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Dan Ronan

Senior Reporter

Dan Ronan is the Managing Producer-Multimedia/Senior Reporter for Transport Topics, the leading online and print publication covering the trucking, freight and logistics industry.


Business, Logistics, Breaking News

Tonnage Dips 2.3% in August

Truck tonnage in August declined 2.3% compared with year-ago levels but inched up sequentially for the second consecutive month.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 19, 2023
Business, Logistics

Freight Railroads Vow to Improve Service to Grow Intermodal

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Leaders of some of North America’s Class I freight railroads say they have learned the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic when service slumped.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 19, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Port of Long Beach’s Hacegaba Sees Better Days Ahead in 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif — Port of Long Beach Chief Operating Officer Noel Hacegaba said the port is down nearly 27% year-to-date compared with 2022, but he believes business is turning around. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 14, 2023
Business, Logistics

Transportation Stakeholders See Slow Growth in 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Shippers and transportation companies hope that the fall peak season pushes the industry out of the freight recession, an IANA Intermodal Expo panelist said Sept. 12.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 13, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment

Daimler, Cummins and Paccar Partner on EV Battery Plant

Daimler Truck Holding, Accelera by Cummins and Paccar are investing billions in a joint venture to advance battery cell production in the U.S.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 6, 2023
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Prices Up 1.7¢ in Seventh Straight Increase

Diesel prices climbed for the seventh week in a row, although the increase was a modest 1.7 cents a gallon nationally.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
September 5, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment

Action Sought Against China for Chassis, Container Practices

Lawmakers and trucking industry stakeholders are speaking out about what they view as unfair trade practices supported by China that are hampering domestic manufacturing efforts. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 31, 2023
Government, Business

Economist Sees Challenges and Opportunity in 2024 and 2025

Higher interest rates are expected to slow inflation and the U.S. economy during the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, before the Federal Reserve reverses course and cuts interest rates.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 31, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Traffic Deaths Fall 3% in First Half of 2023, Report Finds

Traffic fatalities declined by an estimated 3% during the first six months of 2023 while miles traveled by U.S. motorists increased 2.3% across the same period of time, a new report found.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 30, 2023
Business, Equipment, Logistics

July Cargo Volumes Decline at Most Ports

Cargo freight volumes in July remain depressed and well below 2022’s record levels, especially at West Coast ports.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
August 24, 2023