Trucking

FedEx Custom Critical VP Ramona Hood says support system was vital to her success.

SMC3 has set its sights on providing data services to truckload after decades of serving LTL exclusively

The parents of two children killed in a fatal crash during a snowstorm in March 2018 have filed a $10 million lawsuit, alleging negligence against the trucking company and its driver, despite an investigation that cleared the truck driver of any wrongdoing.

Chances considered strong for federal hours-of-service preempting state law.

The Commerce Department said the Chinese government and commercial entities added to the export control list participated in human rights violations against China’s Muslim ethnic minorities.

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Michael Khouri talks with American Shipper about priority container shipping regulatory issues for fiscal year 2020.

“I can license a 26,000-pound vehicle at 80,000 pounds, it doesn’t mean it’s legal. It’s understanding the local regulations to license it properly to match the local regulations,” Eric Jahnsen, director of the transportation fleet for Sunbelt Rentals, said on the complex task of vehicle licensing and registration.

The association, which represents the country’s customs brokers and freight forwarders, seeks better engagement between Customs and Border Protection and industry software vendors.

The EPA named its annual SmartWay Excellence Award winners on Oct. 7, 2019. J.B. Hunt is one of 72 companies to be honored this year, but is one of just five companies that have been honored 10 times. Schneider National, Swift Transportation, Lowe’s Companies, and Kimberly-Clark Corporation are the others.

The chairman of DSV Panalpina says the company will concentrate on bringing Panalpina into the fold for 12-18 months, before its next acquisition, which may be aimed at strengthening its road business.

Elena Bernardo strayed from a “super safe” career to one that put her on the front lines of technological innovation.

A Kansas truck driver has filed a lawsuit against BNSF, alleging negligence, after his tractor-trailer collided with railcars after leaving a grain elevator near Greenfield, Missouri.

Mack Trucks thinks it will weather the trucking industry’s expected downturn in 2020 by focusing on its off-highway models.

Drewry expects service levels to be cut by lines if shippers prove unwilling to foot the bill for mandatory low-sulfur fuels.

Break bulk is a shrinking market. Pure-play break bulk operators are being squeezed as governments and seaport operators boost local infrastructure. Meanwhile non pure play competitors simultaneously try to grab market share.

Dallas-based Stevens Tanker Division has notified the state of Texas it will cease operations by October 15. The closure will permanently affect 586 jobs across Texas, according to a notice sent to the Texas Workforce Commission.  The tanker division, part of Dallas-based Stevens Transport, serves oil and gas drilling operations in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma […]

The railroads say the union refuses to negotiate on train crew size as both sides prepare for a new collective bargaining agreement.

“10-4 DC” rallies against regulations they say will run them off the road.

Nuveen Real Estate acquires 100-property US logistics portfolio from Blackstone

The American Trucking Associations is gearing up to fight against multimillion-dollar legal awards against truckers and their employers who are not at fault but blamed in many car-truck crashes.