24 Oct Arkansas Federal Judge Rules Sleeper Berth Time Is 'Time-Worked' A federal district judge in Arkansas has ruled that a legal class of nearly 3,000 truck drivers is entitled to compensation for time in the sleeper berth even though the drivers were signed out as off-duty. Read more...
23 Oct Covenant Transport Reports Record Profits, Revenue in 3Q Covenant Transportation Group posted record revenue and profits in the third quarter as a strong freight market drove rates higher and the company began to see benefits from its recent acquisition of Landair Holdings. Read more...
23 Oct President Trump Signs Water Infrastructure Law President Donald Trump signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 into law Oct. 23. Read more...
23 Oct Imperial Logistics to Operate Volkswagen Group Packaging Center in Germany Imperial Logistics will begin operating a new Volkswagen Group packaging center in Germany in April as part of the group’s decision to distribute parts through JadeWeserPort. Read more...
23 Oct Target Expands Free Delivery to Seize Market Share Opportunity Target Corp. is expanding perks like free two-day delivery to snag as much as possible of the $100 billion in sales the company sees up for grabs from retailers that have gone under. Read more...
23 Oct Paul Schockemöhle Logistics' Story Familiar to American Trucking Companies Mühlen, Germany — The story of Paul Schockemöhle Logistics is one that many trucking executives in the United States would recognize. The journey traverses five decades from a small farmhouse here to becoming a multinational transportation and logistics powerhouse with a fleet of 600 trucks and revenue of between 100 and 120 million euros a year. Read more...
23 Oct Alliant to Acquire Hybrid Transit Systems, Expand Freight Transport Service CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Alliant Energy’s transportation subsidiary has announced plans to buy Cedar Rapids-based Hybrid Transit Systems. The acquisition will add a layer of freight transport to Alliant Energy Transportation. Read more...
23 Oct South Carolina DOT Program Addresses Rural Freight Needs The South Carolina Department of Transportation has developed a program to improve mobility and facilitate freight movement on rural interstate highways. Read more...
23 Oct New York Port Authority Adopts GHG Plan in Support of Paris Climate Agreement More than a year after President Donald Trump vowed to withdraw the United States from the Paris agreement on climate change, one of America’s busiest transportation systems may sign on. Read more...
23 Oct Trudeau Imposes Carbon Tax, With Rebates, on Four Provinces Justin Trudeau is imposing a carbon tax on provinces that have balked at implementing their own, doubling down on what is set to be a core fight of Canada’s next election. Read more...