This question should be banned. It is an idea killer. I have received a lot of positive feedback from my first exclusive column for CCJ about transportation research and development projects at Auburn University. In talking to some prospective participants in a future project, they asked the seemingly innocent and reasonable question, “What’s in it for […]
Lamar Quinn doesn’t know exactly when motor carriers started paying receivers for unloading trailers, though he never encountered “lumper” services before the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 deregulated transportation pricing. He anticipates that motor carriers will not be paying lumpers much longer, however. Quinn, general manager of refrigerated truckload carrier R.E. Garrison, based in Vinemont, […]
With strong freight demand and high rates in recent months, several top carriers are increasing pay to help attract new truck drivers and sweeten the pot for current drivers. Averitt Express (CCJ Top 250, No. 28) is increasing pay for all regional truckload dry van and flatbed drivers, with additional raises based on hazmat certifications for […]
Ossia, creator of an over-the-air charging technology, Cota Real Wireless Power, has developed a new Cota-powered Trailer Tracking Yard Management Solution in partnership with IoT device supplier Xirgo Technologies. The companies say the new technology is ideal for large distribution centers (DCs) to solve the problem of misplaced trailers. Temporary trackers used by shippers require […]
Navistar learned of a credible potential cybersecurity threat to its information technology system May 20, the company disclosed Monday. The company said to-date its IT system continues to be fully operational, but on May 31 Navistar received a claim that “certain data” had been extracted from its system. Navistar said it is working with third-party experts as it continues “to […]
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local No. 2069 at Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, Virginia, Sunday rejected a new labor agreement – the second time in four weeks that local members have shot down tentative deals. UAW members will resume their strike at NRV at noon today. “It is difficult […]
Cattle group seeks regulatory relief for livestock haulers after JBS cyberattack A cyberattack on Memorial Day targeting the world’s largest meat processor, JBS, that shut down at least some of the company’s 84 U.S. facilities has prompted the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association to ask the DOT for regulatory relief for livestock and meat haulers. In a letter […]
The last two vehicles I’ve bought for myself have been red. The next one will probably be red, too. I really can’t explain it. Something about a big red truck just hits me the right way, and it draws me into the dealership’s finance department. My first two vehicles were black – a 1989 Chevrolet […]
It was pretty clear to see, even for an auto analyst who owns an electric car. Class 8 trucks with advanced diesel technologies have been beating out electric powertrains in terms of sparing the planet and people from emissions. Not only that, but they’ve been saving fleets billions of dollars in fuel. “There’s been about […]
