Growing concerns over COVID-19 infection rates may spell trouble for some businesses while providing opportunities for others, particularly trucking, as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced a guidance change on Tuesday calling for mask-wearing indoors regardless of vaccination status in COVID hot spots. In a phone conference with reporters this afternoon, CDC Director […]
The Minneapolis City Council voted Friday, July 23, to enact a ban on truck parking within the city limits. The ordinance passed by a 12-1 vote. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, any vehicle weighing more than 26,000 pounds or with a registered gross weight over 26,000 pounds will not be allowed to “stop, stand or park […]
In response to growing COVID cases in some states, Walmart has begun temporarily shutting down stores for intensive cleaning. A leading industry analyst advised, however, that it’s too early to tell if the closures hint at additional major economic stress relative to the mutating disease that has now infected millions. Walmart stores in Jacksonville and […]
Interstate Personnel Services (IPS) has acquired Joplin, Missouri-based dry van truckload carrier Transport Distribution Company (TDC) and a related entity for an undisclosed amount. TDC, founded by Larry Kloeppel, has been operating since 1985. “TDC’s regional coverage, focus on safety, providing high level service, disciplined management style and family culture are exactly what we are looking […]
Sam Zell’s private investment firm Equity Group Investments (EGI) recently invested in Paper Transport (CCJ Top 250, No. 112). EGI is partnering with Paper Transport’s senior management team, who will continue to lead the business and retain an ownership stake in the company. The partnership provides additional capital for add-on acquisitions and strategic support for the organization’s growing […]
Truck leases and rentals grew during a surge of ecommerce shopping last year and have continued score with fleets “desperate for trucks” amid rising demand and an ongoing microchip shortage that’s hampered new truck production. To help meet demand, Enterprise Truck Rental plans to open a new location in Macon, Ga. about 80 miles south […]
Following a years-long battle, workers at XPO Logistics (CCJ Top 250, No. 6) in Miami, Florida, voted unanimously on Saturday, July 10, to ratify the first Teamsters contract at the transportation and logistics giant. “XPO management said workers in the U.S. would never ratify a contract, but never is now,” said Jim Hoffa, Teamsters General President. […]
A panel of trucking industry experts came up with a new way of looking at the trucking industry’s number one problem that just might turn the conventional wisdom about a “driver shortage” on its head. This, in addition to a look at the U.S. economy’s response to the pandemic pushing the trucking industry to historically […]
World-class customer service is now an expectation from end-user consumers who have gotten used to clicking a button, ordering it now and having it at their doorstep tomorrow — or in some cases, later that same day. And now corporate decisions makers have a heightened sense of what constitutes good customer service having seen what […]
