Trucking

Getting a handle on the extent of the walkouts is tough.

Three-month waiver helps clear path towards CDL for learner’s permit holders.

Workers at an Amazon warehouse are protesting conditions while Instacart workers are walking off the job amid coronavirus concerns. Plus, truck drivers are scared, but still delivering and Americans learn the value of the supply chain.

The big two automakers plan to produce more than 5 million SUVs and pickup trucks in 2026, but only plan on making 320,000 electric vehicles the same year.

A C-suite and board are shuffled, and a commercial operations director and Europe manager are hired.

While most executives agree that digital disruption is creating winners and losers, their views on the immediate impact of most technologies remain uncertain.

Trailer spotting and shuttle provider Lazer Spot acquires peer PHB Transport.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade.

The disruption to the supply chain from COVID-19 is likely to cause a change in the way freight industries behave moving forward, including renewed interest in autonomous technologies.

“A lot of carriers could go into bankruptcy without help,” Energy Transportation Group CEO says. But a 75% wage subsidy from the Canadian government offers hope for vulnerable trucking companies and freight demand hit by COVID-19.

Long-haul truckers practice social distancing by staying in their sleeper berths, uncertain where their next load will come from as manufacturers and retailers shut down.

Record high volumes cool

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act goes into effect on April 1, and businesses have many questions on how it affects them.

Here’s the message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to truck drivers servicing New York City: stay in your cab but no need to self-quarantine after leaving Gotham. The CDC and the White House earlier this week said anybody leaving New York City should self-quarantine for 14 days, given the prevalence of […]

It’s just a snapshot but Tenstreet will keep releasing it to show hiring trends in the age of COVID-19.

Attorney R. Eddie Wayland answers many of the questions that have arisen from the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, including whether all companies need to comply.

Plus: UPS, DHL impose coronavirus surcharges

In the times of COVID-19, logistics companies are stepping up to help the industry in ways they can.

The USPS received a $10 billion line of credit in the U.S. Senate version of the coronavirus relief bill. What will the U.S. House of Representatives do?

On this week’s Drilling Deep, host John Kingston talks with Chris Henry of FreightWaves. Chris is the head of the TCA Profitability Program. It’s a program designed to both benchmark best practices as well as share them among its members, helping trucking companies all over the country stay in the black. With such an uncertain […]