Trucking

Not all independent truckers are seeing those benefits

BoxBot is testing a self-driving, electric vehicle for parcel firm OnTrac in northern California.

Fleets will not be able to register noncompliant trucks with the DMV.

IMAGE: TCA The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has awarded John Christner Trucking, Inc.’s Director of Safety, John Mallory, as the 2019 TCA Safety Professional of the Year — Clare C. Casey Award recipient. The announcement was made during TCA’s 38th Annual Safety & Security Division Meeting in Memphis, Tennessee. This honor is bestowed upon a […]

YRC names T.J. O’Connor as COO; O’Connor to remainas head of YRC Freight

Farming not the only industry to suffer losses from major flooding.

Driver hiring includes many steps to ensure compliance, and many fleets turn to outside help to assist in that process.

Landstar announced that it may not be able to meet the low-end of its guidance range as truckload spot market fundamentals remain weak.

Fiat Chrysler has pulled its merger proposal with Renault, blaming French politics.

Truck drivers looking for a job will soon have to register with a new drug and alcohol clearinghouse.

For the first time in its 168-year history, Port Laredo is No. 1. Laredo surpassed Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest trade hub, including airports, seaports and international border crossings. Port Laredo did $20.09 billion in trade during the month of March (according to the latest Census Bureau numbers available and analyzed by WorldCity), while […]

Volvo and Mack used trucks are now backed by factory warranties of up to 24 months and 250,000 miles for parts and labor on certain components.

Apple is looking to buy autonomous driving technology startup Drive.ai, which might help the company gain ground against its bigger competitors in the self-driving niche.

The expected four-fold growth in e-grocery demand will spark a land rush in cold storage facilities, CBRE says

The Port of Long Beach can be a challenge for truckers, even during the slow season. But the port and its tenant marine terminals are looking to software to ease the fraught process of returning and picking containers.    Drayage drivers that navigate the 3,200-acre facility juggle different websites, appointment systems, and changing instructions on […]

The first Uber Freight European load has been moved in the Netherlands. The cargo was for Heineken.

A.L.A. Trucking’s 41 drivers and 15 other employees will lose their jobs in the layoff, owner Alan Adams confirmed late Wednesday night.

Amazon rolls out new hybrid drone design with independent sensors for enhanced safety

Business groups may also look to courts as potential way out

Pepsi Beverages is the latest company to join the Urban Freight Lab, a group that aims to streamline the delivery process.