Trucking

Current and former TQL workers fearful, angry in wake of mass firings

Sales of commercial trucks in Mexico fell 46.8% in March, according to Mexico’s National Association of Manufacturers of Buses, Trucks and Tractor-trucks

The impact of COVID-19 on insurance costs is still unknown, but policies for many fleets may not cover losses due to a loss of business.

While transportation industry participants have an abundance of questions loaded for management teams this earnings season, answers on the future will be tough to provide.

But some of the rules are tricky, though the terms might be easy.

Truck drivers would be eligible for COVID-19 “pandemic premium pay” under the proposal.

Third-party logistics providers engaged in international trade are facing the difficult decision of whether to thin staff or even close altogether in the face of a prolonged economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Canada’s Aleafia Health aims to minimize risks to its older patients and ensure steady supply by launching final-mile service.

More funds for loans could help protect small and midsize carriers from layoffs.

California continues to enforce trucking-related emissions laws during the coronavirus outbreak, but regulators postpone public hearings on new rulemaking.

Continued drop in cross-border truck traffic mirrors broad decline in Canadian freight as COVID-19 crushes demand for nonessential goods.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety began recognizing major trailer makers three years ago for improving rear-end underride crash protection. Now a smaller trailer maker is joining them.

Coalition says legislation would help ensure flow of new drivers.

In the times of COVID-19, logistics companies are stepping up to help the industry in ways they can.

For some essential goods providers, the rush has meant booking full truckload without enough freight to fill the truck.

Members of the Washington, D.C.-based National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America interviewed by American Shipper this week generally praised CBP for permitting the flow of legitimate trade across the continent.

Leveraging data is the key to identifying supply chain transportation opportunities.

For the second time in a year, Port Laredo again ranks first among the nation’s more than 450 airports, seaports and border crossings.

New Hampshire’s rest stops are open for parking, vending and bathroom facilities, according to a spokeswoman for the state’s Department of Transportation. Clarifying news reports that could have been interpreted as signaling the Granite State had closed its rest stops, Eileen Meany said employees who work the rest stops, who are employees of the state’s […]

C.H. Robinson has made a $50,000 donation to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund as that organization anticipates a growing need for financial assistance for drivers that contract coronavirus. Plus, Cummins finds a use for filtration materials, Amazon postpones Prime Day, and car makers extend plant shutdowns.