Trucking

FedEx founder will leave the CEO role June 1, succeeded by Raj Subramaniam, the company’s president.

The former Mexican chief negotiator for the USMCA highlights the nation’s economic and trade advantages.

A single fire prompts Navistar to discover a wiring issue with battery cables and leads to a recall of 2,804 trucks.

AskWaves reviews the legal history of the independent contractor law and the lawsuits that challenged its implementation.

Those charged in the latest guilty pleas connected to the Louisiana staged truck accident scheme are all accused of being operatives, and with one exception, the attorneys who were allegedly involved have not been indicted.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck production, exports surge in February; Mattel will invest $47 million in a Mexican factory; Cummins moves a production line to San Luis Potosí; and traffickers create a logistics company to distribute meth.

Truckers attending the Mid-America Trucking Show had a lot to say about some of the top challenges they face while out on the road, including parking.

A spot survey of companies seeking drivers at the big trucking conference reflects a wide divergence of pay packages.

RoadSync has diversified, but lumpers and maintenance costs while on the road remain a key market for the company.

Optimal Dynamics aims to alleviate the uncertainty about freight movement today and in the future.

Also on the podcast: diesel is kicking crude’s butt.

Tenstreet’s goal is to make processes easier for drivers and carriers alike. In 2022, that means making a driver’s smartphone a one-stop shop for as many tasks as possible.

Truck Tech is a weekly newsletter providing perspective and context on autonomy, electrification and other technologies impacting the fleet ecosystem.

Key speakers announced for The Future of Supply Chain.

XPO Logistics announced it has sold its intermodal business to STG Logistics for $710 million in cash. This was a crucial first step on the path to becoming a stand-alone less-than-truckload company.

A noted consultant sees FedEx founder Fred Smith dropping the CEO role to become executive chairman; second-in-command Raj Subramaniam would take Smith’s place.

Out of the shadow of Mercedes-Benz cars, independent Daimler Truck showed financial resilience despite supply chain headwinds.

Carriers can become significantly more sustainable by simply focusing on solutions that make their fleets more efficient, reducing miles driven to move each load and cutting down on emissions.

Dispatching is marked by mostly smaller companies, and Trucker Path already comes in at a larger-than-normal size.

As farmers prepare for harvest, shippers should ready themselves for the seasonal rate increases and capacity shortages that accompany fresh fruits and veggies each year.