FedEx leans into e-commerce, optimizing last mile
[caption caption="FedEx Ground’s package volume was up 10.3 percent in the last three months. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Riding a wave of e-commerce shipments, FedEx is expanding the delivery of FedEx Express packages by FedEx G…
Green light, for now, on May 5-7 Roadcheck
Owner-operators hoping for a cancellation of the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck will have to wait to see if the May 5-7 event gets put out of service because of the coronavirus outbreak. As of now, CVSA said it…
PennFleet offers truckers parking, free snacks, more
Located off I-95 near Philadelphia
FMCSA expands hours of service suspension
Adds fuel and raw materials
Pennsylvania reopens some rest areas for truckers
Turnpike also makes changes
Annual trucker-supported Mother’s Day Convoy postponed
One of the most popular and heartfelt of gatherings in the trucking industry is the latest victim of the COVID-19 outbreak, which now has seen a total of over 7,000 cases reported from all 50 states. The annual Mother’s Day Convoy, a major fundra…
‘Over the Road’ episode 3: A brief history of trucking in America
The latest in the eight-episode series features a lively truck-stop-counter talk between host Long Haul Paul and trucker and author Finn Murphy, charting the history of the trucking business from the early 20th century through the Motor Carrier Act of …
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Pennsylvania Reopens Rest Areas on Busiest Routes
Pennsylvania’s abrupt closure earlier this week of all of its roadside rest areas in response to the Coronavirus outbreak drew an outcry from trucking. Now, the state will reopen some areas along busy interstate routes.
Yokohama Recalls More than 4,000 Commercial Tires
Yokohama has recalled more than 4,000 commercial vehicle tires manufactured at the Yokohama manufacturing plant in Mississippi from January 12 to February 15, 2020.