Trucking

UPS to hire 100k employees for peak season, and will expand tuition reimbursement plan

Humans are helping e-tailers lower logistics costs; logistics newbies, meet the seasoned pros

Cummins Inc. closed its $290 million purchase of fuel cell maker Hydrogenics on September 9, the second major investment in fuel cell technology in less than a week.

A Treasury Department official reaffirmed on Sept. 8 the Trump administration’s denial of temporary waivers that previously allowed countries to import Iranian crude oil under U.N. and U.S. sanctions.

The move signals the shift from a tech startup to a mature logistics operation.

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. is paying $103 million to acquire two suppliers of critical components to its automatic transmissions. The company said the acquisitions will no impact its fiscal year earnings.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems announced that it has found a replacement for its chief financial officer role as the restructuring continues.

Digitalization comes with its share of problems and it is vital for businesses to understand what the technology means before they go ahead and adopt it within their operations.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has joined forces with Foodora, an international food delivery app, to pilot on-demand alcohol delivery in under an hour.

Mexico’s legislature is considering proposals that would limit the permitted weight of double tractor-trailer trucks — called “fulles” in Mexico — to decrease truck-involved accidents and relieve traffic congestion. Cities across Mexico – such as Monterrey, Puebla, Jalisco and Mexico City – are also considering restricting speed limits and the time of day/night double tractor-trailer […]

Daimler Trucks is moving closer to its goal of commercially producing Level 4 autonomous trucks with public road testing in Virginia.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: U.S.-Mexico migration deal expires on Sept. 6;  Columbus, NM, gets new improved port of entry; rare invasive beetle species found in shipment of corn; and Marco Grajeda named director of New Mexico Border Authority. Mexican officials […]

Carnage on Australia’s roads continues as yet more truckers, passengers and vehicle drivers die. Meth-consuming, engine-tampering trucker caught. Pooper-scooper set up to salvage stink-truck. Drivers need to be thought about when designing vehicles, trade body says.

U.S. ports will see a rush of ships as they reopen, but Bahamas port sees severe damage.

The new e-commerce delivery paradigm poses legal risks that have not been thought through, noted attorney says

The U.S. container shipping industry is eager to weigh in on recommendations produced and approved by the Federal Maritime Commission that promise to bring clarity and fairness to the assessment of demurrage and detention fees.

National outbound tender volumes were up 3.6 percent year-over-year this week.

Bendix is growing its air disc brake manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, KY again, this time to the tune of $65 million and 100 new jobs.

Understanding all of your options when it comes to improving driver comfort

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Sept. 6 unanimously approved a set of recommendations to bring about fairness in the way demurrage and detention fees are administered by ocean carriers and marine terminal operators against American shippers. Commissioner Rebecca Dye delivered her recommendations to Chairman Michael Khouri and Commissioners Daniel Maffei and Louis Sola for […]