California truckers seeking compensation as employees set to vote on proposed strike
Truckers who haul freight from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will vote on Saturday whether to go on strike, organizers said, in a move that could revive labor tensions at the nation’s busiest cargo hub as it recovers from a crippling dockwork…
Truckers could stay off job at nation’s busiest port complex
Truck drivers who haul goods from the nation’s busiest port complex in Southern California could stay off the job next week as part of a long-running labor dispute, union officials said Friday. It won’t be clear until next week how many of the drivers …
Truckers could stay off the job at nation’s busiest ports
Truck drivers who haul goods from the nation’s busiest port complex could stay off the job next week as part of a long-running labor dispute. The job actions could disrupt business at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles as soon as Monday, after an …
Landstar Reports Record Revenue, Earnings
Landstar System Inc. reported record first quarter diluted earnings per share of 67 cents on record first quarter revenue of $762 million. The figures compare to diluted earnings per share of 61 cents a year earlier and revenue of $688.2 million for th…
FMCSA May Reward Carriers for Going Beyond Safety Regs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking public comment on its potential development of a program that would take into consideration a motor carrier’s “proactive voluntary implementation of state-of-the-art best practices and technolo…
Driving the International PayStar with UltraShift Plus MXP
How heavy is too heavy for automated manual transmissions? According to Eaton, there’s no such thing.
OOIDA asks feds to reconsider speed differentials on US highways
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – The Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association has voiced its opinion to two government agencies about the proposed mandate that would require speed limiting devices on large trucks. The OOIDA claims that doing so would make highways less safe…
Wabash National celebrates 30th anniversary
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Wabash National celebrated its 30th anniversary on April 17 at its Ehrlich Innovation Center in Lafayette, Ind. The company says the event was well attended by many company founders and local community and business members. “It was…
Scout Logistics names new vice-president
TORONTO, Ont. – Scout Logistics has announced the promotion of Jamie Klayman to vice-president. Klayman is an 8 year veteran of the business, the company says. He will be responsible for continuing to build sales within the North American market…
Infrastructure gets a boost in 2015 Ontario budget
TORONTO, Ont. – Finance Minister Charles Sousa has unveiled the 10-year, $130-billion infrastructure plan in the 2015 Ontario budget this week. The minister claimed gridlock is “choking” the provincial economy. The new budget boosts the funding announced in the 2014…