Trucking

Workers’ comp doesn’t cover owner-operators but misclassifying a driver may prove otherwise at your expense.

Annual insurance rates could surge 150% or more

One rating is increased as long review by ratings agency is wrapped up

Since last year, Banyan Technology has offered LTL carriers a tool to provide special pricing incentives to shippers. Now it is adding data insights to make that tool more effective.

Deutsche Post DHL said preliminary second-quarter profits, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have it less worried about the rest of the year.

TFS being sold for more than $100 million, other considerations

New partnership marries Navistar vehicle diagnostics platform with Samsara’s fleet management solutions.

LTL carrier spells out its debt relief with the $700 million of Treasury funds it is getting

Around noon on Wednesday, farmers used trucks and tractors to block access to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on the Mexican side of the border.

Deal covers 300+ drivers over classification questions

Mexican auto factories exported 196,173 vehicles in June, a 38.8% decline compared to the same period in 2019.

Federal loan during the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t keep Alabama-based Foster Freights LLC afloat, as it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics among the recipients of PPP loans. (Photo credit: Kodiak Robotics)

When focusing on the movement of goods, transportation management systems (TMS) provide the engine for digitalization, but do not represent a complete digitalization solution.

Amazon acknowledged in 2017 that it had reported apparent violations to U.S. Treasury.

Several other companies cited in overall bullish report

The departure of Andreas Renschler as CEO of TRATON assures that new executives at TRATON and Navistar will oversee what most see as an inevitable combination.

Truckers will have easier access to COVID-19 tests under a new program by the Ontario government that brings free coronavirus screenings to a truck stop, a clinic, and select carrier locations.

Ocean Network Express, Hub Group, Estes Express Lines and PITT OHIO all have something in common: They are among the top carriers on FourKites Premier Carrier list

Amazon uses a lot of energy and emits a lot of pollution, but it is taking aggressive steps to be eco-friendly. Case in point: Amazon Air buying biofuel for its aircraft.

The California Air Resources Board has mandated a percentage of zero-emission Class 8 trucks must be built for sale in California. Darren Prokop’s commentary covers the ins and outs of this regulatory mandate.

DTNA’s decision to install Platform Science technology at the factory level opens opportunity for the truck maker and others to generate more driver and vehicle productivity at lower cost.

Four key provisions are being hailed by state’s trucking association

Owner-operator’s guilty plea result of failing to pay taxes on $600,000 over three years.

As many trucks crossed from the U.S. to Canada last week as did a year earlier, as the cross-border freight recovery pushes through the holidays and USMCA.

Amazon will open the 825,000-square-foot facility in 2021, expanding its footprint in the Arkansas market.

The recovery in freight pricing led to a five-year high in certain used truck auction volumes in June as crowds of identical used sleeper trucks pushed some prices lower.

Reviewing the voluminous data about recipients a day after its release

Werner’s final-mile service uses a proprietary software platform that allows for fully automated, high-volume delivery of heavy goods, according to the truckload carrier.

Global courier DHL Express parks its first mobile store at a mall in Silver Spring, Maryland, banking on offering convenience to area parcel shippers.

Outrider focuses on autonomous zero-emissions yard operations for logistics hubs.

Proeza Ventures, Industrious Ventures and Purple Arch Ventures have been added to Forager’s Series A round of financing, which initially closed in March and is now oversubscribed at $10.5 million.

Optimal Dynamics seeks to automatically optimize trucking flight operations. Brian Aoaeh profiles the company and interviewed its founder and CEO.

dexFreight will add truck parking reservations from TruckPark to its platform and partner with the parking reservation provider on a driver-focused podcast.

Crisis creates opportunity, and for those moving goods, COVID-19 has identified weaknesses, making now the right time to invest in technology that drive down costs and increase efficiency.

Out-of-control insurance premiums are driving trucking operations out of business, but leading insurance experts say something can be done about them.

KeepTruckin’s new features provide better visibility into driving behavior and they enable fleet managers to remotely click images on the cab cameras.

A sortable spreadsheet that cuts right to the key areas the trucking sector wants to know

Carriers must continue random drug testing at 50% rate.

South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor shipped the first 10 of its mass-produced Xcient fuel cell heavy-duty trucks to Switzerland, where travel in mountainous regions is expected to prove the mettle of hydrogen power.

Werner sought hours-of-service exemption to help company upgrade its in-cab telematics.

Freight volumes, which traditionally rise heading into the July 4 holiday, climbed more than expected last week, rising 45% year-over-year, according to the latest FreightWaves SONAR data.

Canada-based BRP’s third plant in Ciudad Juarez aims to meet demand for the company’s off-road recreational vehicles.

New trends and technological improvements have simplified tolling in this new decade. So what are those improvements and how can you implement them into your processes? FreightWaves has partnered with Bestpass to bring you a complimentary white paper examining ways tolling has transformed over the past years.

30+ big trucking borrowers identified

More than 3,200 companies in the two main government classifications that comprise long-distance trucking received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in excess of $150,000, according to data released this morning by the Small Business Administration. The two categories that make up long-distance trucking companies under the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) are 48412, General Freight […]

Deal comes at the backdrop of food delivery company GrubHub’s $7.3 billion acquisition last month by Just Eat Takeaway.

EKA Solutions has expanded its offerings with a new predictive visibility product that taps into ELDs and driver apps for a more accurate look at arrival times.

MARAD Administrator Mark Buzby and Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan receive Maritime Leadership Award.

