WASHINGTON — Technology is changing the transportation landscape as freight carriers move toward self-driving vehicles and public officials look for new ways to develop infrastructure and prepare for what could be a major shift in traffic patterns and driving behavior.
January 17, 2019Daniel P. Bearth
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous 
A Nuro vehicle. (Nuro via Facebook)
Presence of Autonomous Vehicles Felt in US
A Nuro vehicle. (Nuro via Facebook) Business, Technology, Top 100 
A mechanical repair shop in Neodesha, Kan. (Watco Cos.)
Oaktree Capital Invests $450 Million in Rail Transportation Firm Watco
A mechanical repair shop in Neodesha, Kan. (Watco Cos.)Oaktree Capital Management is investing $450 million and forming a strategic partnership with Watco Cos., a privately owned company that provides a broad range of rail transportation services in North America and Australia.
January 16, 2019 Business 
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Industry Leader Bill Reed Jr., CEO of Skyline Transportation, Dies
John Sommers II for Transport TopicsWilliam Reed Jr., CEO of Skyline Transportation and prominent in the trucking industry for advocating for a broad number of issues, died suddenly Dec. 17 at his home in Farragut, Tenn. He was 71.
January 10, 2019 Government, Business 
Evo Transportation & Energy Services, a CNG fuel station operator, decided to compete for DRO contracts by in the last year buying four mail contractors, including Sheehy. (Sheehy Mail Contractors via Facebook)
New Postal Service Business Model Creates Opportunity for Growth, Consolidation Among Private Mail Haulers
Evo Transportation & Energy Services, a CNG fuel station operator, decided to compete for DRO contracts by in the last year buying four mail contractors, including Sheehy. (Sheehy Mail Contractors via Facebook)A new distribution strategy by the U.S. Postal Service is forcing fundamental changes in the way private mail contractors operate and is leading to a surge in consolidation activity.
January 10, 2019 Business, Logistics, Top 100 
Jason Miller — Flickr
Shareholders Offered Option of Buying More Stock as Roadrunner Seeks to Recapitalize Its Business
Jason Miller — FlickrShareholders of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, who have seen the value of their holdings plummet following a finance scandal that led to the dismissal of several top executives more than a year ago, are being given a chance to buy more stock — 900 million shares to be exact — at 50 cents a share as part of an effort by new management to recapitalize the business.
January 9, 2019 Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous 
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Infrastructure, Trade Loom Large for Trucking in the New Year
stellaleviInfrastructure and trade loom large for trucking in the year ahead as freight carriers adjust to a slower, but still positive, rate of economic growth in 2019, according to industry experts interviewed by Transport Topics.
January 4, 2019 Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous 
Freight Transportation Profits, Prospers
Without a doubt, 2018 was a banner year for trucking and almost every other form of freight transportation. Business investment took off, hiring picked up and freight volume soared with both domestic and international shipments sharing in the bounty.
December 27, 2018