Trucking

Trucking’s ever-changing demographics make the thoughts and opinions of minority drivers increasingly an invaluable asset.

Also on this week’s podcast: Why return to air travel could have impact on diesel prices.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about FreightWaves, as well as transportation today and moving forward.

Freight Club’s carbon offset initiative, which launched on Jan. 1, uses tree power to counteract emissions at no expense to its members.

Starting April 5, the company will resume refunds for late or missed next-day air deliveries.

TriumphPay is acquiring HubTran to integrate machine-learning capabilities for a fully integrated payments network for its customers.

The costs of keeping up with four engine technologies and the pace of self-driving trucks push rival truck manufacturers into partnerships.

The announced increases this month are a small sliver of the pay rises that companies are needing to hand down to stay competitive.

CIO named for soon-to-be-spun-off company

Once regarded as stubbornly resistant to change, transportation and logistics is fast becoming a high-tech industry as entire supply chains reshape themselves around the demands of 21st century consumers.

Trucking companies cite safety concerns in their request to FMCSA to allow limited use of hair testing to screen for drugs.

Drivers often take the blame for roadside violations, but remaining in compliance with regulations is a team effort that includes maintenance personnel and safety operations in a fleet.

The rate of technological advancement makes it nearly impossible to rely on in-house developers for every new feature. How do you choose the right third-party partner?

Investors plow more money into Plus, which expects to commercialize Level 4 self-driving technology in China this summer.

The trucking industry sees the costs — but not so much the benefits — of new congestion pricing initiatives.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in Laredo and Pharr, Texas, discovered almost 800 pounds of methamphetamine in two recent shipments arriving from Mexico. The first case happened March 25 at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge. Agents found 367 pounds of alleged methamphetamine in a shipment of industrial magnets. The narcotics had a street value […]

Third-party logistics provider GSC Logistics plans to add 100 more drivers and 400 chassis to meet the container volume surge on the West Coast.

The New York City last-mile fleet will have 40 electric vehicles, with the Los Angeles region adding 50 more, IKEA said.

The vote to decertify the union in New Jersey was 16-2 and comes soon after a similar rejection of an in-place union in Southern California.

The president of the trade group says he expects a new CEO after “fierce” competition.