Temperature-controlled carrier Nagle Toledo announced a 17% pay increase for its drivers. The company was one of the first to start paying drivers a straight salary.
Cawston, Chowdhury are tapped for top positions at the new company.
Electric vehicle chassis maker Motiv Power Systems has secured $20 million in debt financing from Crescent Cove Advisors.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, could an influx of capacity drive down spot rates? Plus, ArcBest President Tim Thorne is retiring, and federal regulators consider nixing a vision exemption for CDL holders.
The Postal Service’s Priority Mail Cubic may be the best value in parcel shipping, for those who qualify for it.
A Mexico-based driver involved in a multivehicle crash in Georgia has been prohibited from operating commercial trucks in the U.S. by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
DOT Chief Elaine Chao announced a plan for autonomous vehicles on her last day at the department.
ORBCOMM’s privately transacted $200 million refinancing means the ELD provider is entering 2021 with a markedly different balance sheet than in recent years.
Deutsche Bank’s December geofencing data suggests LTL volumes continued the positive trends seen in the first two months of the fourth quarter.
The Seattle-based e-tailer currently operates 10 sites in Detroit that support customer fulfillment and delivery operations.
A parameter setting in 20,000 Navistar work trucks can allow engine revving during power takeoff to overwhelm the parking brake and allow the truck to move. It is the truck maker’s second recall for the condition in a year.
With factories across Mexico getting back to full capacity in 2021, the cross-border freight market is already impacting truckload capacity, supply chains and trade strategy.
FMCSA wants to replace the current vision program by giving medical examiners the ability qualify drivers.
The marriage of consultancies underscores parcel delivery’s growing appeal.
ABF Freight head Tim Thorne announces his retirement after a 31-year career with the less-than-truckload carrier. ABF’s current VP of linehaul, Seth Runser, will become the carrier’s new president in July.
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Canadian last-mile delivery company partners with California’s Royale EV to electrify vehicle fleets.
Kodiak Robotics, one of a handful of startups aiming to automate commercial trucking, has successfully completed “disengage-free” deliveries on a 205-mile stretch of Texas highway.
Dachser promotes Burkhard Eling to CEO; GlobalTranz hires Bryan Foe as SVP; the Containerization & Intermodal Institute appoints Randy Bayles to its board; and Illinois Railroad Association taps Michelle Kelm as executive director.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Border bridge project gets presidential permit; Honda to build electric vehicle in Mexico; Texas-based Spirit Truck Lines acquired by Forgelight; and CBP seizes meth hidden in tortilla press.
