Reading-based Penske Truck Leasing has branded a classroom for hands on diesel technology training at WyoTech campus in Laramie, Wyoming. 

The trucking industry is vital to the supply chain across the nation.  As diesel prices rise, and they have been rising fast, the cost of moving goods is also increasing. That increased cost is being passed along from shipper to hauler to receiver, and ultimately, to the consumer. 

U.S. Xpress, one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, has leased space at 2815 Crackersport Road in South Whitehall Township from J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. The company provides over-the-road, dedicated and brokerage services.

Reading-based Penske Logistics said it is acquiring trucking company, Black Horse Carriers Inc. of Chicago.

Mack Trucks Lehigh Valley will soon have a new leader. The Volvo Group, which owns Mack, has named Gunnar Brunius as vice president and general manager of the plant in Lower Macungie Township.

The trucking industry was already facing labor shortages, now the global pandemic is creating new challenges for drivers trying to keep supply chains open.

Reading Truck Group, the Reading-based truck manufacturer, has acquired the assets of Florida-based Action Fabrication & Truck Equipment Inc.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a trucking association over the use of turnpike tolls to fund mass transit in Pennsylvania.