CVSA sets dates for Roadcheck and announces focus on driver requirements. Also, FedEx goes old school to build its future, Canada tackles USMCA approval and Democratic presidential candidates lay out their transportation plans.
PACCAR overcame a slowdown in Class 8 truck orders to report record revenue and earnings in 2019, but fourth quarter results took a hit in both measures compared with a year ago.
Toyota Motor Corp. opened its new $700 million Tacoma pickup assembly factory in central Mexico last month, aiming to use a combination of rail and short-sea shipping to export the pickups into the U.S. “Rail traffic will come through Laredo, but the majority of shipments into the U.S. will be by short sea, leaving from […]
Celadon Group plans to sell its trucking terminal in Laredo, Texas, to P.A.M. Transportation Services for $19.8 million, according to a filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The sale appears set to close imminently, after P.A.M. Transportation Services signed a purchase agreement last Wednesday. The deal could be finalized by this […]
Analyst forecasts tough sledding for freight in first half of the year
A video of President Trump telling associates to “get rid of” Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch includes unrelated chat about self-driving vehicles.
New Penn Motor Express files change of operations proposal with union to obtain additional workers at three new regional velocity centers.
Celadon Group argues payouts will maximize value during the wind-down of its North American trucking businesses, but the proposal faces resistance from a U.S. federal trustee.
TK Transport cites soaring insurance costs, government regulations and a weak spot market as reasons for shutting down.
Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 222,000 ProMaster delivery vans whose customers include the U.S. Postal Service. The shifter cable to the transmission can detach, leading to a possible crash.
Rates seem to be recovering from 2019’s downward spiral.
C.H. Robinson President and CEO Bob Biesterfeld told FreightWaves that Robinson Labs will develop solutions, both technological and otherwise, for its customers, carriers and Robinson employees.
Lawyers for Celadon and former Hyndman Transport employees argue over whether the U.S. company behaved badly in Canada.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Volvo delivers 76 new trucks to Mexican carrier; ships are checked for coronavirus at Port Manzanillo; Stabilis Energy expands in Mexico with new sales director; and Pilot Freight Services expands warehouse presence in El Paso. Volvo […]
Electric trucks in big numbers are still years away, but interest among truck makers and fleets is widespread and growing.
‘No regrets’ as truck driver leaves California, citing hostile business climate
Hey hey hey, welcome to the workin’ weekend! We never hesitate to jump right in and hit you with the headlines: TA Logistics claims Celadon was insolvent in late November 2019, and for fear that future access to the shared IT system would again be blocked, and the failure to remit millions of dollars in […]
Reefer market strong
Starting this month, the California Department of Motor Vehicles will only register vehicles that comply with emissions regulations.
Labor department’s ‘newfound powers’ means new hazards for companies that use independent contractors.
