Trucking

TFI International’s hard line on unprofitable UPS Freight legacy business is helping accelerate the LTL carrier’s turnaround – and it’s just getting started

Tesla is delaying production of its battery-powered electric Semi until 2022 because of a shortage of batteries, threatening its first-mover advantage.

Dismantling highways to repair social damage may have consequences for the supply chain.

Strong second-quarter results give way to second-half volume growth concerns. An analyst calls the share sell-off “overdone.”

Pollution credit sales are less of a factor as vehicle profitability at Tesla shifts to overdrive in Q2.

The 12-week run of increases added 31 cents to benchmark price from its starting point.

TFI International beats analysts in the second quarter as its U.S. LTL division left its days as UPS Freight in the dust.

The Truckload Carriers Association has partnered with LaunchIt Public Relations to promote the trucking industry.

Cummins is working with Air Products to convert about 2,000 trucks fore the world’s largest maker of hydrogen. gas

The new law has some changes for smaller trucks but larger trucks are facing tight restrictions.

Americans were expected to divert disposable income away from goods as the economy reopened to travel, lodging and entertainment. It isn’t happening, most observers say, and the supply chain implications are profound.

With two significant acquisitions in the last year, the major force in factoring embarks on a new path.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: US agricultural exporters experiencing shipping container crunch; TForce Logistics expands last-mile delivery in Texas; Dachser expands operations in Arizona; and TexAmericas Center to expand rail service.

FMCSA urges truck drivers affected by the Philips recall of nearly 4 million CPAP or BiPAP machines “to work with their medical providers to find alternatives wherever possible — and for CPAP manufacturers to provide all available assistance to drivers impacted by recalls.”

Interstate Personnel Services announced the acquisition of Missouri-based dry van truckload carrier Transport Distribution Co.

Also on the podcast: the current roller coaster in diesel prices.

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The past week in images features huge Western wildfires, devastating floods in Colorado, a successful emergency airplane landing and more.

Vietnam is the newest epicenter for supply chain chaos. Manufacturing and port activity have been cut by new COVID precautions.

USX’s CEO Fuller says Variant division is near the ‘inflection point’ for the new initiative having a bigger impact on profitability.