We’re already well into 2018, and a lot has happened in the logistics and transportation industry. The ELD mandate continues to be a controversial topic, we’re keeping an eye on the current capacity crisis, the industry is soaring to new technological heights with autonomous vehicles, and so much more. Freight…
Evan Erlandson, the owner of E2 Trucking, underscored the impact cross-border trade has on his industry and individual business, which concentrates on hauling bulk freight between Manitoba and South Dakota. He said the primary reasons for choosing to run a north-south route into the U.S. was because of how well…
Terre Haute – One of the red flags that lead troopers to search a vehicle carrying millions of dollars worth of narcotics was that the electronic logging device that had been unplugged. In the past semi drivers have had paper log books that they would manually enter in how long…
Outbound volumes from Los Angeles (OTVI.LAX) have climbed 12% in the past ten days, while Savannah’s volumes (OTVI.SAV) have skyrocketed an astonishing 127% since September 5.Spot rates out of Savannah have remained flat, as most of the moves leaving the port are regional and capacity stays in the market. Los…
Man killed in possible hit-and-run at Rockbridge County truck stop: A pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer Friday night in the parking lot of a Rockbridge County truck stop. Virginia State Police said they are investigating a possible hit-and-run at the TA Truck Center-Lee Hi Truck Stop on…
Lost Art of Trucking: This simple technique was so ubiquitous, it is second nature to the people who have used over a long period of time, but it is a complete mystery to anyone who came into the industry after the advent of the curtain sider. I can remember struggling with…
This year has seen its fair share of autonomous trucking news, but the space shows little sign of cooling off. Earlier this month, a new competitor entered the arena, led by a team of industry veterans and backed by a prominent software company. Ike, the latest company to emerge from…
September shipments, at 1.241, were up 1.1% compared to August and up 8.2% annually, and expenditures headed up 2.5% compared to August and were up 19.3% annually. According to the September edition of the Cass Freight Index Report by Cass Information Systems. “In turn, pricing power has erupted in those…
USA Truck of Van Buren announced Thursday it has acquired privately held Davis Transfer Company and related entities of Carnesville, Ga. Founded by Harry Davis in 1959, the company has about $50 million in revenues has been managed as a full-truckload carrier for the past 20 years. Todd David will…
Trucking Company: Its a trucker’s dream, said Terry Jobe, Director of recruiting and sales at Graham Trucking. Graham has been in business for more than twenty years and runs 45 trucks out of Grenada and Nesbit, Mississippi. For our eastbound freight going out of this area, instead of going through…
Trucker severely beaten at Fort Hall, he had been on the road for six hours when he parked his tractor-trailer in the parking lot of the TP Truck Stop off of Interstate 15 in Fort Hall on Sept. “Then I took both feet and shoved him backwards and he fell…
American Trucking Associations released the list of 34 professional truck drivers chosen as finalists for the 2019-20 term of America’s Road Team on Oct. The finalists hail from 22 states, haul a diverse assortment of products and materials and include shorthaul and over-the-road drivers operating in the lower 48 states….
TriumphPay, a leading provider of carrier payment, factor management, supply chain finance solutions and Intelligent Audit, a leader in freight audit, business intelligence analytics, and transportation spend optimization solutions, announced a new partnership. We are delighted to be partnering with Intelligent Audit to jointly bring innovation, network scale, and new…
CLACKAMAS, OR (KPTV) – Oregon’s trucking industry is suffering from a serious shortage of drivers, creating problems for companies shipping their product, but also enticing career opportunities. James Stanchfield, who used to work for a carpet cleaning company, recently began a new career as a truck driver at IITR Truck…
It’s a great time to be in the freight brokering business, and there are plenty of reasons to consider starting your own brokerage now. With an improving economy across the U.S., an increasingly stable and growing industry, and increasing demand for new brokers, you have all the external conditions to become…
Following complaints by the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association that the processing of shipping containers had been delayed resulting in its members having to pay increased fees, the port extended business hours late last week to clear the backlog. Mitzie Gordon Burke-Green, President of the Customs Brokers and Freight…
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U.S. railroads posted a 6.5% increase in intermodal traffic in March, according to a report from the Association of American Railroads, making the month “Easily the best” March in history. The trade group said intermodal volume is tracking to top records set last year, with growth accelerating in April. The…
Fourteen-hour days and middle-of-the-night starts are not unusual for Goulburn truck driver Adam Craig.Long and erratic shifts aside, he loves his job. But they can take their toll.”Some days you could be happy as Larry for fourteen hours and not get tired at all, but then some days you could…
Truckers aren’t always looked upon endearingly on the road, Edwards said,“Everyone wants to blame a trucker,” he added. Learning these things and more will be the challenge for the eight to 10 expected in the upcoming eight-week summer course the college is offering. The Lanier Tech program presents a few…
Baird upped their price objective on FedEx from $270.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research report on Thursday, March 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and twenty-two have given a buy rating to…
There was hope for better trade when President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, opened the Sh1.3 billion Busia One Stop Border Post in February this year. What was meant to streamline processes by marking the end of a manual system has come with pain. As much as…
LIMA, PA – Pilot Freight Services (Pilot) and RCL Global Logistics Solutions are pleased to announce an alliance between both companies. The pilot, headquartered in Lima, PA, is a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services. The company began in 1970 as a domestic freight forwarder and has had exceptional…
Canadian carriers and brokers benefited from a strong market in 2017, and are optimistic about the current year, according to a new report from TransCore Link Logistics. Seventy-three percent of respondents were carriers, while 27% were brokers. Most reported that the increase in load volumes seen in 2017 positively impacted…
Central Oregon Truck Company and Bison Transport have been named the overall winners of the annual 2018 Best Fleets to Drive For the contest, put on by the Truckload Carriers Association and its partner CarriersEdge.Central Oregon Truck Company of Redmond, Ore., won in the small fleet category, sponsored by EpicVue,…
