UPS Adding ‘Smart Warehouse’ Technology
UPS Supply Chain Solutions is adding warehouse network technology to make distribution centers smarter and more efficient
Specialized hauling: Start out light to go heavy
Longtime heavy hauler Randy Cunha, who operates Tonto Express out of Conroe, Texas, recommends those considering the heavy/specialized niche to start lighter, learn the business and work your way up. For some, that could grow to super-loads like this o…
Big loads, big equipment, big pay: Heavy/specialized hauling explored
Apart from COVID-19 challenges, the heavy/specialized-haul niche with its oversize and overweight loads remains a top-dollar destination for owner-operators willing to pay their dues.
David Jackson on how Knight-Swift navigates COVID-19
Drivers are ‘just unbelievable’
How Veritable Vegetable Cares for Employees, Clients, Community During COVID-19 Pandemic
As a perishable goods fleet, Veritable Vegetable is conscious of not only protecting its drivers and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also checking in on its clients and the growers they work with.
Tips to Keep the Rubber on the Road
Good tire management can bedevil even the most dedicated fleets. Here’s how some of trucking’s sharpest maintenance minds make sure their tires are ready for the road.
Women in Trucking Name 2020 Women to Watch in Transportation
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announced its third annual list of Top Women to Watch in Transportation naming 51 women who stand out as top performers.
Mullen Group lays off 1,000 as “wants” economy disappears
OKOTOKS, Alta. – As the “wants” economy has evaporated due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Mullen Group has taken drastic measures, including laying off 1,000 employees. While reporting its Q1 earnings, Mullen Group indicated all was going well until mid-Mar…
Marine Atlantic drops fuel surcharge, updates Covid-19 protocols
ST JOHN’S, Nfld. — Marine Atlantic is reducing its fuel surcharge to 13%, down 5% from previous levels, effective immediately. “We use a fuel hedging strategy which protects customers against unpredictable price swings and having to adjust the fu…
Listen: Channel One-Nine Special from Over the Road — Custom rigs
This set of mini-episodes in the ‘Over the Road’ podcast series returns with something a little different — we’re off the phone lines and back out into the world with an in-sleeper tour of owner-operators Daniel and Phyllis Snow’s 1996 Freightliner Cl…