Trucking

Option raised as part of Capitol Hill debate on congestion pricing

The complexity of the question of driver classification is leading to new ways of dealing with it.

There is no “perennial shortage” she tells the FTR conference in Indianapolis.

Two of the nation’s largest truckload carriers said they are seeing green shoots in freight demand.

Class 8 truck manufacturers are beginning to pare production as the backlog of record orders from 2018 shrinks and new orders continue to be slow.

FourKites was founded with the idea of developing a cloud-based SaaS platform that allows for seamless communication and real-time collaboration in the supply chain. As it passes five years in business, founder Matt Elenjickal details why he thinks it has been successful.

Truck capacity across the English Channel could be cut to 50% for up to three months, resulting in two day queues for drivers.

Landstar System warns on earnings due to a “tragic vehicular accident” and weaker than anticipated market conditions.

A conversation about the future of autonomous trucking with pro-labor author and sociologist Steve Viscelli.

The three-week moving average of surveyed carriers reporting ELD compliance dropped to just 89.1%.

CHRW is facing the toughest competitive landscape in decades, but still has a scale advantage and is investing in tech appropriately.

Not many people are aware of this, but Alaska received a special exemption from the HOS regulations.

Bill approved in state senate with no carve-out for owner-operators

BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO call on charterers, bunker suppliers and nation states to “double their efforts” to ensure a smooth transition to low-sulfur fuel.

Brian Laung Aoaeh discusses innovation, technology, and disruption in the freight brokerage market.

YRC Worldwide announces new debt financing agreement. The latest step in it’s latest restructuring.

Barclays and Macquarie estimated that the companies will spend an extra $2,000 to $3,600 per driver annually.

Greenhouse gas regulations are the sticks and incentives are the carrots in driving the heavy-duty truck and commercial vehicle industry to embrace electrification.

Plus: Ride-hailing, trucking companies await likely final passage of California labor bill

Decision could make it easier for employers to make unilateral work-rule changes