Safety training was once largely considered a one-size-fits-all endeavor, often consisting of in-person classes. That is no longer the case.
Meeting consumer demands is a team effort that involves shippers, carriers, retailers and technology providers.
Texas has set up state-run checkpoints to stop and inspect random commercial vehicles coming from Mexico.
Ryder’s Rob Pluta and Geotab’s Stephanie Voelker discuss how carriers and shippers can overcome technology fragmentation to create more efficient supply chains.
While the drive to secure new solutions is strong, adopting technology and digitizing processes in an industry that operates 24/7 may be challenging. We sat down with DDC FPO to learn how carriers should address these issues.
Myth vs. The Real Deal – Seat belt safety
The growing severity of the driver shortage, combined with a shrinking number of predictable and set routes and increasing customer demands, is putting the spotlight once again on autonomous trucks.
Trimble is acquiring German transportation management system provider Transporeon for $1.9 billion.
Coupa Software is being acquired by Thoma Bravo in a deal valued at $8 billion.
Fleet solutions provider Motive has laid off 6% of its workforce, citing slow demand and higher operating costs.
Stellantis has announced it will be closing a Jeep Cherokee assembly plant in Illinois in February, laying off 1,350 workers.
This week in Borderlands: USMCA panel rules in favor of Mexico, Canada over US; Lineage Logistics unveils plans for Texas cold storage facility; Mexico extends deadline again for Carta Porte tax document; and Volkswagen halts production of Jetta and Taos models.
Normally one of the softest regions for truckload activity in the U.S., the Pacific Northwest has become the tightest in the nation.
Nuclear verdicts against the trucking industry are becoming more frequent, with freight brokers now being sued after accidents.
Experts say Mexico has increasingly become a go-to production option as shippers seek to reduce supply chain risks with China.
Shippers and carriers interact with the market differently, but one thing has become clear over the past few years: Contracts and dedicated lanes allow both parties to gain stability in an unpredictable landscape.
Marko Transport is being fined $44,000 by the state of Oregon for failing to help clean up about 100 gallons of diesel fuel spilled on a highway last year.
This week in Borderlands: Mexico proposes to modify its truck driver hours-of-service rule; two logistics providers expand operations into New Mexico; an auto parts supplier expands in Mexico, creating 600 jobs; and $8.3 million worth of meth was seized from a truck at the Laredo port of entry.
On a practical level, being dedicated to drivers includes making sure they bring home reliable, predictable paychecks. C5 Expedite has partnered with OTR Solutions to pay drivers on a weekly basis.
Elon Musk on Thursday unveiled and delivered the first all-electric Class 8 Tesla Semi trucks to PepsiCo.
