Secur, a provider of transportation logistics as well as packaging, technical services and waste management, will invest in equipment assets to serve the nuclear power plant decommissioning market, according to the company.
November 15, 2018Equipment
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Secur
Secur to Expand Railcar, Container Fleet for Nuclear Decommissioning Market
Secur
Business, Equipment
TRAC Intermodal
Trac Intermodal Acquires Tire Services Division of Core Fleet
TRAC Intermodal
Trac Intermodal, a North American chassis pool manager and intermodal equipment provider, announced Nov. 6 that it had acquired the tire services division of Core Fleet.
November 15, 2018
Business, Equipment
An International 625LT at a 2018 trucking trade show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
October Class 8 Sales Soar to Highest Mark Since June 2015
An International 625LT at a 2018 trucking trade show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Class 8 sales in October reached the highest point in more than three years as a smoother supply chain and the bullish economy lifted the total to 25,007, WardsAuto.com reported.
November 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Gregory Dubus
Cargo Theft Detective Warns of Thieves’ Sophistication, Organization
Gregory Dubus
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Detective Gerardo A. Pachuca is a member of Cargo CATS, the department’s team of experienced investigators and one of a handful of multiagency teams in the United States dedicated exclusively to targeting cargo thieves and their receivers.
November 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Top 100
Cargo theft is an ever-evolving threat for motor carriers. (Getty Images)
As Freight on Trucks Becomes More Valuable, Thieves Get Creative in Their Attempts to Steal It
Cargo theft is an ever-evolving threat for motor carriers. (Getty Images)
Cargo theft is an ever-evolving threat to motor carriers. Keeping cargo safe means defending against not only traditional methods but recognizing and overcoming emerging new tactics and techniques increasingly employed by the bad guys.
November 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
A Meritor booth at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Meritor Posts Mixed 4Q Results Amid Market Strength
A Meritor booth at an industry show. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Tier 1 supplier Meritor Inc. posted lower net income and higher revenue in its fourth-quarter and fiscal-year periods as its markets improved, but separate financial issues cut earnings.
November 14, 2018
Business, Equipment
McKinney Trailer Rentals
Mckinney Trailer Rentals Adds Branch in San Antonio
McKinney Trailer Rentals
Mckinney Trailer Rentals has opened a branch location in San Antonio.
November 14, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Isuzu trucks. (TT File Photo)
Medium-Duty Sales Increase in October
Isuzu trucks. (TT File Photo)
U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks increased 11.1% to 20,631 in October, with double-digit gains coming in most weight classes, WardsAuto.com reported.
November 14, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News
Electric Vehicle Revolution Goes Underground in Sweden With Mine Truck
Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News
Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc AB on Nov. 14 launched a new range, including what it says is the largest battery-powered vehicle for mining below the Earth’s surface: a 42 ton-capacity truck that can haul blasted rock through narrow tunnels.
November 14, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics
Thinkstock
Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 12: Honoring Those Who Served Our Nation
Thinkstock
Robbie Roth of FedEx Freight knows well the bonds that are created by serving in the military and working in the trucking industry.
November 13, 2018Pages
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