. reported lower fourth-quarter and annual income and revenue compared with 2019, officials for the Class I railroad said Jan. 21.
January 25, 2021
Business, Logistics, Top 100
Final-mile revenue surged by 29.7% to $213.1 million from $164.2 million in Q4 2019. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg)
J.B. Hunt Reports Strong Q4, Full-Year Earnings
Final-mile revenue surged by 29.7% to $213.1 million from $164.2 million in Q4 2019. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg)
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported higher earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020, but said income dipped even as revenue rose for the full year.
January 25, 2021
Business, Technology, Logistics
(Whitney Curtis/Bloomberg)
Kansas City Southern Reports Mixed Q4 Earnings
(Whitney Curtis/Bloomberg)
Kansas City Southern reported a higher fourth quarter and higher annual net income, but lower revenue for the period.
January 25, 2021
Government, Business, Logistics
The Port of Los Angeles during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
Nation’s Ports Finish 2020 Strong Amid Surge of Imports
The Port of Los Angeles during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tim Rue/Bloomberg News)
The nation’s ports in December posted record or near-record cargo numbers as a surge of imports continued to enter facilities on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts.
January 21, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
The largest gain came in the New England region, where diesel jumped 6.4 cents a gallon to $2.764. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Diesel Rises 2.6¢; Biden Stops Development of Keystone XL Pipeline
The largest gain came in the New England region, where diesel jumped 6.4 cents a gallon to $2.764. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Truckers are continuing to see higher diesel prices as the nationwide cost of trucking’s main fuel rose 2.6 cents, the Energy Information Administration reported Jan. 18.
January 19, 2021
Government, Business
First-series Liberty Truck from early 1918 production. (US Signal Corps, National Archives via Wikicommons/Designated Public Domain)
ATA Donation to Army Museum Shows Industry’s Commitment to Military, Spear Says
First-series Liberty Truck from early 1918 production. (US Signal Corps, National Archives via Wikicommons/Designated Public Domain)
The trucking industry is lending its support to the new National Museum of the United States Army.
January 14, 2021
Government, Business, Safety
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs for delivery of the state's first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 14, 2020. An estimated 36% of the 27.7 million doses distributed in the U.S. have been administered. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
COVID-19 Vaccine Key to Restoring Economic Stability, Experts Say
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs for delivery of the state's first shipment of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 14, 2020. An estimated 36% of the 27.7 million doses distributed in the U.S. have been administered. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
The incoming Biden administration faces a U.S. economy that appears to be slowing as COVID-19 cases surge.
January 13, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel
The largest gain in the price of diesel came in the Lower Atlantic, where it jumped by 6.8 cents per gallon to $2.608. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Diesel Rises 3¢ to $2.67 a Gallon
The largest gain in the price of diesel came in the Lower Atlantic, where it jumped by 6.8 cents per gallon to $2.608. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
The first full week of 2021 saw the nationwide price of diesel continue to rise, as it had for the last weeks of 2020. Trucking’s main fuel notched a 3-cent increase, according to the Energy Information Administration’s weekly data released Jan. 11.
January 11, 2021