Headlight, tie rod issues prompt recalls of more than 80,000 Daimler trucks Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 80,000 trucks, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. The largest of the recalls affects more than 72,000 trucks, while the other affects nearly 8,500 trucks. The largest of the recalls affects approximately 75,508 […]
Labor shortages in the post-pandemic recovery have put a chokehold on many industries, especially transportation, where the demand for capacity is tighter than ever. Most freight market indicators, like the ton-mile index published by supply chain economist and Michigan State professor Jason Miller, hit record highs in Q4 2020 and Q1 2021 with no signs […]
Volvo VNR Electric completes nation’s first zero-emission grocery delivery Albertsons Companies, the second-largest grocery chain in the U.S., recently took delivery of two Volvo VNR Electric trucks at its Irvine, California, distribution center. The trucks are the first zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 trucks to be deployed in Albertsons’ fleet. Albertsons has also procured […]
CTA asks court to rehear AB5 case The California Trucking Association (CTA) on Thursday officially filed for the Ninth Circuit Court to rehear the controversial AB 5 contractor law. The move had been long expected, as the CTA said earlier this month that it planned to seek an en banc review of the case, which would require all […]
ATRI outlines research priorities for 2021 The American Transportation Research Institute will focus its research this year on under-21 truck drivers, electric trucks, marijuana decriminalization, driver-facing cameras and zero-emission trucks. The ATRI Board of Directors approved the list of research topics at a recent meeting. ATRI’s Research Advisory Committee selected research topics that examine workforce, […]
UAW set to vote on new Volvo labor deal June 6 United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2069 members at Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly operations in Dublin, Virginia are expected to vote on a proposed six-year labor agreement Sunday, June 6. Volvo Trucks North America and the UAW reached a tentative agreement last week that would […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States, millions of individuals lost their jobs. Specifically, many women were stuck at home coordinating elderly parent medical issues, additional home-school activities for their children, and more. One year later, many great strides have been made to bring back jobs in a variety of industries traditionally filled by a predominantly male […]
Plan ahead for increased Memorial Day cargo theft activity Cargo theft recording firm CargoNet says it expects a “significant threat” to freight transportation this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. The firm reviewed data from 2016 to 2020 for the Thursday prior to Memorial Day to the Wednesday after. There were 143 events reported with an average […]
DAT Truckload Volume Index falls 5% in April from record March Truckload freight activity declined last month, but April was still the second busiest month on record for shippers, freight brokers and motor carriers, said DAT Freight & Analytics, which operates the industry’s largest online freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. The DAT […]
