Latest News Updates From John Cropley

Business, TCA

New York Teamsters Pension Cuts to Take Effect Despite 2-1 Opposing Vote

The U.S. Treasury Department on Sept. 13 announced that active and retired Teamsters across upstate New York had voted against big pension reductions by better than a 2-1 ratio.

September 13, 2017
Business, Logistics

Union Pacific Acquires Fruit, Vegetable Shipping Firm Railex

Union Pacific, the nation’s largest railroad, has acquired the refrigerated and cold-storage facilities of Railex in Rotterdam, N.Y., Wallula, Washington, and Delano, California.

January 6, 2017
Business, Fuel

In New York, Natural Gas Growing Slowly as Alternative Fuel for Trucks

Running a truck with natural gas instead of diesel cuts down on cost, noise and exhaust emissions. But those benefits come with a big caveat: There are only a few dozen places in New York state that the public can fuel up with natural gas.

August 22, 2016
Business

'Without Trucks, Man, We're Doomed'

The reality of life along the interstate is a leading reason for a growing shortage of long-haul truck drivers, even as trucking firms maintain near-continual recruitment campaigns and offer lucrative incentives to attract and retain drivers.

March 28, 2016