Today’s pick-up: A nickel for your thoughts; car-haulers cry the capacity-shortage blues
A shortage of nickel may stall EV battery production’ car haulers cry the driver shortage blues; where will the value-added warehouse jobs come from?
A shortage of nickel may stall EV battery production’ car haulers cry the driver shortage blues; where will the value-added warehouse jobs come from?
Ryder has expanded its Ryder Assist Now customer support center nationally, giving customers a single source to get all their questions answered and service issues resolved.
Dart Transit celebrated its 85 years in business and Truck Driver Appreciation Week earlier this month, awarding drivers raffle prizes that included a new pickup, boat and Polaris ATV. Also, fuel prices jump, France tests no-Brexit and trucking group pushes port improvements.
Amazon’s EV order a shot at Tesla; India advances national logistics policy.
German auto industry is going through an economic crisis; Waymo carriers 6,000 passengers in its first month of autonomous taxi service; e-scooter market witnesses a slump in growth.
Cabinet backs draft law aimed at curbing illegal employment practices for final-mile drivers handing growing volumes of parcels.
Tesla takes a page from Amazon in new logistics strategy for delivering vehicles. Union group uses customer as leverage to bash XPO
Dutch-made Truck Driver promises a story-driven experience of building a career hauling freight.
More fleets are using telematics than ever before, but few are taking advantage of the full capabilities, a new report found. Also, author of controversial report on the driver shortage speaks and Florida is building an autonomous vehicle test facility.
KeepTruckin has released a camera that records both on-highway and inside the cab for those fleets looking for more driver monitoring options.
Humans are helping e-tailers lower logistics costs; logistics newbies, meet the seasoned pros
President Cyril Ramaphosa pledges to crack down on xenophobic violence, which has claimed the lives of more than 200 foreign truckers since 2018.
Air cargo volumes dropped again in July, but may be stabilizing based on new data.
China looks to de-escalate tensions with the U.S.; German exports affected more by Brexit than trade war; Indian auto sector in trouble.
The Canadian Load Board unveils aggressive zero-cost entry point as looks to bring users and loads to its network after a sluggish launch.
Transflo has bundled an ELD, weigh station bypass, navigation and more into a single solution available on driver’s mobile devices.
The Navy decides to migrate and consolidate logistics technology to the Cloud. Japan’s air freight industry has China as a roadblock. New York struggles to manage truck congestion.
No-deal Brexit might funnel goods into the grey market; China is an irreplaceable manufacturing hub; electric vehicle segment is growing at a furious pace.
Conservative Andreas Jung floats increased fees for trucks and investing the proceeds in railroads to fight climate change.
A new app aims to streamline household moves, plus China shipping empty containers to Europe and air cargo volumes drop again.