FORT WORTH, Texas – Peterbilt Motors could have made a bigger spectacle of launching its high-end, low-volume Model 589. But it is hard to imagine how. A Peterbilt-only Pride & Class Truck Show of more than 200 heritage models. Renting out the cavernous Texas Motor Speedway. A Southern rock concert. More than 3,000 attendees from…
Only the formal closing remains in BP’s acquisition of TravelCenters of America, with shareholders overwhelmingly approving the purchase in voting results released Wednesday. There was no sign of a late move by convenience store operator Arko to derail the BP purchase of TA (NASDAQ: TA) at $86 per share, which was announced in February. Arko…
At a time when electric vehicles are getting most of the headlines, Peterbilt has assured customers that the long hood conventional is here to stay for the foreseeable future, with […]
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Joe Antoshak about jobs data released Friday that shows some bizarre resiliency in transportation employment. In a market with an overabundance of capacity, why does employment continue to grow? Fuelman’s Keagan Russo and Ashlie Summer share strategies for getting the most mileage out…
Renewable fuels producer Oleo-X has established a production facility in Mississippi that will be served by CSX. The facility in Pascagoula will produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel feedstock used in pretreatment. CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) says the facility — located on a former Chemour chemical manufacturing facility that produced chemicals for tires, dyes and…