Trucking

Idle-reduction technology is still not being used by all fleets, despite laws and clear benefits of such systems.

When compliance rate is broken down by fleet type, it becomes clear that some segments of the industry are more compliant than others.

This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking The Port of Oakland is far from the biggest market for container trucking. But it aims to be among the most efficient for drivers. Oakland, the fourth-largest port on the North American West Coast, saw container volumes rise 5 percent last year to 2.5 million twenty-foot […]

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel A federal trial court in Iowa recently ruled in favor of a carrier in a sexual harassment case. The basic factual allegations are all too familiar: a male driver and a female driver are driving together in a truck, and alleged sexual harassment occurs. The carrier here prevailed because […]

November contracts from Los Angeles to Dallas traded at $2.103/mile as positive consumer confidence numbers were released.

Ryder Systems Inc. posted strong second-quarter revenue but reduced its second-half earnings guidance on weakness in used truck sales and rentals.

eBay’s Managed Delivery will outsource warehousing, transport, and packaging services.

Power management company Eaton Corp. reported higher second-quarter sales and earnings despite declines in its vehicle segment.

Convoy says a study of its data shows that carriers in its network are safer than industry averages and have fewer cargo claims than the average carrier.

Blockchain’s utility can only be realized if there is participation from every stakeholder within a value chain, and banks heavily on the quality of data being fed into its system.

A federal grand jury indicted three Texas men – two truckers and a state worker – in connection with a scheme to sell commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) without the drivers having to take the required test, according to a report from the San Antonio Express-News.  The indictment, which was handed down July 24 in a […]

How will Pittsburgh Airport build on its air cargo success so far?

Long before sunrise, Molly Sizer starts her day in West Texas as a professional frac sand hauler.  She gets dressed, drives her Peterbilt truck to one of the dozens of frac mines around the Permian Basin, is loaded with 50,000 pounds of sand, drives 100 miles or more through crowded bumpy roads and finally delivers […]

Germany’s DB Schenker is joining the ranks of logistics companies that aim to bring cargo booking online. One of the top five freight forwarders in the world, DB Schenker said it will introduce its connect 4.0 platform to North American shippers.  Connect 4.0 allows customers to make and to book general cargo transportation. DB Schenker […]

Passenger train proposal asks for comment on freight requirements as well.

The owner of an Alabama-based truck driving school has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud after authorities allege he bribed a commercial driver’s license (CDL) examiner to give his students “favorable treatment” during testing.

Volvo Trucks North America is recalling VAH, VHD, VNL and VNR trucks from the 2019-2020 model years because the air tank can fall off the truck and create a road hazard. It said it knows of no crashes related to the manufacturing defect.

Legislation includes first-ever grants for electric vehicle infrastructure.

Traton SE crossed $1 billion in operating profit for the first six months of 2019 but expressed concern about slowing orders in the second half.

Furniture-makers may face long slog in adjusting to tariffs on Chinese imports; Autonomous freight trains to be tested