Preparing Supply Chains For COVID-19 Treatment Distribution
As the best minds in global medicine continue to make progress toward an effective treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, those providing supply chain services and technology need to ensure we have the most effective set of solutions in place to manage and…
Unifor demands action against container trucking black market
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Canada’s largest private sector union is calling for a crackdown on the growing container trucking black market at the Port of Vancouver. Unifor said Thursday unlicensed truckers are moving containers off-dock within the Lower Mainlan…
FMCSA enforcement chief details how drivers can pause 14-hour clock under new regs
With the first significant overhaul of federal hours of service regulations in over 15 years taking effect in a little over a month, FMCSA’s Joe DeLorenzo answered pressing questions about how the coming regs differ from current regs on Wednesday.
Schneider Enters Freightliner’s Customer Experience
Schneider is the newest fleet to join the all-electric Freightliner Customer Experience, an ongoing initiative to deploy electric trucks in real-world applications.
Truckers have cleaner records than many other working drivers: report
TORONTO, Ont. – Truck drivers in the U.S. appear to have cleaner driving records than workers in other driving-related roles, according to an analysis of 2.5 million car insurance applications. But the employees in one job category still fared a little…
Cops say Texas man shot trucker, stole his truck
Say he also shot and killed a woman
Highways, truck stops closed following Hurricane Laura landfall
Highways and truck stops in Texas and Louisiana are closed after Category 4 Hurricane Laura made landfall early Thursday morning. In other news: Landstar will award a new Freightliner Cascadia to one of its owner-operators on Sept. 18.
Re-positioning for disaster ahead of Laura’s landfall: The spot market in the last week
Posted loads increased 9% in the week ending Aug. 23, and truck posts ticked up 2%, compared to the previous week, pushing national average spot rates to their highest levels since July 2018. Trends to watch in wake of Hurricane Laura.
Uber Freight offering dedicated lanes to owner-operators via short-term contracts with shippers
When owner-operators go into their Uber Freight account, they can search for dedicated loads on specific lanes. The system will then show fixed rates for the lanes up front for carriers to see what they will be paid for the duration of the agreement.
Truck parking added by new Love’s in Illinois, Texas
More than 180 new truck parking spaces have been created by the opening today of two new Love’s travel centers, one in Texas and the other in Illinois. The new Love’s locations are off U.S. Highway 34 in Monmouth, Illinois, and off Texas Hi…