Colorado’s means of getting around are in great need of attention, partisans on every side agree. But the various solutions and competing ways of paying for transportation improvements offered by candidates and ballot measures are a different political matter entirely.
October 16, 2018Business
Government, Business, TCA
Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silvethorne, Colo., a familiar scene on the main highway connecting Denver to the mountains. (Thomas Peipert/Associated Press)
Colorado at the Crossroads
Traffic backs up on Interstate 70 near Silvethorne, Colo., a familiar scene on the main highway connecting Denver to the mountains. (Thomas Peipert/Associated Press)
Business, Technology
Opinion: Strategies for Driving OEM Service, Aftermarket Growth
After years of focusing on supply chain and operational initiatives, equipment makers are now turning their sights to aftermarket and service revenue growth, says Vivek Joshi of Entytle.
October 16, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous
Podcast Debut: ‘RoadSigns’ Tackles Autonomous
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Transport Topics' new podcast: RoadSigns. Our debut episode focuses on how the trucking industry’s steady and ongoing development of autonomous technology may someday affect truck drivers. Click to listen!
June 11, 2018
Business, Top 50, Top 100
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
J.B. Hunt Revenue Soars, but Profits Lag in Third Quarter
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported a big bump in revenue in the third quarter as higher rates boosted the top line for each of its four freight segments. Profits, however, did not keep pace as the company dealt with outstanding legal issues and absorbed start-up costs for several new large dedicated hauling contracts.
October 16, 2018
Business, Technology, TCA
Peapod is the grocery delivery division of Dutch company, Royal Ahold NV. (Tim Boyle,Bloomberg News)
How Grocer Giant Competes for Your Virtual Shopping Cart
Peapod is the grocery delivery division of Dutch company, Royal Ahold NV. (Tim Boyle,Bloomberg News)
The willingness of consumers to try buying groceries online has helped fuel a fiercely competitive market, and one that analysts expect to grow. The Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen predicted this year that 70% of consumers will regularly shop for groceries online by 2022 or 2024.
October 16, 2018
Government, Business
Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
September Manufacturing Production Rises on Broad Demand
Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press
Factory production expanded in September for a fourth consecutive month on broad-based demand as the sector accelerated in the third quarter, Federal Reserve data showed Oct. 16.
October 16, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Volvo logo on a truck grille (Justin Ide/Bloomberg News)
Volvo Group Uncovers Faulty Component in Emissions Setup
Volvo logo on a truck grille (Justin Ide/Bloomberg News)
Volvo, the world’s second-largest truckmaker, has uncovered a faulty component in the emissions-control setup of vehicles widely sold in Europe and the U.S., the manufacturer’s biggest markets.
October 16, 2018
Government, Business
Some roads in Minnesota are scenic, but the state's roads earned a D+ from ASCE. (Shutterstock)
ASCE Gives Minnesota Infrastructure a C
Some roads in Minnesota are scenic, but the state's roads earned a D+ from ASCE. (Shutterstock)
Minnesota has received a C grade on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ most recent infrastructure report card.
October 16, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Diesel Inches Up 0.9¢ to $3.394 in Eighth Straight Increase
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Diesel prices continue to move higher, increasing 0.9 cent to $3.394 per gallon, according to the survey by the U.S. Department of Energy on Oct. 15.
October 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Two Mack Anthems parked outside Westcan’s facilities in Edmonton. (Joe Antoshak/Transport Topics)
Mack Sets Up as Go-To Truck for Harsh Canadian Climate
Two Mack Anthems parked outside Westcan’s facilities in Edmonton. (Joe Antoshak/Transport Topics)
EDMONTON, Alberta — Bolstered by a growing Canadian economy and a strong trucking market overall, Mack Trucks is looking to increase its presence across the northern border.
October 15, 2018
Business, Equipment
Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News
Knorr-Bremse Industrialist Thiele Increases Fortune to $15.3 Billion After IPO
Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News
Heinz Hermann Thiele is about $6 billion richer after last week’s initial public offering of his largest asset, Knorr-Bremse AG, the world’s biggest maker of truck and train braking systems. The IPO makes him Germany's fourth-richest person, with a net worth of $15.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
October 15, 2018Pages
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