The new tomato inspection rules are part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s deal with Mexican growers to suspend its anti-dumping investigation into the produce.
States are closing non-essential businesses and manufacturers are shutting down, creating uncertain freight flows now and in the immediate future.
Anthony Levandowski, considered a pioneer in the development of autonomous transportation technology, has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges in California, according to multiple press reports. Lewandowski pleaded guilty to stealing documents and other technology information from Google, which he had joined after his own startup had been acquired. He then took that information and […]
J.B. Hunt announces $500 one-time bonus for drivers and field staff serving during COVID-19 pandemic.
But attorney Gaines notes that there are some parts of the rules that might be confusing to some.
Toyota and Hino, its heavy truck subsidiary, are offering few details on an Asian heavy-duty truck fuel cell program that complements Toyota’s Oceans 10 project with Kenworth Truck Co. in the U.S.
“IT strength and capability” helping Orient Overseas (International) Limited service customers during coronavirus crisis.
While the decision to close the United States and Canadian border for non-essential travel will hopefully slow the spread of the coronavirus, this ban will not affect trucking and trade.
The St. Christopher Truckers Relief fund relies on the Mid-America Trucking Show to raise money for needy drivers.
Only 1% of trucks covering six model years are expected to have an elongated battery cable that can chafe and lead to an underhood fire.
Family-owned Beaver Express Services notified 160 company drivers and 100 part-time and full-time independent contractors Monday that the LTL carrier is ceasing operations after 77 years.
Uber Freight has taken several steps to address industry needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including offering truck drivers a $20 weekly food credit and cutting shipper costs with zero-profit relief loads.
Morgan Stanley upgrades its freight transportation industry view from “cautious” to “in-line.” The firm lowered its earnings expectations for the group.
Freight Management Systems (FMS) has created a new web-based TMS solution that brings in open API to extend and function within any brokerage operation.
Brian Aoaeh is a contributor of commentaries to FreightWaves. Last week he wrote Commentary: Supply Chain Caucus established in U.S. House of Representatives. That spurred an idea to write the following letter to the four co-chairs of the new caucus. This copy of the letter is signed by Brian and Lisa Morales-Hellebo, who are the […]
FourKites has announced a virtual sustainability summit, plus a teen helps out truckers, suppliers are getting stuck with food, and what will be the impact on truck drivers?
Supply chain disruption from coronavirus adds Navistar plant in Ohio to truck operations suspending production and pulling earnings guidance.
The Chinese government is using the reason “Acts of God” to void many contracts due to coronavirus. Darren Prokop explores whether that is hurting current trade and will impact trade in the future.
A truck driver rolling through Nebraska carrying toilet paper to the shelves may have encountered an unpleasant fact – a rest stop he or she was planning to use might have been closed because of – a lack of toilet paper. But as last week drew to a close, they were all open. There had […]
Starsky Robotics believed it had a viable path to autonomous trucking, but investors didn’t agree and the startup ran out of money.
