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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.


Government, Business, Safety

State Trucking Leaders Detail Tort Reform Efforts

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — State association leaders discussed the strategies that led to legislative victories in Florida and Iowa, and looked ahead to efforts in Pennsylvania.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 9, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, For-Hire

ATA Leadership Touts Wins on Federal, State Levels

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The trucking industry is scoring wins on the national and state levels, said American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear at the Mid-Year Management Session.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 9, 2023
Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

ATRI Announces Top Five Research Issues for 2023

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The availability of truck parking spaces rates as the American Transportation Research Institute's No. 1 study topic for 2023. 

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 8, 2023
Government, Logistics, For-Hire

Yellow Reports Q1 Loss

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. announced first-quarter earnings May 3 that missed Wall Street revenue and income expectations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 4, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics

FMC Commissioner Calls for Transparency in Shipping Industry

Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel believes that the port bottlenecks that occurred during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic must be avoided during future emergencies.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 2, 2023
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight

DHL Plans Third Air Cargo Hub in California

Greg Hewitt, CEO of DHL Express U.S., says company leadership is doubling down on its GoGreen Plus program, with a goal of being a net-zero emissions company by 2050.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
May 1, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

NACFE Run on Less to Focus on Electric Depot Trucking

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency’s upcoming Run on Less program will focus on scaling electric trucks across a variety of market segments.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 27, 2023
Business, Logistics

Merged CPKC Releases Strong Q1 Earnings

The merged Canadian Pacific Kansas City says in its first quarter together the new Class I railroad saw its income surge by 35% to C$800 million compared with C$590 million a year ago.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 27, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Ohio Derailment Cost Norfolk Southern $387 Million

Norfolk Southern announced April 26 that the Feb. 3 freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, cost the railroad $387 million, which impacted its first-quarter profit by 33.7%.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 26, 2023
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

UPS Reports Lower Earnings as Consumer Spending Slows

UPS Inc. reported first-quarter earnings that were lower than those the Atlanta-based company posted in the same period in 2022 and were mixed when it came to Wall Street expectations.

Dan Ronan | Senior Reporter
April 25, 2023