GPA is working hard to meet growing demand. To achieve this goal, it has focused on infrastructure improvement and expansion.
Locomation’s technology will have a game-changing impact on the quality of life for drivers by providing them with fixed schedules, static routes and dependable operations.
PrePass Safety Alliance is a nonprofit public-private partnership devoted to the safe, secure, and efficient use of North America’s highway system.
FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell David Spencer, director of business development at Arrive Logistics, cover the December market update.
Aligning with a carrier’s independent contractor fleet provides added resources that assist with the stability of their long-term success — in both good and bad market conditions.
A Texas carrier has agreed to settle a sex discrimination suit by paying $90,000 to a former recruiter who complained of harassment.
Recruiting is a difficult — and expensive — process, and focusing on retention is a good way to avoid piling on costs.
Many shippers are relying on contracts and favoring their tried-and-true carrier partnerships instead of taking advantage of plummeting spot rates.
Family-owned Mid Continent Trucking of Denison, Iowa, notified drivers and employees recently that after 24 years, the refrigerated carrier was ceasing operations two days after Thanksgiving because of worsening economic conditions and tumbling freight rates.
Tesla Semi all-electric Class 8 truck completes its first 500-mile trip with an 81,000-pound load.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico mulls using the National Guard to combat cargo theft; a Texas oil export port project receives federal approval; a Japanese manufacturer is building a $715 million automotive factory in Mexico; and RoadOne opens a transload facility […]
Truck drivers say new technology has made their jobs a “race against the clock.” Technology manufacturers are trying to argue the other side.
FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell and Scott Lord, senior vice president of parcel at Redwood Logistics, discuss all things parcel shipping.
Former employees of United Furniture Industries say they were caught unaware overnight after receiving word they were not to report to work Tuesday because their jobs were being immediately terminated “due to unforeseen business circumstances.”
A former U.S. Border Patrol agent was among three people arrested last week for allegedly hiring undocumented migrants to work as truck drivers in Texas.
Carriers are grappling with unfavorable market shifts across the board. With prowess and the right partners, however, carriers can remain profitable — and even competitive — in a loosening market.
Two U.S. senators said Mexico’s plan to stop importing yellow corn violates its trade deal with the United States.
The easy-to-use program allows brokers to reward drivers directly for specific actions they complete within the Trucker Tools app.
This week in Borderlands: Automotive logistics provider expands into Mexico; Tesla negotiating with Texas officials for a $365 million lithium refinery; El Paso explores high-tech shuttle to move freight; and automotive parts supplier to build second factory in Mexico.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has shuttered two related Texas carriers for numerous violations.
