Author: Transport Topics

The Minnesota Trucking Association honored Jerry Stephens of Autumn Transport as Driver of the Year for 2021.

XPO Logistics Inc. introduced a carbon-offset shipping option for customers of its truck brokerage business in North America, the company announced April 22.

Digital freight broker Convoy announced it raised $260 million in new funding and added a $150 million line of credit as it intends to accelerate the development of its efficiency-focused technologies.

Penske Truck Leasing announced it opened a new facility in Everett, Wash., that offers consumer and commercial truck rental, full-service truck leasing and contract truck fleet maintenance.

Thermo King announced it introduced the Precedent S-750i trailer refrigeration unit, its latest innovation in transport refrigeration for longhaul and local food distribution — with a diesel-electric architecture optimized for shore power integration.

Connected traffic technology company LYT announced its emergency vehicle pre-emption feature now is integrated with HAAS Alert’s safety cloud and is intended to better inform traffic signals and other motorists of approaching emergency vehicles.

The national average price for diesel resumed its upward course, rising 2.8 cents to $5.101 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released April 18.

XPO Logistics Inc. will expand its less-than-truckload network with the openings of two terminals, the company announced April 18.

Here’s the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the April 18, 2022 print edition.

Third-party logistics company RK Logistics Group announced April 15 that it has been acquired by a group of investors led by the investment firm AOI Capital.