With today’s growing delivery economy, one thing’s for certain: The job isn’t complete until the last mile is covered.
Not to be a Luddite, but a world of trucker-free trucks is going to mean some minor trade-offs, including fleeting bouts of creepiness.
Canada Border Service Agency employees have ended a day-long work-to-rule strike after reaching a tentative agreement with the Canadian government.
Precipitous fall in company stock is a backdrop to change at the top of struggling battery maker Romeo Power.
A third-quarter outlook from truckload carrier U.S. Xpress sees volume and rate strength lasting throughout 2021. However, driver and supply chain labor challenges present risks.
FMCSA is asking the medical industry to help ensure the agency has a proper handle on truck driver qualification.
“It’s a true domestic and international cargo insurance product that brokers and carriers are now utilizing to win the highest-margin freight and strengthen ties with their current client base,” Mark Vickers said on shipper’s interest insurance.
The PPI for the truck transportation sector, after a huge jump April to May, slowed between the next two months.
Postmaster General DeJoy underscored improved performance at the Postal Service despite a $3 billion quarterly loss.
Trucking, logistics and airfreight companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Texas freight forwarder filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this week.
The midsize truckload carrier needs to boost hiring by more than 10% but won’t compromise standards to do it.
Each year the TCA Scholarship Fund awards up to $6,250 to students with a connection to the trucking industry to offset some of the costs to attend college.
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The past week in social media images features a mudslide-damaged highway, a truck rollover during a flood, destructive wildfires and more.
Growth was also seen further in the logistics supply chain, with warehouse and courier jobs also rising.
Hybrid powertrain maker Hyliion is increasing electric range to get zero-emission credits for customers of its natural gas-electric Class 8 truck.
The earnings report is for a 3-month period with no impact from the big Transplace acquisition announced in July.
The key to strong relationships can be augmented by finding companies that are willing to share in the inherent risks that come with moving inbound and outbound freight. Relationships and good risk management strategy do not exist to absolve one party of responsibility, shifting blame onto the other.
In its Q2 earnings announcement Wednesday, GM said it would leverage its BrightDrop business to help it launch a full-size electric cargo van and medium-duty truck.
Yellow says it is making progress toward its unified transport network strategy.
