Truckload rates for produce reefers are as much as 10% higher nationwide than they were a year ago and some industry insiders say the higher costs are most likely not related to diesel prices. “Fuel is not in the picture,” said Mark Montague, senior transportation pricing analyst for DAT Solutions,…

(Reuters) – Canadian trucking company TransForce Inc said it would buy truckload transport and logistics company Transport America Inc for $310 million, including debt, from private equity firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Inc. Transport America’s network includes 12 terminals in the United States. The company operates about 1,500 tractors…

States are passing laws allowing driverless cars, but they are finding it’s not easy to write rules of the road for vehicles with no steering wheel or pedals. Tech giant Google expects to roll out 100 prototype self-driving vehicles later this year, with the very real possibility the cars could go into…