Trucking

Judge dismisses criminal case against cross-border truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million worth of marijuana into the United States from Canada.

Mexican farmers set up blockades at the Pharr, Texas, port of entry to protest government cuts in agricultural spending.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC Worldwide is set to spend $700 million, Navistar and Samsara announce a tie-up and a PPP loan wasn’t enough to save an Alabama carrier.

Workers’ comp doesn’t cover owner-operators but misclassifying a driver may prove otherwise at your expense.

Annual insurance rates could surge 150% or more

One rating is increased as long review by ratings agency is wrapped up

Since last year, Banyan Technology has offered LTL carriers a tool to provide special pricing incentives to shippers. Now it is adding data insights to make that tool more effective.

Deutsche Post DHL said preliminary second-quarter profits, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have it less worried about the rest of the year.

TFS being sold for more than $100 million, other considerations

New partnership marries Navistar vehicle diagnostics platform with Samsara’s fleet management solutions.

LTL carrier spells out its debt relief with the $700 million of Treasury funds it is getting

Around noon on Wednesday, farmers used trucks and tractors to block access to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on the Mexican side of the border.

Deal covers 300+ drivers over classification questions

Mexican auto factories exported 196,173 vehicles in June, a 38.8% decline compared to the same period in 2019.

Federal loan during the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t keep Alabama-based Foster Freights LLC afloat, as it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics among the recipients of PPP loans. (Photo credit: Kodiak Robotics)

When focusing on the movement of goods, transportation management systems (TMS) provide the engine for digitalization, but do not represent a complete digitalization solution.

Amazon acknowledged in 2017 that it had reported apparent violations to U.S. Treasury.

Several other companies cited in overall bullish report

The departure of Andreas Renschler as CEO of TRATON assures that new executives at TRATON and Navistar will oversee what most see as an inevitable combination.