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Roger Gilroy

Senior Reporter

@roger_gilroy

Roger Gilroy began reporting on the trucking industry for Transport Topics in the 1990s, but at various times ventured away to report for other publications that focused on hazardous materials transportation then intelligent transportation systems — and later for nine years owned a small business that came with two vans and two buses.


Business, Technology, Fuel

Clean Energy, Amazon Expand RNG Fueling Locations

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced the opening of a renewable natural gas fueling station that will provide an anticipated 1.4 million gallons of the clean fuel annually for Amazon .com Inc. and other truck fleets in the greater Chicago area.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 20, 2022
Government, Fuel

Diesel Drops 15.8¢ to Reach $4.596 a Gallon

The national average price for diesel fuel continued to tumble, falling 15.8 cents to settle at $4.596 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 19.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 19, 2022
Business, Equipment

Great Dane Announces Top Executive Succession

Longtime Great Dane CEO Bill Crown announced he will step down effective Jan. 1. Dean Engelage, Great Dane’s president, will succeed Crown. 

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 19, 2022
Business, Equipment

November Trailer Orders Climb to Year’s Second Best

November trailers orders in the U.S. spiked to the year’s second-best level, behind a strong October, ACT Research reported, citing trailer makers’ preliminary final data.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 16, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Equipment Trends in 2022 Find Room for Surprises

For the first 10 months in 2022, the supply chain still posed difficulties for manufacturers of new trucks and trailers. 

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 16, 2022
Business, Technology

Trimble Agrees to Acquire Transporeon for $2 Billion

Trimble announced it has agreed to acquire Transporeon, a cloud-based transportation management software platform focused on connected supply chain infrastructure, in an all-cash transaction valued at $2 billion.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 15, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

November Classes 4-7 Sales Dip 2.5%, Second-Least in 2022

November U.S. retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks overall fell 2.5%. It was the second-smallest decline this year, which so far has posted only one positive month compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 14, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Uber Freight Announce Partnership

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and freight broker Uber Freight announced a long-term strategic partnership to deploy Volvo’s autonomous transport network within Uber Freight’s marketplace.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 14, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Breaking News

November Class 8 Sales Second-Highest of 2022

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in November were the second-highest this year and continued the trend since May of monthly gains compared with a year earlier, Wards Intelligence reported.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 13, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

Einride Secures an Additional $500 Million in Funding

Freight mobility technology company Einride announced it secured $500 million in financing, including a Series C equity raise and a debt facility.

Roger Gilroy | Senior Reporter
December 13, 2022