Trucking

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels fears that relaxed regulations may result in an uptick in CDL fraud in driver schools.

An FMCSA pilot project is considering 6/4 and 5/5 split rest periods for sleeper-berth drivers.

Also on the podcast: The 10-week run of higher DOE diesel prices and whether they’ll continue

A Prologis and MIT study said the holiday peak season in 2020 was the most environmentally friendly yet. E-commerce dominated 2020 consumer buying trends, drastically reducing the number of individual trips to the store.

Cross-border trade is strong but could be affected by everything from driver shortages to the freight imbalance to the Mexican peso in 2021. FreightWaves recently caught up with Troy Ryley and Jordan Dewart from Redwood Mexico, part of Redwood Logistics, a logistics platform company headquartered in Chicago. Redwood Logistics’ portfolio includes digital freight brokerage, freight […]

FourKites has announced that a record 382 carriers, brokers and 3PLs have been named to its Q4 Premier Carrier List, recognizing the top-performing companies for visibility.

“Tai reduces the number of clicks needed to run your operation,” said Tai Software’s Vice President of Sales Sean McGillicuddy. “We’re providing brokers a centralized platform for everything that they do.”

2020 was supposed to be a year when trailer orders dropped after racing ahead of Class 8 tractor reservations. Even with practically no orders in April, annual trailer bookings blew away early-year predictions.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, civil penalties for drug and alcohol violations could jump under a proposed rule. Plus, the holiday shipping season trned out better than most expected, and California unveils a plan to invest in clean vehicles.

Tayland Rahim, 27, of Gladstone, Missouri, an ex-Swift truck driver, was shot multiple times after troopers claim he drove to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s local headquarters in Lee’s Summit with an assault-style rifle, firing several rounds.

Navistar is selling an engine-testing facility in Illinois to an industrial park developer, laying off 250 employees by the end of the year. The need for engine testing is shrinking amid the industry transition to alternative propulsion like battery-electric vehicles.

Deutsche Post DHL’s Express and E-Commerce units report strong numbers.

Each company is the other’s “preferred partner” in the factoring/truck stop cooperation

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency will focus on electric vehicles for its third Run on Less demonstration, an exploration of what works and what needs work in the battery-electric commercial vehicle space.

The land borders between the United States, Canada and Mexico will remain closed until at least another 30 days.

While truckers spend hours on the road each day, they can use a variety of exercises when they aren’t behind the wheel to remain alert and healthy.

FMCSA’s safety advisory committee for 2021 adds two trucking companies and four women.

Surging activity around logistics properties dominated the headlines in a fourth-quarter industrial real estate report. The strong trends are expected to advance into 2021 with some moderation seen as more supply comes online.

Commercial vehicle electrification developer Proterra Inc. will go public via a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company ArcLight Clean Transportation Corp. Daimler Trucks is among lead investors raising $648 million Proterra is expected to receive.

Officials in Mexico unveiled plans Tuesday for an industrial development that includes a logistics center and airport aimed at boosting international trade.