Platinum Equity to Buy American Traffic Solutions
Platinum Equity has agreed to buy American Traffic Solutions, a company that provides red-light and speed safety cameras along with automated toll-payment and violation-management systems in the United States and Canada.
April 24, 2017TT Podcasts: RoadSigns
Check out Transport Topics' updated Top 100 list of the largest logistics companies in North America, and explore how the industry's top players have adapted to a tough freight market and are preparing for the future.
FMCSA Officials Get an Earful at Automated CMV Listening Session
Federal trucking regulators got a lot of questions at a public “listening session” on highly automated commercial vehicles, but they were quick to admit they have yet to come up with the answers to many of them.
April 24, 2017Tiger Cool Express Receives Funding, Hires President
Tiger Cool Express, a provider of refrigerated intermodal service launched in 2013, has received “significant” additional equity funding from the company’s private equity backers, according to CEO Tom Finkbiner, who also said that he plans to step down later this year after a successor is found.
April 24, 2017Executives, Lawmakers to Explore Rail Safety Systems at April 26 Hearing
Improving how freight travels via rail nationwide will be the dominant theme of a House subcommittee hearing on April 26.
April 24, 2017US Chamber of Commerce Chief Expects Basic NAFTA Deal by Mid-2018
MEXICO CITY — The United States, Mexico and Canada are likely to reach a basic accord over reworking the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, by the middle of next year, the head of the biggest U.S. business lobby group said April 23.
April 24, 2017Editorial: Saving the Planet? It’s on Us
While President Donald Trump is calling for reversals of some environmental regulations, it’s important to note what isn’t changing. And that is the commitment that freight carriers, truck makers and even some shippers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are making to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
April 24, 2017Opinion: Solutions to Help Eliminate Late Payments
There is nothing fun about not getting paid for the loads you have hauled. But unfortunately, every small trucking company and owner-operator will encounter clients who sometimes take 45 to 60 days — or longer — to pay.
April 24, 2017Senate to Consider Transportation Nominees to Fill Senior Positions Before Memorial Day
The Senate is likely to vote on President Donald Trump’s picks for senior posts at the U.S. Department of Transportation this spring, the chamber’s Republican leaders indicated this month.
April 24, 2017Will Uber Replace Freight Brokers? ‘Absolutely Not,’ Tech Expert Insists
ORLANDO, Fla. — The emergence of Uber-style transactions in the freight industry will not replace brokers, experts in the segment said while acknowledging a surge in both the number of new motor carriers and mobile apps to locate freight.
April 24, 2017Cities Need to Incorporate Autonomous Technology in Infrastructure Plan, National League of Cities Recommends
As cities craft long-term visions for their transportation grids, planners should begin to incorporate ways to facilitate a reliance on autonomous vehicles, a report by the National League of Cities recommended.
April 21, 2017