Trucking

The November 2019 contract is being bid at $2.01/mile and falling.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel The employer ejected two union organizers from its public cafeteria where the organizers were meeting with employees.  The union organizers challenged these actions and won before an administrative law judge. Following an appeal, however, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled the administrative law judge on two of the […]

YRC’s CEO hints at more changes to come after it announces closing of its New Penn HQ

While AOBRDs and ELDs serve a similar function, there are several differences in both rules of operation and using the device itself.

Food retail chain Lidl is collaborating with Deutsche Post to put 500 DHL Packstations in Lidl stores to help Lidl customers pick up their online purchases once they are done with their shopping at the retail storefront.

The next steps in turning the heart of last year’s Dynamex court decision on independent contractors into the law of the land in California takes place this week in the state’s Senate.  And Joe Rajkovacz, the director of government affairs at the Western States Trucking Association (WSTA), is expressing confidence that changes in the proposed […]

As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India has its fair share of trouble reducing its overall spend in logistics. Looking at improving infrastructure and creating multimodal hubs can help.

Paul Tessy will oversee Canadian firm’s international segment as it looks to expand reach in the U.S.

Atlas Air has won an injunction ordering pilots that have been staging sickouts and delays to stop the practice.

Traveling carnival’s most important rides are reserved for the drivers in its trucks.

Capital Logistics is the newest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Read about the company, as well as BiTA’s efforts to develop blockchain standards for transportation and logistics.

Longshoremen around Australia are walking out on the job for two-, three- and four-day strikes in the latest collective employment dispute. A series of work bans on overtime and shift extensions is also now in effect.

Integrated logistics provider Qube (ASX:QUB) issued its formal takeover to the shareholders of target logistics service provider, Chalmers (ASX:CHR) on Monday, July 8.

New Penn Motor Express to close its Pennsylvania headquarters after 88 years.

Navistar and Daimler Trucks North America are recalling some severe-duty trucks because the axle assembles were not properly lubricated at a Meritor plant.

Jim Blaze writes about railroad movement of scrap – the market today and the future of the market.

Guest post by FreightWaves’ Noi Mahoney More than $400 billion in freight crossed in both directions through the United States-Mexico border by truck in 2018. In Laredo, Texas, alone, more than two million trucks carried goods across the border last year. While President Donald Trump’s trade wars with Mexico and China have destabilized business markets, […]

This morning (July 8) Morgan Stanley’s transports equities analysts cut their 12-month price targets for most of the companies they cover, but said that following the release of second quarter earnings it may be time to invest in the cyclical stocks again. The analyst team, led by Ravi Shanker, expects second quarter results for transportation […]

Volvo Trucks North America is leading a partnership to get heavy-duty electric trucks and the infrastructure they’ll need underway in California.

Cathy Roberson writes about Beijing’s new airport – and plans for many new airports in China and what impact they may have on the economy of the country.