Dozens of advocates on Dec. 4 urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to repeal a provision in the 2016 Obama administration Phase 2 greenhouse gas reduction rule to regulate emissions requirements for glider kits.
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Daseke Adds Three More Trucking Fleets
It’s been a flurry of mergers and acquisitions for Daseke Inc. in 2017, the latest being transactions on Dec. 4 to bring Tennessee Steel Haulers & Co., The Roadmaster Group and Moore Freight Service into the family.
DHL: E-commerce driving higher seasonal sales, freight surge
After healthy Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping in the U.S., strong growth in e-commerce is continuing to drive a bigger surge this year in seasonal freight volumes and sales, according to package delivery and logistics giant DHL Group.
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Diesel Dips 0.4¢ to $2.922 a Gallon
The U.S. average retail price of diesel dipped 0.4 cent to $2.922 a gallon as oil prices also slipped as domestic and foreign producers squared off over how to manage production.
C&J Energy Buys O-Tex to Expand Oil-Field Services
Oil-field services provider C&J Energy Services completed its acquisition of O-Tex Holdings, a provider of oil-field cementing services in West Texas.
Former Swift CFO Ginnie Henkels Joins Viad Board
Virginia “Ginnie” Henkels, Swift Transportation’s former chief financial officer, has landed a new post on the board of directors at Viad Corp., which serves the live event and travel industries.
Simplified Hires Logistics Veteran as CFO
Simplified Logistics, a transportation management service company, hired Sheila Taylor, who has experience in the third-party logistics and less-than-truckload sectors, to be its chief financial officer.
Shipping Billionaires are in a High Seas ‘Arms Race’
A shopping spree by two billionaires is shaking up a shipping industry still recovering from years of falling rates and overcapacity.
Fleet Brake Agrees to Buy Pulse Heavy Duty
Fleet Brake Parts & Service announced it has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Pulse Heavy Duty, a parts distributor in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
Kroger Switches to Penske to Handle Trucking, Warehousing in Texas
Nearly 700 employees who work in a Kroger warehouse in Keller, Texas, were laid off when the supermarket chain terminated a relationship with SouthStar and signed with Penske Logistics, but Penske said individuals affected will be able to reapply for job