Despite record freight markets, number of jobs in government’s trucking category is less than where it was a year ago
Truck drivers were delayed more than 26 million hours on congested roads and wasted 44 million gallons of fuel in Texas during 2019.
Bill Freidel of AIT Worldwide Logistics expects 2021 to be another challenging year for freight as the COVID-19 vaccine is prepped for release. He encourages logistics companies to invest in cold-chain technologies and continue to meet customer expectations.
One perspective: Dwell is like “chunky peanut butter”
Warehousing jobs continue to soar
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Swift Transportation founder Jerry Moyes has taken over as CEO of less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines. Plus, XPO has made the decision to split the company into separate businesses, and FreightWaves’ SpaceWaves event focuses on the logistics of space exploration.
TFI International carrier Transport America has been shifting its fleet to offer more dedicated services in the hopes of attracting and retaining truckers.
Former driver recruiter Michelle Serth-Stein is accused of embezzling nearly $121,000 from two Missouri trucking companies.
Volvo Trucks North America will begin building production versions of its 50-state regional haul VNR Electric truck in early 2021 that include remote battery monitoring.
How long will Brad Jacobs stay on after split and spinoff of logistics business?
Daseke receives a “positive” nod from ratings agency as its restructuring initiatives are being noticed.
newtrul, a freight aggregation platform, has announced an integration with McLeod Software’s PowerBroker platform.
FourKites said it has seen dramatic expansion of companies using its visibility products as shippers deal with uncertainty in the supply chain because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On its way to its debut as a public company, XL Fleet expands its electric drive-making business to include charging and energy storage infrastructure.
The public-private partnership distributing the COVID vaccines is in the starting blocks. Planning is almost done. Now it’s time to execute the race once the FDA says the drugs are safe for public use.
Preliminary Class 8 truck orders posted their third-highest number in history in November, continuing a stunning comeback from pandemic-depressed bookings earlier in the year.
Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says, “Communication between a driver and their fleet manager or safety department should be an open line for expressing what you want from them, but also what should they expect from you?”
The railway has started reaching out to First Nations groups and the broader public to share its plan.
Swift Transportation founder Jerry Moyes has been tapped to lead LTL carrier Central Freight Lines of Waco, Texas, which he owns.
PACCAR’s Columbus, MIssissippi engine plant’s proximity to nearby colleges and universities creates jobs at the $400 million facility where 250,000 engines have been manufactured in 10 years.
