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Seth Clevenger

Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

@sethclevenger

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. 


Fuel

GHG Proposal Generates Optimism, Caution

Enhanced aerodynamics, low-rolling-resistance tires, improved powertrain efficiency and waste-heat recovery systems are among the technologies that equipment manufacturers could use to get better fuel economy over the next 12 years, federal regulators said in their proposed Phase 2 greenhouse-gas rule.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 29, 2015
Fuel

First Trailer GHG Goals Attainable Utilizing Existing Tech, Makers Say

Trailer manufacturers said the initial goals of the federal government’s first-ever proposal for trailer efficiency standards will be attainable through existing technologies.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 29, 2015
Business

Ryder Introduces TranSync Platform to Automate Fleet-Selection Process

Ryder System Inc. has developed a technology platform designed to help private fleets and shippers determine the most efficient transportation option for a particular load at a given time.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 23, 2015
Business

Medium-Duty Sales Rise 3% in May

Retail sales of medium-duty trucks in the United States edged up 3% in May, reversing a 10% decline in April, WardsAuto.com reported.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 22, 2015
Government, Business, Safety

West Coast Ports Report Higher Cargo Volumes in May

Three West Coast ports have reported higher cargo volumes in May compared with a year earlier.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 17, 2015
Business, Technology

UPS Capital Acquires Parcel Pro

UPS Inc. said its finance and insurance subsidiary, UPS Capital, has acquired Parcel Pro, a logistics provider serving the jewelry and collectibles industries.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 15, 2015
Business, Government

May Truck Sales Jump 20%

Heavy-duty truck sales in the United States continued their upward trajectory, topping 20,000 units for a third straight month in May and climbing 20% from a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 15, 2015

Wabash, Larsen Trucking Settle Lawsuit Over Height of Custom-Ordered Trailers

Michigan-based carrier Larsen Trucking Inc. recently reached a settlement with trailer maker Wabash National Corp. and one of its dealers in a legal dispute over 40 custom-ordered trailers that the trucking company said exceeded state height restrictions.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 15, 2015
Business

Radiant Logistics Announces Two Acquisitions, Boosts Fiscal 2016 Guidance

Radiant Logistics has acquired a pair of transportation firms, New York-based Service By Air Inc. and Kentucky-based Highways and Skyways Inc.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 9, 2015
Business

Online Buyers More Open to Alternate Delivery Locations, UPS Survey Finds

U.S. consumers have become more open to alternate delivery locations for products ordered online, according to a recent report by UPS Inc.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
June 9, 2015