Judge blocks California’s contractor law: Owner-operators ‘at the very heart of interstate trucking’
A federal district court on Thursday issued a ruling that prevents California from enforcing its new A.B. 5 law on motor carriers and owner-operators, meaning that the trucking industry is exempt from the law until a lawsuit brought by the California T…
Magnum expands Abbotsford warehouse, doubles inventory capacity
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Magnum Trailer and Equipment has added 7,300 sq.ft. of space to its warehouse facility in Abbotsford, B.C., in a move to support a new Quick Ship Program that will increase inventory levels and reduce lead times on…
News roundup, Jan. 16: Senators call for more truck info on phone GPS apps; new standard coating from suspension maker; on-truck vid system integrates third-party telematics
Three senators from the Northeast called on tech companies to add more truck-specific info to GPS apps. Bendix adds Geotab as an integral telematics partner in on-highway “SafetyDirect” vid system. Reyco Granning’s phasing in new coating in suspension …
Gap between safety ratings and actual fleet safety: Survey
TORONTO, Ont. – Surveyed members of Canada’s trucking industry are all for investing more in enforcement activities, but they see a significant disconnect between safety ratings and a fleet’s actual commitment to safety. Seventy-two percent of those wh…
Hauling no-freeze freight can mean more money in winter
Keeping produce and livestock safe while transporting in the heat is common enough, but there is also demand for protecting certain other freight when the mercury heads in the opposite direction. Liquids, certain chemicals and solids such as cosmetics …
GlobalTranz targets managed transportation market with Cerasis buy
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FMCSA Declares Nevada Owner-Operator Imminent Hazard
The FMCSA declared a Nevada-licensed commercial driver to be an imminent hazard to public safety, ordering him to cease operation of any commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce.
ECONOMIC WATCH: Transportation, warehousing jobs dip
OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada shed 5,100 transportation and warehousing jobs between November and December, as totals dropped from 1,031,600 to 1,026,500, Statistics Canada reports. But the numbers are essentially unchanged when comparing December 2018 to the …
Driver dies when train hits truck in Tennessee
Collision occurred north of Chattanooga
XPO Looking to Sell or Spin Off Some of its Business
After several years of building a logistics giant through rapid-fire acquisitions, XPO Logistics now says it’s looking into the possible sale or spin-off of one or more business units – anything but the core less-than-truckload business – as part of a …