Caterpillar Inc. notified 120 workers at its Victoria, Texas, facility that they will no longer have a job effective, November 1. Company officials said “market conditions” are the reason for the layoffs. “Caterpillar notified a portion of its Victoria, Texas, workforce that it is taking actions to bring production in line with demand,” according to […]
Kenworth Truck Co. is finally satisfied that over-the-air software updates are safe for its trucks.
The United Auto Workers is ending its strike against Mack Trucks after 12 days. The first walkout in 35 years idled six facilities in three states and forced the layoff of 3,000 workers at Volvo Trucks only North American assembly plant.
Daimler AG reported high sales and earnings in the third quarter but is cautioning that tougher times lie ahead for its Mercedes-Benz car and Daimler Trucks businesses.
The owner of a Kentucky-based trucking company filed for bankruptcy protection following a slew of lawsuits filed after one of his drivers was convicted of causing a fatal crash that killed six people in June 2015.
The impact of a United Auto Workers’ strike at Mack Trucks will nearly double next week when Volvo Trucks North America lays off about 3,000 employees because of a lack of engines and transmissions that come from a Maryland plant the companies share.
Court filings show that FTI, the Canadian sibling of HVH, had more than C$18 million in debts including C$16 million to U.S. Bank in one of the country’s few documented trucking failures of 2019.
What the Truck?!? Is back in black this week as AC/DC’s Brian Johnson wins a race in Chattanooga, Goldman Sachs cuts 2020 transportation earnings, predatory pricing bungles box ships, air cargo declines, the trade war is on the radar in SONAR, Dooner takes on an economist in Recession Market Expert Trivia, and Emily Szink is […]
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Halliburton lays off 650 oil and gas workers; DHL expands cross-border operations; Carrier partners with Fr8Hub to expand Mexico shipping; Logistics firm opens new warehouses in South Texas. Halliburton lays off 650 oil and gas workers […]
Four of six major truck makers are reducing production line speed and/or laying off manufacturing workers. Market leader Daimler Trucks North America will cut 900 jobs in North Carolina on Oct. 14.
The United Auto Workers union strike against General Motors (GM) has forced GM to stop production at more factories across Mexico. General Motors announced it was shutting down its auto factory complex in the Mexican city of Silao as of October 1, due to the lack of needed components from plants located in the United […]
Meritor, Inc. announced that it is laying off employees across the entire company in response to declining global truck and trailer demand.
On today’s episode, a carrier downsizes while another files for bankruptcy, Forever 21’s bad luck, the GM strike and this week’s Pricing Power Index. Plus, Emily Szink knows what’s a Big Deal and what’s a Little Deal, Market Expert Trivia is China rising, and there’s so much more. Bang your cowbell for Oct. 1! Rewatch […]
As retailer prepares to close all 44 Canadian stories, court documents reveal transportation, logistics and customs providers that stand to lose business.
Truck drivers and employees for Rich Logistics, which is owned by Roadrunner Transportation Systems, were notified by letter on September 30 from the company’s president that it was closing five terminals and significantly reducing its workforce at five locations.
Cold Carriers was formed when KJM equity consolidated Gantt, Sunco, and Interide into a single operating portfolio.
U.S.-based Martin Transportation Systems temporarily lays off drivers at Windsor, Ontario, branch as strike hits cross-border routes between GM plants.
The NCBFAA proposes amending the U.S Bankruptcy Code to allow “subrogation” rights for customs brokers who have paid duties to the U.S. government on behalf of a bankrupt importer.
Class 8 truck manufacturers are beginning to pare production as the backlog of record orders from 2018 shrinks and new orders continue to be slow.
Two days after HVH Transportation’s abrupt closure on Tuesday, August 27, truck drivers like James Delva are still stranded across the country without working fuel cards.
