The importance of technicians and the cost of technicians as part of the total cost of ownership is covered in this article by Gerry Mead.
ATA concerned that extending deadlines could affect proper enforcement.
Volvo Group posted record second-quarter sales and earnings but warned that production cuts are likely in the second half as a huge backlog of heavy-duty truck orders from 2018 shrinks in size. (Image: Volvo)
Investor speculation that VW’s Traton SE would complete an acquisition of Navistar International took a hit along with the share price July 17 when the head of Traton said he was satisfied with the present 16.8 percent of the Illinois company’s shares.
The South Carolina Port Authority (SCPA) said ocean container moves were up 9 percent in its fiscal year, setting a volume record for the port. The Port of Charleston’s two main container terminals, Wando Welch and North Charleston, saw 2.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) in container moves last year. The region’s freight moves represent […]
A truck driver who was convicted and sentenced for dangerously driving his truck in a way that caused grievous bodily harm and severe brain damage to a young woman has escaped a much more severe sentence owing to bureaucratic failings.
A simmering industrial dispute in Australia burst into fire this morning when maritime box terminal operator DP World Australia used local media to threaten longshoremen with job losses. Strikes confirmed at Sydney, Fremantle and Brisbane.
Sudden surge in marine fuel costs could spur shippers to consider switch to California over Panama Canal route.
A survey of 600 industrial buyers in three Asia-Pacific countries found that buyers rely as much on traditional forms of procurement channels as they do on e-commerce, and that so-called offline relationships are as valuable as ever. The survey of buyers in China, Japan and Thailand appears to support the age-old relevance in Asia of […]
Cargo aircraft lacking reinforced cockpit doors, firefighting response on the ground.
Sandeep Kar has written a thought-provoking article about changes in trucks and how those changes affect truck drivers. He also writes about what the future may hold for truck drivers in the coming years.
Mexican factories exported a record-breaking 1.74 million vehicles worldwide during the first six months of 2019. The majority of those vehicles – 1.37 million – were shipped north across the border to the United States, according to data recently released by Mexico’s Asociacion Mexicana de la Industria Automotriz (AMIA). “The United States remains, without a […]
Trailer orders hit their lowest level in nearly a decade in June, mirroring the slowdown in new truck orders after record performances for both in 2018.
The transportation and logistics industry is evolving at breakneck speed, and keeping up has never been more important.
Electric vehicle charge points will now be installed in every newly constructed residential and non-residential building as part of a larger plan to expedite EV adoption in the U.K.
Volvo Trucks says anyone involved in heavy-duty trucking has a “moral obligation” to make trucking safer.
Getting concert tours to where they need to go is a specialized gig
Kal Atwal becomes executive vice president as Canadian transportation and logistics company integrates bankrupt courier BeavEx’s business.
Those convicted will be banned for life from obtaining a CDL.
Small carriers and owner-operators continue to lag behind their larger counterparts in making the switch from automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) to electronic logging devices (ELDs).
