Cummins Inc. is expanding its portfolio of lower-emission alternatives to diesel by bringing the 15-liter natural gas engine it sells in China to North America. If fueled with renewable natural gas, fleets seeking a larger-displacement natural gas engine than Cummins' present 12-liter option could opt for the larger powerplant, which...
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Truckload: Higher rates drive OR improvement despite labor headwinds
The third-quarter earnings season is off to a solid start for truckload carriers and transportation companies with exposure to the mode. One of the group's main concerns was whether rate hikes would be enough to offset cost inflation and allow for continuing margin improvement; thus far, they have. Shippers take...
FedEx Freight was fined $30 million after a fatal crash in Texas
FedEx Freight, the FedEx parent corporation's LTL branch, was awarded $30 million in a Texas court for a fatal head-on collision in 2018. On Friday, the award was given out by a jury in Harris County. David Forehand, the driver of a FedEx Freight truck, was found to be 49...