Trucking

Industry has been working with FMCSA to ensure turfgrass was considered an ag commodity under federal rules.

Forager’s SCOUT platform helps shippers manage the volatility of cross-border freight imbalances.

Tonnage is down but overall revenue from its air freight activities boost revenues in that sector

C.H. Robinson has added new shipping tools to its Freightquote by C.H. Robinson platform, including the ability to hire a tasker through TaskRabbit.

Even as more states roll back their reopenings as COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the country, there is some evidence that the strong freight volumes seen in July are here to stay for a while.

With trade relations between the U.S. and China strained, the future of global supply chains could be Mexico.

YRC management believes it will take four to six quarters to complete $400 million worth of equipment replacement.

YRC Worldwide’s second-quarter loss came in ahead of expectations. The earnings call is likely to focus on the company’s path forward.

With airfreight capacity squeezed and rates high between China and the U.S., ocean freight consolidators offer the option of fast, cheaper less-than-container load, trans-Pacific services.

Old Dominion Freight Line says it has expanded its network of service centers by nine so far in 2020. The expansion will facilitate the carrier’s efforts to grow market share.

Truck drivers work around-the-clock to deliver essential medical supplies and food as coronavirus cases rose around the country, and it’s time to codify into law their essential status.

Video shot by another motorist shows the driver of a tractor trailer trying to wiggle the unidentified man off its hood as it sped down the highway.

LaQuenta Jacobs promoted to provide cultural leadership and strategic direction.

Startup electric truck maker Lordstown Motors will go public through a reverse merger, a popular tact to raise capital and speed public trading.

With possible permanent loss of some of its retail base, TFI will need to take steps that may include acquisitions, the company’s CEO said.

Mass adoption of electric vehicles will happen when they are comparable in cost and performance to internal combustion vehicles.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Concern for China’s supply dominance of rare earth metals; CEVA Logistics to operate a warehouse for IKEA in Mexico; Coca-Cola FEMSA acquires 45 Kenworth trucks; Nikola’s new factory to rely on cross-border supply chain.

U.K.-based Arkonik Ltd., which restores and improves vintage Land Rover Defenders, has a new facility near the Port of Charleston.

Acquisition for TFI is fourth in the last two months

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