Logistics News
EPA Plans to Propose Regulation to Tighten NOx Limit in 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency is beginning work on a proposed rule that would set new standards to further reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy-duty truck engines beginning in 2024, the same year a provision kicks in for the agency鈥檚 heavy-duty Phase 2 greenhouse-gas program.
January 2, 20172017 Year in Preview: 鈥楨xpect the Unexpected鈥 for Trucking, Nation
Uncertainty dominates the outlook for trucking and freight transportation in 2017.
January 2, 2017Schneider Files to Go Public; Family, Execs to Keep Control
Truckload and intermodal carrier Schneider National Inc., No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed financial documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 as a prelude to the company going public, possibly later this year.
January 2, 2017American Consumer Comfort Closes In on Best Year Since 2007
Household confidence in the聽United States聽is closing in on its best year since before the latest recession, according to figures in the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Dec. 29.
December 29, 2016鈥楰鈥 Line Files Lawsuit Against APL Logistics for Spreading Rumors
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., or 鈥淜鈥 Line, filed a lawsuit against APL Logistics Ltd. in a Tokyo civil court for comments the logistics firm made after the Hanjin Shipping Co. demise on Aug. 31.
December 28, 2016Union Pacific Agrees to Inspection, Maintenance Improvements
Federal railroad authorities reached an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad requiring improvements to the railroad鈥檚 inspection and safety procedures.
December 28, 2016Consumer Sentiment at 12-Year High After Trump Win
Consumer confidence jumped to the highest level since 2004, extending a surge in Americans鈥 optimism for their finances and the U.S. economy聽after Donald Trump鈥檚 election victory.
December 27, 2016Schneider Files Form With SEC to Consider IPO
Schneider National Inc., which ranks No. 7 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, filed an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Dec. 22 that could pave the way for the truckload giant to go public in 2017.
December 22, 2016Hanjin Sells Stake in Total Terminals International to Mediterranean Shipping Co.
Hanjin Shipping Co., the South Korean ocean carrier that filed for bankruptcy protection in August, has agreed to sell its stake in Total Terminals International to Mediterranean Shipping Co., according to Bloomberg News.
December 20, 2016Pennsylvania Transportation Planners Identify Critical Freight Corridors
The Lehigh Valley Transportation Study committee聽has approved a list of six regional roads聽that it believes are worthy of the critical urban freight corridor designation in the federal government's new National Highway Freight Network.
December 20, 2016