For-hire carrier Kottke Trucking Inc. purchased Walbon & Co. in a deal made official on Aug. 4 that聽will provide the refrigerated carrier new routes, tractor-trailers and a Florida terminal.
August 9, 2016EquipmentBusinessLogisticsAutonomous
Driver-Focused Designs
The annual National Truck Driving Championships kicked off Aug. 10 in Indianapolis. To coincide with Transport Topics鈥 coverage of the 鈥淪uper Bowl of Safety,鈥 this edition of Equipment & Maintenance Update features stories focused on drivers鈥 needs and concerns, including those related to comfort, safety and health.
August 10, 2016BusinessSafetyLogisticsGovernmentAutonomous
NTDC 2016 State-by-State List of Competitors
The 79th annual National Truck Driving Championships and eighth annual National Step Van Driving Championships will be held Aug. 10-13 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Here is a list of drivers entered,聽sorted by the state from which they are competing.
August 10, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyAutonomous
FMCSA Medical Review Board to Offer Sleep Apnea Recommendations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration鈥檚 medical review board will meet later this month to make recommendations for possible changes to standards and practice for medical examiners diagnosing and treating truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea.
August 8, 2016BusinessAutonomous
DSV Chief Andersen Sees Driverless Trucks Within Decade
The聽CEO聽of the Nordic region鈥檚 biggest road transport company, DSV A/S,聽predicts the trucks he relies on can start operating without drivers within the next five to 10 years.
August 8, 2016EditorialBusinessGovernmentAutonomous
Editorial: Trade for America and Trucking
We are usually big fans of bipartisan cooperation. Democrats and Republicans should proclaim their ideals and preferences with clarity 鈥 especially during election campaigns 鈥 but after citizens vote there comes a time to get to work and start solving problems.
August 8, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuelAutonomous
Alt-Fuel Infrastructure Build-Out Paves Way For Trucks Powered by Natural Gas, DME
Growing corridors of natural-gas fueling stations, together with a scattering of other ways to power heavy-duty trucks, make up an expanding infrastructure providing alternatives to traditional diesel.
July 25, 2016BusinessGovernmentAutonomous
EU Fines Truck Makers Record $3.2 Billion Over 14-Year Cartel
BRUSSELS 鈥 Daimler, Paccar聽Inc. and two other truck makers were fined a record $3.2 billion (2.9 billion euros) by EU antitrust regulators July 19 for taking part in a 14-year cartel.
July 19, 2016BusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
El Paso Trucking Firm Opens $3 Million Terminal
An East El Paso trucking company opened its new, $3.1 million office facility and truck terminal July 14.
July 18, 2016EditorialBusinessGovernmentSafetyAutonomous
Editorial: Churn and Change for the TT100
We bring you in this issue, our annual report on the size, shape and nature of trucking: the Transport Topics Top 100 list of for-hire carriers, our habit since 1989.
July 18, 2016