TLA Group’s Telly Arnold says box truck newcomers hear about revenue first, then learn about insurance deposits, freight claims and breakdowns the hard way.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: US trucking crackdown raises concerns over freight disruptions; M2 Global Logistics launches in Houston; and Cutter & Buck opens new distribution center in Texas.
Job boards show Tesla recruiting for Semi assembly, quality and service roles in Sparks as WattEV, IMC and the ZET SCALE alliance line up electric Class 8 orders.
Georgia trucker Shawn Gresham has launched a free platform combining parking locations, roadside repair listings, diesel prices and driver resources.
Louisiana staged accident mastermind Danny Keating got 32 months in jail.
Operation Icebreaker exposed a drug trafficking network that moved cocaine from California through unsuspecting trucking companies. Authorities seized more than 45 kilograms of cocaine, while a suspected supplier reportedly claimed deliveries of up to 60 kilograms every 15 days.
ATRI named a new head to replace retiring Rebecca Brewster.
Following an earnings warning issued a month ago, J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted third-quarter results that modestly exceeded lowered analyst expectations.
Federal funding will be used in a variety of states for more than 2,400 new parking spots.
Fleetworthy added four states to Expedited Inspection, which hands enforcement a driver’s eRODS file when a truck is selected. A Nevada sergeant puts the savings at about 15 minutes.
Penske Automotive has chosen to accept the buyout offer from its two corporate owners for what they do not own already.
Mark Colson of Alabama is the new head of the ATA.
Newly filed Chapter 11 disclosures detail the personal finances of R&R Family of Companies CEO Richard Francis as litigation over the trucking group’s collapse continues.
Shifting trade policies, national security policies and labor regulations are having a major impact on e-commerce logistics.
Peter Voorhoeve says infrastructure work and the data center boom will keep vocational demand strong, and Volvo built the VNX to stop sitting out a quarter of the market
The Sikh Coalition was one of the louder voices in opposition to FMCSA’s English language proposed rule.
Waabi says its Dallas-Houston commercial load volume is up more than 80% this year, and Warrior Logistics is now running routine customer freight on the corridor
The VNX shares a platform with the VNL and VNR, the product of a $3 billion investment, and gets a 540-horsepower D13 rated to EPA 2027 standards with 630 braking horsepower
Edge Logistics has sued Freight Tec Management Group and four former employees, alleging a coordinated scheme to divert customers, misuse confidential information and pay kickbacks funded by inflated freight charges.
UPS is focusing on premium service over parcel volume with a potential Teamsters union strike on the horizon.
