Trucking

Carriers can control data shared with third-party brokerages and monitor how frequently they use it.

General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) will become an 11% owner of electric truck startup Nikola Motors Corp. (NASDAQ: NKLA) and build the battery-electric Badger pickup as well as providing the fuel cells for Nikola’s Class 7 and 8 full-size trucks, the companies said Tuesday. GM, which plans its own electric pickup truck, also recently invested […]

Carrier invoice disputes becoming a thing of the past after Walmart Canada deploys DLT Labs’ blockchain freight payment platform.

Scopelitis take: Signs of skepticism about the earlier injunction were heard from two out of three judges

VW settlement money is helping fleets replace polluting vehicles with cleaner equipment, but so far most of the money is invested in diesel, not electrification.

Contentious deal with former CEO is settled, allowing the sale of CCC

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: FedEx Logistics expands in El Paso, Texas; Stanley Black and Decker picks Mexico for new plant; Grupo TMM appoints new CEO; CBP officers seize $4 million worth of narcotics.

Trucking industry bands together to grant 50-year trucking veteran Jim Garhart’s final wish to take one last ride in a tractor-trailer.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA will study the use of interstate commercial truck drivers under the age of 21. Plus, a bankrupt oil company has left carriers facing an uncertain future, and trucking sector employment is starting to rise.

The trucking market continues to firm.

ATA has “serious concerns” with HHS proposal, saying it adds burden for carriers already using hair testing.

Lynx `Drivecam’ being tested in Texas and Oklahoma.

Ex-payroll clerk Sheila Verbrugge, who worked for Blachowske Truck Line, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 16 counts of wire fraud.

Looking forward, I believe the future is very bright for trucking while all the fundamentals are still in place for a tight capacity crunch. So, what are you doing to prepare yourselves for that?

Company takes swipe at `opaque’ levies imposed by FedEx, UPS.

A.P. Moller-Maersk’s recent announcement that Damco will no longer exist as a separate brand is expected to drive some shippers into the arms of others.

China’s e-commerce giant leads the pack in pursuing potential gold mine.

This Carrier Rate Report —presented in partnership with SkyBitz — is the third installment of a quarterly publication. This report will review the first half of 2020 and provide a forecast for the remainder of the year. Carrier survey results and SONAR data included.

The ongoing US-China trade spat and subsequent US tariffs on $500 billion of Chinese goods has catapulted Mexico back to No. 1.

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