I was traveling along I-22 between Birmingham, Alabama, and my hometown a few weeks ago when I spotted a sticker on the back of a tractor trailer. It stood out to me because what I typically see on the backs of these trailers are drivers wanted advertisements. Some companies, like JLE Industries for example, even […]
I go the gym about four mornings every week. I’ve been practicing jiu jitsu for nearly six years in that same gym, and it’s about “that” time. Starting this week we will get an influx of new students and workout partners. That population will be cut in half by Feb. 1 and by March 1 […]
Indianapolis-based Heritage Transport has acquired Frank’s Vacuum Truck Service, a trucking service provider based in Niagara Falls, N.Y., that specializes in hazardous and non-hazardous waste transportation, brokerage and disposal services across the U.S. and Canada.
More than half (56%) of passenger car drivers have felt unsafe driving next to a commercial truck in the past year, and 64% have witnessed unsafe driving behaviors among commercial truck drivers. That’s according to a recent survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted by Dynata in August on behalf of vehicle lifecycle management company
How much does it pay? That’s the question at the forefront of every job candidate’s mind when they’re considering new employment, and it’s always a hot topic in the trucking field as the industry strives to attract and retain drivers. According to a recent trends report from WorkHound, pay was once again a top critical theme […]
President Joe Biden on Thursday, Dec. 8, announced a $36 billion pension bailout for the Central States Pension Fund, preventing cuts to the pensions of more than 350,000 workers in the Teamsters union, among others. The funding was made possible by the American Rescue Plan, which was signed into law by Biden in March 2021.
Trimble has agreed to acquire cloud-based transportation management software platform Transporeon for $1.98 billion. Transporeon operates predominantly in Europe, as well as in developed markets across the Americas and Asia. Transporeon’s software platform provides modular applications that power a global network for 145,000 carriers and 1,400 shippers and load recipients with an integrated suite of sourcing, planning, execution,
ContainerPort Group’s parent company, World Group, Wednesday acquired Sumner, Washington-based Pacific Cascade, a company comprised of Pacific Cascade Distribution and Pacific Cascade Trucking. An asset-light provider of 3PL services including drayage, warehousing, transloading, fulfillment and more, Pacific Cascade was founded in 2005 by Jeff Roulst and currently operates 50-plus trucks and has a 267,000 sq. ft.
Navistar is recalling approximately 25,822 trucks and buses because the hex flange lock nuts, used in the suspension and steering joints of the affected units, were improperly heat treated and may break, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. On the trucks side, affected trucks include model year 2021-2022 International CV Class 4/5 trucks, […]
