CCJ StaffRegulationsBiden signs bill to streamline TWIC, hazmat credentialingPresident Joe Biden signed The Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act. Also: Trucking activity dropped in November; FMCSA spikes autonomous trucking companies' warning device exemption request.December 30, 2024Mergers & AcquisitionsBendix sells off R.H. Sheppard business to investment firmThe sale to an affiliate of Balmoral Funds encompasses the entire Sheppard business, including Sheppard’s branded products, production equipment, sales and service companies, and interests in joint ventures relating to sales and production.December 26, 2024Battery electricMedium-duty electric truck maker surpasses 5M milesMotiv Electric Trucks have driven more than 5 million miles since the company began deploying electric step vans, box trucks and shuttles in 2009. Also: Averitt recognized by Expeditors 3PL.December 25, 2024Economic trendsHow healthy is the used truck market going into 2025?How the used truck market changed this year, and what it will look like next year.December 24, 2024RegulationsFTC reveals 'junk fees' ban without towing fees includedThe FTC's rule focuses on the live-event ticketing and short-term lodging industries, despite a push from DOT to include towing fees. Also: Great Dane trailers recalled; FTR's Shippers' Conditions Index dipped in October.December 24, 2024Preventable or NotA snowy Alaskan highway leads to a brutal tractor-trailer collisionAfter blindly cresting an icy hill, truck driver John Doe spots a flatbed jackknifed across both lanes in front of him.December 23, 2024BusinessIncreased cargo theft activity expected through Jan. 2CargoNet has tracked significant theft activity between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2 during the last 5 years. Also: TSA credentialing bill heads to president's desk; Nikola set to open hydrogen fueling station in Northern California.December 23, 2024RegulationsStudy shows almost all fleets struggle with cost of maintaining complianceAlmost all (96%) of survey respondents reported reducing costs in other areas of their business to cover compliance-related expenses over the past 12 months.December 20, 2024EmissionsClean Freight Coalition calls on OEMs to abandon CARB partnershipThe group of trucking stakeholders is the latest to urge truck manufacturers to abandon their Clean Truck Partnership (CTP) with CARB. Also: Two more ELDs revoked by FMCSA; trucking conditions turned positive in October.December 20, 2024Mergers & AcquisitionsTrucker Tools acquired by DAT | Transition Trucking winner announcedThe acquisition will expand DAT’s ability to provide real-time GPS tracking and load optimization on the DAT One load board platform. Also: Stevens Transport driver wins new Kenworth in Transition Trucking program; Pitt Ohio nears BEV milestone.December 18, 2024Previous PagePage 38 of 214Next PageTop StoriesBusinessAbilene Motor Express folding into Swift TransportationAbilene Motor Express was acquired by Knight-Swift in 2018.BusinessQuantix partnering with liquid bulk haulers MC Tank Lines, Leahy TransportMergers & AcquisitionsKoch doubles its nationwide square footage with SOS acquisitionMergers & Acquisitions'Welcome home': USA Truck acquired by former, current leadership teamMergers & AcquisitionsDart Transit acquired by private equity firm
