Tagged: MotorCarriers

UPS Freight

UPS & TFI sign $800 million deal

UPS is selling its UPS Freight less-than-truckload (LTL) division to TFI International Inc. for $800 million. The decision to sell UPS Freight aligns with the company’s “better not bigger” strategic positioning, according to a UPS…

Thorne Retiring From ABF

Thorne Retiring From ABF

Tim Thorne, president of ArcBest less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight, will retire June 30 after a 31-year career with the company. Seth Runser, ABF vice president for line haul operations was promoted to the new role…

Liquid Trucking hikes driver pay

Liquid Trucking Hikes Driver Pay

Liquid Trucking, one of the top 30 largest tank carriers in North America, recently announced a major driver wage increase. Based in Plattsmouth, Neb., Liquid Trucking is a family-owned bulk liquid transporter specializing in agricultural…

KBT Enterprises Inc

Fraley and Schilling Acquires KBT

Fraley and Schilling Holdings of Rushville, Ind., has acquired KBT Enterprises Inc., a pneumatic dry bulk trucking company based in Fishers, Ind. The acquisition was finalized Dec. 31, 2020. KBT will operate as a subsidiary…

TLSS plans to buy Cougar Express

TLSS Plans to Buy Cougar Express

Transportation and Logistics Systems (TLSS), said it plans to acquire logistics provider Cougar Express. Cougar Express provides pickup, delivery and warehouse services through its facility in Valley Stream, N.Y. The company offers one to four-person…

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FMCSA Relaxing Driver Drug Tests

For carriers having trouble keeping up with truck driver drug screenings amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) said recently it will attempt to use discretion in enforcing the 2020 requirement…

Bixby Bridge, Monterey, United States

Congress Offers Infrastructure Bill

House Democrats rolled out a $500 billion draft transportation infrastructure bill on June 3 that includes significant investments in the country’s aging roads and bridges, along with a call to strengthen rear under-ride guard standards…

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