Lazer Spot signed a multiyear deal with Orange EV to provide more than 25 electric spotter trucks for yard operations.
Regulators will poll the trucking industry on the value of the hours-of-service waiver as FMCSA readies another extension.
Parts shortages are beginning to let up, pointing to a looming surge in vehicle production. Still, the market is expected to remain strained for the foreseeable future.
“This is about lowering the barrier of entry for owner-operators. We are trying to push them forward and help them make key decisions that will ultimately lead them to success in scaling their business.”
The previous “nuclear verdict” record is believed to be the more than $400 million award last fall, also in Florida.
Toyota bets on future of fuel cells with new manufacturing line for heavy-duty truck fuel cell powertrains in Kentucky.
Retaining drivers — not increasing the driver pool — is the way to address supply chain disruption, OOIDA asserts.
More than 100 miles of Interstate 84 in Oregon are off-limits to commercial vehicles after a truck crash.
Traton Group shuffles the executive deck at Navistar, replacing CEO Persio Lisboa with former Scania executive Mattias Carlbaum.
The facility at CP’s Bensenville, Illinois, rail yard, which is already in operation, will support the construction industry’s supply chain.
“Operating systems should learn from the behaviors of these shippers and LTL carrier partners, record these exceptions and apply learning from them for future automation.”
A push to legislate the definition of app-based drivers also is ongoing, as well as a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general.
The former Bank of Montreal is a lender to all levels of trucking, big and small.
Rate predictions for the truckload market are coming in earlier than in past years. High consumer demand along with a lack of drivers and equipment has industry participants calling for further increases.
Pilot Freight Services took the unusual step of buying a trucking company to connect its e-commerce delivery services.
On the same day, the commodity price of ultra-low sulfur diesel took a huge upward move.
The FMCSA seeks comment on a stricter field-of-vision requirement as part of alternate medical standards for certain drivers.
PACCAR projects low volumes of electric truck deliveries for a few years. The 10 Peterbilt Model 579EVs at the Port of Oakland are a case in point.
Dedicated carrier Cowan Systems is offering sign-on bonuses as high as $20,000 for newly hired drivers.
Yellow Corp. announced that its interim CFO, Dan Olivier, will assume the role permanently. The change comes as the company navigates a financial and operational transformation.
