California’s trucking sector is likely to be upended now that it will need to deal with AB5, the state’s more rigid independent contractor law.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Tribal aims for Latin American SMBs using blockchain and crypto; Nuvocargo starts a service aimed at streamlining invoicing and payments; a Japanese air conditioning manufacturer plans a $230 million plant in Mexico; and Mexican seaports handled 9.8% more loaded containers in Q1.
Old Dominion’s latest offering is designed to provide a single rate with no surprises.
70,000+ independent truckers brace for AB5’s impact; how to survive a shipwreck; trucking gives drivers life after prison and more on WTT
commitments to cut their carbon footprint—such as becoming net zero by 2030.
Two lawyers in the trucking industry break down the Supreme Court’s decision on the AB5 case, which will be “disruptive” to truckers.
Gathering data for accurate emissions calculations is complicated and time consuming. Standardization could make it easier.
Redwood is focused on bringing together a number of strong solutions that already exist. The open supply-chain ecosystem enabled by RedwoodConnect operates more like an app store than a single application, facilitating the ability to integrate a variety of solutions.
The management shakeup at TuSimple has become a full management house cleaning. Hyliion sees early benefits following Cummins’ partnership.
In the third in a series of podcasts on the providers of supply chain solutions, Craig Moore of Korbel talks about the needs of the warehouse sector.
The American Power Group sees a 20-year market for its dual fuel system that runs uses natural gas and diesel fuel.
A new standard on truck trailer rear underride guards is already being met by 94% of trailer manufacturers, and safety advocates say it is too weak.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is launching new state-run checkpoints to inspect trucks for human-trafficking operations.
Nikola will keep trying to pass a proposal to increase the number of authorized shares by pressing company stock owners to vote their proxies..
70,000 owner-operators have seven days to cease operations; the trucking tragedy in San Antonio; how long is too long to shower; and more
J.B. Hunt announced a long-term agreement with a cargo shipping line to expedite the delivery of new intermodal containers and the freight of its customers.
Cougar Express, a Transportation and Logistics Systems subsidiary, has entered into an agreement to acquire a local cartage outfit near JFK International Airport.
The company marked its progress by submitting its Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment to the U.S. Department of Transportation for public disclosure on how Locomation is addressing safety and its readiness for public road testing.
California’s trucking sector must now brace for the imposition of AB5’s rules on independent contractors as the court rejects overturning pro-AB5 appellate decision.
Convoy and MercuryGate are expanding their partnership with the goal of giving freight brokers control over costs, while expanding their trucking capacity networks.
