Ryder System (CCJ Top 250, No. 14), has agreed to acquire provider of omnichannel fulfillment and logistics services, Whiplash, for approximately $480 million in cash. Based in City of Industry, California, Whiplash provides scalable e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment solutions from 19 dedicated and multi-client warehouses that total nearly 7 million square feet and provide access to key port […]
Stan Koch and Sons Trucking (CCJ Top 250, No. 93) will pay $500,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced this week. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Koch’s use of an isokinetic strength test, the CRT Test developed by Davenport, Iowa-based Cost Reduction […]
Autonomous truck tech startup Embark Trucks on Thursday announced its expansion into Texas and the launch of a new autonomous trucking lane between Houston and San Antonio. To support the expansion, Embark announced a partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to utilize their state-of-the-art test track, and plans to work closely with the Center for […]
Knight-Swift Transportation (CCJ Top 250, No. 4) on Monday announced the acquisition of RAC MME Holdings and its subsidiaries, which includes Midwest Motor Express (No. 197) and Midnite Express (collectively MME), for $150 million. Founded more than 100 years ago, MME provides less-than-truckload, full truckload and specialized and international logistics transportation services in the upper midwestern and […]
During the week of Aug. 23, a Florida federal court issued an extensive 59-page opinion and order in a five-year saga over a cargo claim involving a truckload of beef that shifted in transit. The decision in Scotlynn USA Division v. Titan Trans provides guidance on important legal issues for the trucking industry. The Players: The motor […]
A recent study by the American Transportation Research Institute into truck drivers’ motivations for choosing a particular employment status – either company driver or independent contractor/owner-operator – found that fleets should consider bolstering healthcare and retirement savings options when looking to recruit and retain company drivers. The full survey report can be downloaded on ATRI’s website. A […]
Trucking companies have been using dash cams for years to help prove innocence in the event of a crash, to make sure truck drivers are paying attention to the road and more. A more recent technological development in dash cameras has brought artificial intelligence into the fold, which can give fleets using AI cameras even […]
The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with October data, showed a decrease in volumes, pricing and productivity, with capacity up slightly and with a lower but still-healthy supply-demand balance. Despite the decrease and uncertainty around the pandemic, ACT Research Vice President and Senior Analyst Tim Denoyer said the outlook for freight volume remains […]
Werner Enterprises (CCJ Top 250, No. 13) on Monday announced it has acquired Monroe, Connecticut-based NEHDS for $64 million – a move that expands the Omaha, Nebraska-based mega-carrier’s final mile capacity. NEHDS operates a fleet of over 400-plus delivery trucks primarily in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. and delivers primarily bulky products with a two-person delivery team performing residential and commercial deliveries […]
