08 May Rand McNally Introduces Navigation Device With Voice Assistance, In-Cab Entertainment Rand McNally has introduced a dashboard device that combines truck navigation with an onboard SiriusXM radio, voice assistance and a built-in dash camera. Read more...
08 May Maven Machines Launches Earbud Version of Driver Safety Headset Maven Machines has released a much smaller, Bluetooth earbud version of its wireless safety headset, which provides real-time monitoring of driver fatigue and distraction. Read more...
08 May TransWay Adds Next Generation Freightliner to Fleet TransWay Inc., a trucking company based in Holland, Mich., added the "next generation, super semi-truck" to its fleet May 8. Read more...
05 May Swift Launches Digital Marketing Strategy for Truck Drivers Swift Transportation is reaching out to young people with a new digital marketing campaign that promotes the company's unique culture, size and emphasis on people. Read more...
05 May UPS Agrees to Buy Irish Package Carrier as Part of European Expansion UPS Inc. has agreed to purchase Nightline Logistics Group, a package delivery and logistics firm based in Ireland. Read more...
05 May UPS Contract Plane Crash Lands in West Virginia, Killing Two Two crew members died when a small cargo plane carrying packages for UPS Inc. crashed after touching down at a West Virginia airport. Read more...
05 May Big-Ship Era Dawns for East Coast as Record-Setting Ship Transits Panama Canal The Panama Canal truly entered the big-ship era the week of May 8 when the largest vessel to date - a vessel from Asia that is as long as the Eiffel Tower is high and 158 feet wide - transited the expanded canal en route to the United States. Read more...
05 May Port Tampa Bay Opens Up on Becoming Cuba Ready TAMPA, Fla. - "Cuba ready" for trade and travel opportunities with the island is how Port Tampa Bay promotes its stance on engaging the former Cold War enemy. Read more...
05 May 550 Warehouse Workers to Be Laid Off After Midwest Grocer Files for Bankruptcy After almost 100 years of doing business, Joliet,Ill.-based Central Grocers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy May 4 and will lay off about 550 employees at the company's Joliet warehouse. Read more...
05 May Firefighting UPS Driver Gets His Reward: Tickets to a Celtics Playoff Game MANCHESTER, N.H. - A UPS driver who doused a house fire with a garden hose last month was lauded May 2 at the Boston Celtics playoff game, one of the many honors the Manchester resident has recently received. Read more...