Young Truckers Turning To Apps
Among truck drivers, the lack of available truck parking ranks as a top concern. To help location parking while on the road, many commercial truck drivers — especially younger ones – have turned to mobile apps…
Adaptability Now Crucial For Truckers
Continuing economic recovery, inventory replenishment, and e-commerce growth will “clash with capacity constraints to keep rates high this year,’’ according to the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 32th annual State of Logistics Report.
U.S. Dairy Sector Struggling
The U.S. dairy industry, the largest in the world, is under severe pressure as the consumption habits of Americans shift, data show. Borden Dairy filed for bankruptcy protection, the second major U.S. dairy to do…
3 Enter Pleas In Trucking Scam
Three more participants in a Louisiana insurance ring, dubbed Operation Sideswipe — that targeted heavy-duty commercial trucks — pleaded guilty in June, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. One of the three is an…
Headlights Prompt Daimler Recall
Three dozen fires resulting from improper installation of replacement headlamps is prompting Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to recall more than 72,000 Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 trucks across six model years. No injuries were reported…
Truck Electrification ‘A Realty’
With the total cost of electric-vehicle ownership for some commercial applications already beating out internal-combustion engines, ACT Research predicts that electrification of the Class 4-8 commercial vehicle market in the U.S. and Canada will top…
Polar Wins Safety Award
Polar Tank Trailer was recognized for excellence in workplace safety and health at the 2021 Virtual Minnesota Safety and Health Conference, held May 4-5. Polar Tank Trailer was one of 221 employers honored through the…
Report Raises Milk Production Outlook
The USDA’s latest World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, released in June, raised 2021-22 milk production forecasts due to higher cow numbers, with the outlook for prices mixed. For 2021, the USDA forecasts milk…
Milk Sector Also Needs More Drivers
Coming soon to an industry near you (or already here): a truck-driver shortage. There’s currently a nationwide deficit of both long-haul and short-run truck drivers, and it will impact the transit of bulk milk, feed…
Dairy Sector Thriving On Exports
A large portion of U.S. dairy is exported and, despite significant disruptions in trade last year, the United States exported nearly 2.4 million metric tons of dairy goods – a record-setting mark, according to data released…
Truck demand robust, data show
With new Class 8 truck orders from April having essentially filled the backlog for the remainder of 2021 in North America, and with 2022 order books not yet opened, it’s no surprise that order numbers…
Milk Production Continues To Drop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service shows milk production continues to decline. After many years of depressed prices, some dairy farmers faced an extremely tough year in 2020 with a global…