Consolidated Chassis Management chief executive foresees an increased requirement for chassis to accommodate rising tide of intermodal container moves as the North American economy shakes off COVID-19.

Funding for the extension will be the money that didn’t get sent out so far

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico among toughest countries for foreign investors; Houston CBP seizes animal bones, homemade soap; customs broker expands in Laredo; and GM, union disagree on Texas plant closure.

A.M. Best: 10 years worth of losses; litigation financing helping to drive the problem

OEMs, logistics companies tout varied technology solutions on the way to a zero-emissions future.

Parent company Coca-Cola shutting the line by the end of August

Feds claim murder suspect Hirmoge fled to Utah, enrolled in C.R. England’s truck driving school, after fatal shooting in Georgia.

Soaring volumes and tender rejections continue.

Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in June rebounded to a four-month high, following a rapid improvement in freight rates.

Truck drivers traveling in Texas will have to don face masks in public as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s new COVID-19 mandate, issued on July 2.

TIA supporting bill it says will close truck safety loophole.

Shacman Trucks plans to have five to six distributors in Mexico this year, as well as an assembly plant for Class 6-8 trucks by 2022.

Deutsche Bank geofencing data shows the less-than-truckload recovery off of an April bottom spills into June.

Deluxe Express filed for bankruptcy protection, citing skyrocketing insurance rates, fatal crash.

High-flying Nikola Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) came back to earth Thursday as early investors in the electric truck startup sold discounted shares at a handsome profit. With lockup provisions lifted, investors in a private investment in public equity (PIPE) with VectoIQ were allowed to sell most of the 53.3 million shares purchased for $10 each before […]

The agreement will help small and midsize businesses in Mexico reach more than 220 countries and territories around the world, as well as customers in the United States within one business day.

Travel plaza leader Pilot Co. rounds up spare change to help vets while easing coin shortage caused by coronavirus pandemic.

AAL Shipping, an operator of “mega-size” project cargo ships, expects rebound for smaller U.S. import and export project cargoes in 2021, if COVID-19 pandemic subsides later this year.

While hurricanes produce an abundance of freight-hauling opportunities, truckers should understand it’s best to hunker down before hitting the load boards.

Warehousing jobs soar, rail jobs sliced again

On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, David Roush of KSM Transport Advisors, who has a wealth of experience in the sector, tackles several issues on the minds of truckers everywhere.  Why do some companies take freight with a lousy price? What does it mean to get ready for a post-COVID-19 world? And what does capacity […]

Also: warehouse jobs soared by 60k

Separately, the truck stop operator also extended extra pay and benefits for its workers

YRC’s $700 million loan from the Treasury Department raises concerns from industry experts about the survival of the company and whether the deal is worth it.

Truck driver charged with attempting to smuggle $20 million of marijuana from Canada to the U.S. told investigators he didn’t know about the drugs in his trailer, court document shows.

The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) new regulations will see an increase in international inbound package rates across the U.S.

The family-owned company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, has been in business since 1994 and has 23 employees.

$1.5 trillion infrastructure bill passes U.S. House along party lines; includes truck insurance hike.

After cutting the price by more than a third from a new stock offering of $75 million, TravelCenters of America shares fell below the revised asking price Wednesday.

Tesla’s six-month stock price runup helped the company eclipse Toyota as the world’s most valuable transportation company. Reported orders for 650,000 CyberTruck pickups match 2018 and 2019 deliveries of all Tesla electric-powered models.

Pilot Freight Services, which operated under a national franchise network for decades, now owns 90% of its offices and monitors for future acquisitions.

It’s a bargain hunter’s market for used trucks, especially sleeper cabs, as prices come off the floor but demand for one-owner equipment remained slack in May.

$3.8 billion in U.S. trucking revenue at stake in U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight.

With upcoming changes to hours-of-service rules, drivers and fleets could see improved productivity, safer operation and fewer violations.

YRC gives the Treasury Department a 30% equity stake in exchange for a $700 million lifeline.

Extension of paycheck protection needs House OK, Trump signature

Etailers and online marketplaces are facing higher postal rates to import packages to the U.S. Find out what businesses can do.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade pact goes into effect Wednesday during one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression.

TuSimple has launched an Autonomous Freight Network with UPS, Penske, U.S. Xpress and McLane Co.

YRC Worldwide announces that it plans to receive a $700 million loan under the CARES Act.

Industry hot topics were the focus of a recent discussion with FMCSA’s Jim Mullen and TCA’s David Heller, and some of the perspectives may surprise industry insiders.

Provision to raise insurance to $2 million included in legislation expected to be passed this week.

Safety groups, Teamsters seek delay in hours-of-service rule until FMCSA reviews concerns.

FedEx Corp. posted a $334 million net loss for Q4 on Tuesday, but shares spiked on strong non-GAAP results.

Workhorse gets another shot in the arm with the announcement of a $70 million loan. Shares continue their hot streak, up more than 30% on the news.

Mark-It Express Logistics is expanding again, acquiring 20-truck carrier Sava Transportation, as it looks to build a national name for itself in the intermodal business.

Robots make work easier at Amazon fulfillment centers. Now, the robots are coming to Australia.

FreightWaves has created a complimentary white paper, sponsored by AIT Worldwide Logistics, to review the current state of final mile and how to prepare for what is to come.

Incidents involved Pennsylvania State Police

TFI International grows U.S. specialty businesses with CT Transportation in second acquisition from bankrupt Comcar industries.

U.S. Department of Labor indicates there will be more such actions in several states