Category: Fleet Management

Federal Signal to acquire TBEI

Federal Signal Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Truck Bodies and Equipment International (TBEI), a U.S. manufacturer of dump truck bodies and trailers, for $270 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. This …

Federal Signal to acquire TBEI

Federal Signal Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Truck Bodies and Equipment International (TBEI), a U.S. manufacturer of dump truck bodies and trailers, for $270 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. This …

For-hire shipments dip from record in March

Despite drop, DOT says freight remains at ‘historically high’ level

The Department of Transportation (DOT) said for-hire freight shipments slipped 1.5 percent in March from the record high set one month earlier.

The agency’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said in a statement May 10 that for-hire shipments for the entire first quarter was down 0.5 percent from the final three months of 2016.

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For-hire shipments dip from record in March

Despite drop, DOT says freight remains at ‘historically high’ level

The Department of Transportation (DOT) said for-hire freight shipments slipped 1.5 percent in March from the record high set one month earlier.

The agency’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) said in a statement May 10 that for-hire shipments for the entire first quarter was down 0.5 percent from the final three months of 2016.

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Welcome to the Amazon jungle, truckers

Albrecht: Many fleets caught like ‘deer in the headlights’ by rapidly changing distribution system

AUSTIN. Truckload carriers have something to look forward to in the near term but, in looking a little further down the road, a leading industry analyst tosses around terms like “decimate,” “destroy,” “profound impact,” “seismic changes,” and, the kicker, “the whole world is going to turn upside down.”

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Welcome to the Amazon jungle, truckers

Albrecht: Many fleets caught like ‘deer in the headlights’ by rapidly changing distribution system.

AUSTIN. Truckload carriers have something to look forward to in the near term but, in looking a little further down the road, a leading industry analyst tosses around terms like “decimate,” “destroy,” “profound impact,” “seismic changes,” and, the kicker, “the whole world is going to turn upside down.”

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XPO completes rebranding of LTL fleet

XPO Logistics Inc. announced that it has completed the rebranding of its North American less-than-truckload (LTL) business, the second largest market provider of LTL transportation.

According to the company, the rebranding aligns XPO’s LT…