Trucking

U.S. Xpress driver Tim Keckley was also honored as one of P&G’s “Drivers of the Year”

Many food chains in the U.S. are shutting stores down due to lack of diners. It is time they take remote consumers seriously and look to sell food via last-mile food delivery companies.

FreightWaves SONAR platform will be the basis of further collaboration between FreightWaves U and Georgia Tech.

Becoming a Shipper of Choice requires many steps and processes, but it starts with communication, trust and building a relationship.

Danish logistics major DSV is acquiring Swiss rival Panalpina in a deal worth $4.6 billion, creating one of the world’s largest companies in logistics and freight forwarding.

Ashley Coker IMAGE: PARKSLEY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY Motorists were in a pinch after load of crabs spilled onto a Virginia street Saturday afternoon. The driver hauling the crabs ran off the roadway, then attempted to overcorrect, according to Hopeton, Virginia emergency responders. The driver had to be extricated from the truck, but he sustained only […]

A new survey of small fleets and owner-operators found they would like to utilize many of the same tools larger fleets do to control costs, including more technology like predictive maintenance.

Down Under Trucking: a round-up of news, information and the latest developments from the Australian trucking industry. Top news this week is the announcement of a A$2 billion (US$1.4 billion) road safety funding package by the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. Funding was a big theme this week, as was driver safety, road safety and fatigue.

Having the right visibility into the supply chain not only requires having the right TMS system, but also the right design of your networks.

Group hopes to set standards for `shippers of choice’.

Precision scheduled railroading and positive train control can help railroads improve service, safety and profits. Learn how in Jim Blaze’s piece.

Shipowners and marine insurers are asked to look at vessel locator data to avoid sanctions fines.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that the Department of Transportation has sent an hours of service (HOS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.

Daimler Trucks is buying a majority stake in Torc Robotics, another play in the company’s efforts to expand its presence in the self-driving commercial vehicle market.

Shell has introduced a new gas engine oil under its Rotella brand. The company said the extension of the brand to gas engines is due to brand loyalty from its commercial customers, many of whom also drive pickups and SUVs.

Attendees at the MId-America Trucking Show each year love trucks, but the general public’s perception of the industry has not improved dramatically in the last five years.

FreightWaves, in partnership with Nodal Exchange and DAT, launched the world’s first financially settled Trucking Freight Futures contracts at 9 a.m. Friday, March 29. The first trade came through within 20 minutes of opening, at 9:18 a.m.

What makes a commodity and agricultural commodity? That is one question that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations hopes to answer soon, it said, during a regulatory update session at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

Ashley Coker FREIGHTWAVES CEO CRAIG FULLER REACTS TO NEWS OF FIRST TRADE / IMAGE: JOSH RODEN, FREIGHTWAVES FreightWaves, in partnership with Nodal Exchange and DAT, launched the world’s first financially settled Trucking Freight Futures contracts at 9 a.m. Friday, March 29. The first trade came through within 20 minutes of opening, at 9:18 a.m. The […]

Last-mile delivery companies have a new option for managing their businesses as Rand McNally will soon offer a local fleet version of its DriverConnect platform.