Virginia Trucking Company Execs Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy Charges
In a plea bargain, Virginia-based Beam Brothers Trucking and its owners and top officers have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in a case alleging that they knowingly committed offenses against the U.S. and FMCSA regulations.
E-Hook Helps Store Awkward Cargo
Kinedyne’s E-Hook brand wall mounted freight loading storage solution is designed to store tubes, pipes, beams, cables and other hard to stow cargo.
Volvo Tests Self-Driving Refuse Truck in Urban Environment
Volvo Group is working with Swedish waste and recycling company Renova to test an autonomous, self-driving refuse truck in an urban environment.
Spot Reefer Rates Hit 4-Month High as Vans, Flatbeds Slip
The national average spot rate for refrigerated truckload freight gained 2 cents for the week ending May 13 for $1.99 per mile, the highest weekly average rate in four months, according to new figures released by DAT Solutions and based on its network of load boards.
CarriersEdge adds accident reporting module
MARKHAM, Ont. — CarriersEdge has announced the launch of a new course that teaches drivers how to handle accident reporting safely, calmly, and professionally. The new training module takes drivers through the legal and safety procedures and responsibilities following an…
Canadian spot market freight up 37% y-o-y in April: TransCore
TORONTO, Ont. — Canadian spot market load volumes were up 37% year-over-year in April, though 21% off March 2017 levels. March is traditionally the peak month for loads, according to TransCore Link Logistics, which compiles the data. Intra-Canada loads represented…
Navistar relocates used truck center
LISLE, Ill. — International Truck is moving its used truck center to a new location in Melrose Park, Ill. The company says its flagship used truck center will be moved four blocks, into the same building as Navistar’s Melrose Park…
SPONSORED The Impact of Dash Camera Technology on Fleet Safety
Recent technical advances in the transportation sector, such as anti-lock braking systems, lane divergence sensors, and especially the evolution in dash camera technology, have focused not only on enhancing the overall driving experience but also on making our roads safer…
Rising volume, rates lift profit at Transport Corp. of India
Tax reforms that take effect in July should give a boost to freight volumes.
Improving freight demand trends that brought stability to pricing enabled trucking and logistics giant Transport Corporation of India (TCI) to deliver strong results in fiscal year 2016 to 2017 that ended March 31.
TCI’s fiscal 2016 to 2017…
NGVAmerica Changes Top Leadership
NGVAmerica has appointed a new chairman and interim executive director, as well as set up a search committee to find a new president, who resigned in April.