Poole says the bill is a step away from the “user pays, user benefits” policy that has long been in place for infrastructure.
Werner claims it will face a “significant burden” if regulators do not provide more flexibility in how truck driver licenses are issued.
Marten Transport announced a special dividend of 50 cents per share. The payment marks the third straight year of special dividends for the carrier.
Truck broker Landstar System points to better-than-expected truck volumes and yield trends in the third quarter as reasons to raise its outlook.
14% more transport and logistics companies make the 2021 Inc. 5000 list, which features the fastest-growing privately held firms in the U.S.
Romeo Power locks in cell supply for its commercial batteries, paying a big price to assure it can answer demand from truck manufacturers.
The numbers coming in for 12 months after the pandemic’s darkest days suggest COVID kept some drivers from switching jobs.
“Traditionally, the private fleets have been very separate from the for-hire or public fleets. … With technology and innovations like this, we can help these small fleets go after the other half of the market.”
Double-digit surcharge hikes might be minimized or avoided if customers can adjust their shipping timetables.
Higher prices for used trucks are expected to last into 2022 and when they fall, it will be from a lofty place.
Commodity and wholesale prices are falling sharply, but retail numbers are not falling as fast.
Cervus Equipment is set to be acquired by Brandt Tractor in a $240 million deal that will take the Canadian Peterbilt dealer private.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Chip shortage sinks Mexican auto exports in July; Bennett Motors acquires American Eagle Logistics; Yokohama opens new distribution center near Dallas; and meth, fentanyl worth $13M seized at Otay Mesa port of entry.
A Michigan truck driver was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for his role in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 that killed one man and injured another driver in Franklin County, Kentucky, in September 2019.
Just as his former company distances itself from him, indicted Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton continues to reduce his stake.
AskWaves takes a look at gains on the sale of revenue equipment and how they play into the financial results of truckload carriers.
The company also imposes sweeping levies on former postal business that’s been brought in-house; a separate 60-cents-per-package residential fee kicks in Jan. 17 with no end date.
DRIVE automatically spots areas for improvement so drivers can request coaching to boost their safe driving miles.
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As wireless providers switch off 3G networks in favor of 5G, some ELDs may no longer work.
