FTR: Future Transportation Will Require a Whole New Playbook
If you intend to be in business 10 to 15 years from now, there are some big issues you’ll face, as trucking and the rest of the surface transportation industry will see big changes and that will mean companies will have to rewrite their playbooks. And the danger of ignoring what’s to come, according to Nol Perry, truck and transportation expert and economist for FTR, could be catastrophic.
Bangla flags check-post worry
Petrapole, Sept. 16: The Bangladesh high commissioner today expressed concern over the alleged lack of facilities for cargo operators at Petrapole, a key land port along the border in North 24-Parganas.
11 States Agree to Implement and Enforce Truck Curfew
U.S Department of Transportation is not working with eleven states to keep trucks off the road between 11PM and 6AM. There’s a rumor that 11 states have agreed to put a curfew on truck drivers from 11pm to 6am.
Plan ahead before delivering to “judicial hellholes”
BRAMPTON, Ont. – You may not be able to avoid delivering freight into judicial hellholes in the US, but there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of being the victim of a runaway verdict. Brian Del Gatto,…
For-Hire Freight Movements Hit New Record High Level
New U.S. Transportation Department figures show the amount of for-hire freight rose 1.6% in July from June, the fourth consecutive monthly gain and a new record high. The increase places the department’s Freight Transportation Services Index at a reading of 124.6, while the June measure was revised up to 122.6 from 122.3. Numbers for January through May were also revised up slightly.
Total Canada names new lubricant distributor
LASALLE, Que. –Total Canada announced today that it has partnered with The Original Parts Warehouse (OPW) to become its latest lubricant distributor. OPW is based in Vaughan, Ont. and the companies say this new partnership will helps strengthen Total Canada’s distribution channel, as…
Northern Fridge introduces new Truckfridge
LAKEFIELD, Ont. — Northern Fridge has officially introduced the new Truckfridge DR49DC-SS slide out 12V refrigerator/freezer to market. The new fridge/freezer was designed ideally for the Kenworth T680 and T700 and Freightliner Century, Columbia and Coronado. It may also fit many…
TransCore’s Canadian Freight volumes increase in August
TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics volumes saw a double-digit increase for the month of August after a usual mid-year decline in volumes in July. Month-over-month and year-over-year load volumes picked up by 12%. Intra-Canada load volumes represented 31%…
Trucker council inducts students
The Arkansas Trucking Association recently notified four college students of their acceptance into its 40 Under 40 Council, the first time college students have been inducted into the organization. “There was a gap because many folks in trucking were starting to age out of the business, so the association started this council to try to bridge that gap,” said Doug Voss, a member of the Arkansas Trucking Association’s board of directors and 40 Under 40 Council, and associate professor of logistics and supply chain management at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
Netradyne Builds Artificial Intelligence into Camera-Based Safety System
A startup company says it is bringing a new level to camera-based truck safety systems with the help of artificial intelligence. NetraDyne was founded last year to apply artificial intelligence to fleet management.