Ashley Furniture has acquired the western division assets of Springfield, Missouri-based Wilson Logistics (CCJ Top 250, No. 100). An affiliate of Ashley Distribution Services (ADS) inked the deal Dec. 27. Terms of the financial transaction were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, ADS will also lease Wilson’s western terminals. All non-western U.S.-based Wilson Logistics assets and business […]
Stoughton Trailers announced its plan for expanded intermodal chassis production. In 2022, the company will begin manufacturing chassis products in Waco, Texas. The new Waco facility will add additional chassis capacity to Stoughton’s already expanding chassis production capacity in Wisconsin. In December of 2021, Stoughton installed a new chassis production line at its Stoughton, Wisconsin […]
ITR Concession Company (ITRCC) is launching a network of smart parking signage for truck drivers who depend on the Indiana Toll Road. Through a mix of sensors and cameras, the dynamic signs will provide truck drivers an approximate count of the available parking spaces along the roadway, creating a safer and more efficient travel experience.
AI Fleet bills itself as “a tech-first carrier, rebuilding trucking from the ground up” with advanced technologies and data science routing. Based in Austin, Texas, the 40-truck dry van truckload carrier launched last year taking aim at inefficiencies in the trucking sector, where driver utilization is below 50% and driver turnover is more than 90%.
The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off the new year with a special session Jan. 7 to hear oral arguments regarding President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers with 100 or more employees. The mandate, which would require vaccines or mandatory weekly testing for the unvaccinated, has faced multiple legal challenges since it was announced in
I’ve previously written about the Motor Carrier Exemption to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and why its elimination was necessary, but a recent event on Dec. 23 exemplifies why its elimination is both necessary and warranted. Jeff Clark, a seasoned veteran driver for De Pere, Wisconsin-based Paper Transport (CCJ Top 250, No. 105), was on eastbound […]
Mack’s MD Series is a rebirth of sorts for a company whose mantra is “Born Ready.” Mack exited the medium-duty segment almost 20 years ago with the retirement of the Freedom, which was mostly a rebadged Americanized Renault. The Freedom concluded Mack’s 20-plus year run with its medium-duty Mid-Liner. The MD entered production just 13 months ago at […]
A distinguished veteran with 22 years of combined service in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves received the annual “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award during a special ceremony held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation in Washington, D.C. For the sixth consecutive year, Kenworth teamed with the Fastport Trucking Track Mentoring Program and […]
Nikola Corporation will pay $125 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in five installments over two years, bringing an end to a legal tussle that saw the company accused of misleading investors about its products, capabilities, technology readiness and prospective customers. Under the terms of the resolution, Nikola neither admitted nor denied the SEC’s findings. The company said it […]
