Trucking

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ATRI has conducted significant research through the years that has informed policy and driven change. CEO Rebecca Brewster sits down with Nicole Glenn of Candor Expedite to discuss the organization.

As the industry continues to move away from clunky legacy solutions, more companies are choosing solutions based on user interface. While an intuitive interface is important, this can sometimes come at the expense of a strong back-end product.

The cost of truck transportation, measured in the PPI, continues to climb.

The 315,000-square-foot cold storage development aims to serve the South Florida logistics market.

Most of the 155 employees there are working remotely after being evacuated to the west, co-founder says.

ULSD rises slightly, semiconductor shortage could get worse and more 3PLs suspend shipments to and from Russia.

Manufacturers kept the screws tight on new Class 8 truck orders in February as a lack of supply chain visibility maintained stable backlogs.

Mexico’s wild west freight landscape is quickly being tamed by forward-thinking companies utilizing visibility technologies and all-risk insurance solutions.

Cloud-based solutions – think Uber and Airbnb – have quickly overtaken their more traditional competitors in other industries. In time, a similar trend will likely be observed in transportation and logistics.

First-quarter updates from Old Dominion and Saia show LTL carriers are off to another strong start.

Carriers must pay fuel taxes to states they travel through, but the process can be complicated and time-consuming due to the various jurisdictions. Even a simple filing mistake can trigger an IFTA audit and bring unwanted scrutiny upon the carrier.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to concerns about a lack of truck parking during a Capitol Hill infrastructure hearing.

As parcel demand has skyrocketed, shippers have obviously been faced with serious capacity issues.

It’s a race: Will rates and surcharges keep up with rapidly rising price of diesel?

A group of carriers and logistics providers has formed to raise money for the people of Ukraine.

The South Atlantic Chassis Pool 3.0, will be ready in October 2023 and will have 60,000 chassis available.

“Relative sea-level rise and the increased frequency and severity of storms are already affecting port activity, infrastructure and supply chains, sometimes disrupting trade and transport,” the report said.

Facing a year with no revenue, Workhorse Group has turned to Canada’s GreenPower Motor to get Class 4 vans it can sell this year.

BMO’s detailed release of its transportation group statistics provide a good look at how the trucking industry is doing.