Walmart Working To Improve Shipping
Working with more than 100 outside carriers and brokers, Walmart is likely to be a shipper of choice for many already. But even one of the U.S. freight industry’s largest customers realized it could do…
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NTTC Praises Groendyke Trailer Light Exemption
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted an exemption request from Groendyke Transport Inc. that allow the company to install amber brake-activated pulsating lights on the b…
New Laws And Rulings Leave Trucking In Limbo
A year of important court rulings and the adoption of new laws that challenge cornerstones of the trucking industry – such as its reliance on independent contractors and arbitration – have left businesses uncertain about labor relations…
Falcon Transport Abruptly Halts Operations
Falcon Transport of Youngstown, Ohio, abruptly halted its operations in late April. The company, which had a fleet of 700 trucks, deployed text messages, emails and messages via electronic logging devices (ELDs) to drivers and…
BNSF Wants More Intermodal Service
BNSF wants to speed up intermodal service with new capital projects so it can grab a larger piece of e-commerce freight, according to the company’s head of intermodal marketing.
BNSF, a unit of Berskshire Hathway…
Shippers Remain Optimistic, Analysts Say
Shippers and carriers of international freight remain optimistic about 2019 as the spot market starts to level off and a rate recession becomes a possibility for the trucking industry.
In a recent report on a…
Teamsters Fighting DOT Exemptions
The Teamsters Union has become more aggressive in its fight against the U.S. DOT’s late-December decision to exempt motor carriers from California labor laws that require periodic meal breaks and paid rest breaks.
Last month…
Old Dominion Saw Record Earnings in 2018
Old Dominion Freight Lines’ gross revenues in 2018 grew 20.4 percent over 2017, generating record earnings per share for the less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier. “Pricing discipline and a consistent philosophy with respect to yield allowed us…
Mid America Logistics Expanding Into Mexico
Missouri-based logistics and trucking company Mid America Logistics has opened an office in Guadalajara, Mexico — the company’s first international office. The company has also opened a sixth U.S. office, this one in Rogers, Ark…
Autonomous Truck Company Expanding
TuSimple, a self-driving truck company, announced plans for further expansion in Tucson, AZ. The company has been testing its Level 4 Class 8 autonomous trucks in the state of Arizona for more than a year…
