Trucking

The latest on legislative, regulatory, administrative, and enforcement issues across the industry.

Arkansas-based motor carrier sees driver wages up 18%, but it aims to recoup those costs through new shipper contracts.

Avancargo, a freight logistics startup from Argentina has on-boarded over 18,000 trucks on its platform and is helping them connect with shippers digitally.

The city hopes to use its role as a landlord to help move truck traffic on to barges and to trains.

The Indian trucking ecosystem suffers from a lack of visibility and transparency, which Vaahika is looking to address by digitizing logistics and creating a bridge between carriers and shippers.

Mike Roeth, executive director of NACFE, spoke last week at the Meritor/P.S.I. Fleet Technology Event, telling the audience that one of the lessons he learned from NACFE’s Run on Less program in 2016 was that drivers still have plenty of influence over fuel economy, despite technology advances.

Long known for its automatic tire inflation system (ATIS), P.S.I. adding a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) to its portfolio of solutions to help fleets more effectively manage tire maintenance.

Michigan-based asset-light logistics provider aims to boost western U.S. presence with latest acquisition.

Rail seems to be benefiting from higher diesel prices and capacity constraints with SONAR data suggesting more loads are shifting to intermodal in shorter lengths of haul.

The major east-west highway was closed for less than 48 hours. The biggest impact on trucking may come in the next few weeks, when the crops normally hauled out of Georgia just aren’t there.

Four new inbound truck lanes recently opened at Virginia International Gateway, increasing the capacity at the terminal’s gate complex by 30 percent.

Most of the move has no impact on ecommerce or last mile, but one small change could bring some new demand.

About 80 miles of the major east-west interstate highway were closed eastbound with a smaller amount closed westbound.

Netradyne, a startup that uses computer vision to understand and improve driver behavior, has raised $21 million in its Series B funding, led by Microsoft’s venture arm, M12.

Most of the hit is coming from an arbitration award with BNSF. Its conference call with investors is a change in its normal practice.

Loadsmart, a logistics technology company that uses data analytics to provide instant quotes and capacity, has raised its Series A financing led by Maersk Growth.

Volumes still strong in run-up to tariffs, as retailers ramp up imports.

Gains in rates will moderate in coming quarters, but underlying issues of driver availability will keep market tight.

Norfolk Southern has control over a small connector railroad in the Hampton Roads port area, and CSX says it is using that control to block CSX from launching significant intermodal service there.

It’s a wide range of opinions that are expressed in FMCSA’s call for comments on changes in the HOS rule.