The trucking industry’s tensions over adequate parking can be seen as a backdrop to an incident Friday in Oklahoma that left a truck driver in the hospital after being shot by a security guard at a truck stop. According to several local news reports, the incident took place at a TA Truck Center in Oklahoma […]
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: project44 promotes freight visibility in USMCA era; Amazon leases 1 million-square-foot warehouse at DFW International Airport ; Mexico auto industry preparing for coronavirus impact; Port Houston container volume spikes in January. project44 promotes freight visibility in USMCA […]
Transport earnings were rough but may have bottomed.
Covenant Transportation’s Joey Hogan and Jet Express’ Kevin Burch talk capacity, insurance, trucking’s image and a lot more in wide-ranging discussion at ACT Research event.
Market Expert Mike Baudendistel looks at the prospects for the truck original equipment manufacturers in 2020.
Since being diagnosed with melanoma in 2017, Ingrid Brown, an independent owner-operator with more than 4 million miles under her belt, has been sharing her skin cancer journey.
It’s AMX’ first big acquisition in more than 20 years.
While capacity utilization in long-haul trucking is going down, the capacity needs of last-mile delivery are increasing due to the rise of e-commerce.
Volumes not yet showing signs of life.
Delivery companies that don’t meet Amazon’s standards are being cut from its vendor list. Three got dismissed this week.
Court orders pave the way for bankrupt Celadon to move forward with existing deals to sell two Canadian properties of Hyndman Transport for a combined C$16.25 million — with a portion set aside for former truck drivers and other personnel.
Founders of the self-driving truck outfit discuss efforts to build a logistics company for autonomous vehicles.
Bear Down Logistics didn’t meet Amazon’s standards so Amazon cut ties.
Ben Thrower explores the U.S. food chain is complex, but provides a cornucopia of food choices in almost unlimited supply.
XPO Logistics Inc. will lay off more than 300 workers at its Fort Worth distribution center in April, according to a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission TWC. According to the notice, XPO plans to lay off a total of 304 workers at its AllianceTexas facility, located at 3300 Eagle Parkway in Fort Worth. […]
Into its second decade of existence, Daseke pumps the brakes on acquisitions and attempts to streamline all that it has bought.
Good day, The Portland, Oregon, City Council has renewed a tax on drivers of heavy-duty trucks who travel on city streets, according to OPB. The original levy was passed in 2016 in concert with a 10 cents-per-gallon gas tax passed by Portland voters. The truck drivers, who don’t pay the gas tax, are assessed a […]
The electrification of the transportation sector is not easy, and it is not something that industry needs governments to lead. But, a little help from state and local governments will go a long way toward moving electrification forward — wherever that leads. “This isn’t something we need Washington to make a call on. It is […]
FedEx paid the Big Apple $9.8 million in fines as multiple users compete for limited curb space.
Rodgers Trucking owner Frank Ghiglione cites the ever-increasing cost of doing business in California as one of the main reasons to shutter operations after 48 years.
