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, […]
Truck drivers face many dangers while on the road. Collisions are often talked about the most as the biggest threat to the safety of drivers, but the leading cause of injuries drivers experience are not from behind the wheel. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the majority of injuries occur when drivers fall, slip or […]
DOL proposes to reverse Trump-era rule on worker classification under FLSA The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division last month proposed a rule to revise WHD’s analysis of determining worker classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) does not directly address trucking-specific issues, but it noted […]
“Nothing happens until someone sells something” is a business idiom that’s been around since the dawn of accounts receivable, but the reality is that nothing happens until someone collects something.
One of Ross Bernstein’s failures was the source of one of his greatest successes. The lifelong sports fan and author of nearly 50 sports books decided to try out for the Minnesota Gophers team, but that didn’t pan out as planned. During his walk-on, he smashed into team captain Todd Richards, who was wearing a […]
Volvo Group North America on Friday, Oct. 7, hosted President Joe Biden at the Volvo Group Powertrain Operations facility in Hagerstown, Maryland, for National Manufacturing Day. Biden met with Volvo Group executives, toured the facility, and spoke with employees during the event. “The Volvo Group is very pleased to host President Biden at our Volvo […]
