Hino Motors surprises Fanshawe College with new truck
LONDON, Ont. – Hino Motors Canada surprised the president of Fanshawe College with the keys to a brand new Hino truck this week. According to the college, Fanshawe hosted the Hino Motors Canada national dealer meeting and skills competition in its Centre for…
Kinedyne Designates May as Cargo Securement Awareness Month
With the CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck less than a month away, cargo-control provider Kinedyne has designated May 2017 as the First International Cargo Securement Awareness Month.
With next-day delivery, Flexe thinks outside the big box
Flexe co-founder and CEO Karl Siebrecht. Photo courtesy Flexe.
Flexe, the company that extended the sharing economy to the warehouse, is now building a US next-day delivery network for e-commerce shippers using its shared industrial space as a fo…
PwC: Global M&A Activity Stayed Stable in First Quarter
In its Q1 2017 update on M&A activity in the global transportation and logistics space, PricewaterhouseCoopers reports that deal activity in the quarter remained stable.
XPO Expands Chicagoland Last-Mile Network
XPO Logistics has announced an expansion of its last-mile logistics network in the Chicagoland area, effectively doubling the capacity of the company’s market delivery center in Chicago.
The Purkeys Boss System Keeps Dump Trailer Batteries Ready
Purkeys’ Boss Dump Trailer Charging System is designed to keep dump trailer batteries charged so that it stays ready to use.
MitFuso Opens Truck Power Charging Station in Japan
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) inaugurated the first public power charging station dedicated to trucks in Japan, directly outside its Kawasaki manufacturing facility.
Economic Watch: Retail Sales Bounce Back along with Inflation Pressures
Retail sales in the U.S. bounced back in April after falling the month before as two readings of inflation also rebounded, all raising the prospect that the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates again in June.
Kinedyne offering free cargo securement webinar
BRANCHBURG, N.J. – Kinedyne will host a webinar May 30, which will cover cargo securement in advance of the North America-wide Roadcheck 2017 blitz slated for June 6-8. Kinedyne says it has also designated May as the “first annual International…
NexTraq introduces new mobile app
ATLANTA, Ga. — NexTraq has rolled out a new mobile app for drivers. According to the company, the new app called NexTraq Connect, will empower drivers to work more efficiently by putting key information about their daily jobs into their hands.…