Trucking

Broker Landstar System has added two top sales positions following its CEO transition.

Wise PanAmerican Solutions has seen an increase from international companies interested in doing business with Mexico.

This week in Borderlands: Container shipments from China to Mexico skyrocketed in January; construction set for border logistics park in West Texas; Nippon Steel set to build $71M plant in Mexico; and China-based auto supplier announces $178M investment in Mexico.

A new attempt to keep California’s independent contractor law AB5 from the state’s trucking sector was thoroughly rejected by a federal judge this week.

Ronald Britt was driving his 80,000-pound truck around 60 mph on Interstate 55 when he crashed into a vehicle in a “super fog” that spurred multiple crashes on the roadway, authorities said.

Uber and Lyft have declared their intention to pull out of Minneapolis after a minimum pay ordinance for app-based drivers survived a mayoral veto.

The Volkswagen diesel scandal settlement is providing more money to buy zero-emission drayage trucks and other vehicles in California.

Lindsey Trent, president and co-founder of Next Generation in Trucking, joins Jeremy Reymer to share her passion for creating a path for a younger workforce in the trucking industry.

Prosecutors said Viorel Pricop set fire to Swift Transportation trailers after the company helped law enforcement bring federal charges against him.

The main features of Modern Advanced Driver Assistance Systems include pre-collision assistance and blind spot monitoring. More advanced features include driver monitoring.

A study by last-mile solutions provider OneRail addresses retailers’ concerns about diversifying delivery networks and highlights strategies such as leveraging technology for strategic planning.

Truckers who hit overpasses in British Columbia could pay up to $100K, spend 18 months in jail.

Yellow filed an objection to numerous WARN Act claims in a Delaware bankruptcy court on Tuesday, saying its shutdown was sudden and it fought until the end to save the company.

Fuel fraud is a growing problem for fleets of all sizes. QuikQ is using RFID technology and multifactor authentication to expand the ways fleets can fight back.

Bad blood between factions in the FedEx pilots’ union is making it difficult to present a unified position in collective bargaining with the company. Some hard-liners are turning against leadership and pushing for a strike to get better terms.

Navistar has announced it will partner with Plus to integrate its autonomous driving technology into Navistar’s vehicles.

A battery-charging network strategy aimed at phasing out diesel-burning trucks kicks off with 12,000 miles of interstate freight corridors.

The two key ratings agencies expressed caution about the debt metrics on GXO’s acquisition of Wincanton. (Photo: GXO)

Gov. Eric Holcomb of Indiana has signed a bill that allows juries to know whether a plaintiff in a vehicle accident was using a seat belt. The ATA has praised the legislation.

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