23 Apr Change-of-Address Scam Moved UPS Corporate Headquarters to Tiny Chicago Apartment, Feds Say The timeworn apartment building in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood hardly looks like the corporate headquarters of one of the world’s largest shipping companies. But for a few recent months, that’s essentially what it became — at least as far as the U.S. Postal Service was concerned. Read more...
23 Apr Southern Indiana Trucking Companies Battling ‘Catastrophic’ Driver Shortage It’s just a paved lot now, but soon, one 16-acre property in River Ridge, Ind., will be the home of a comprehensive over-the-road truck driving school for Mister “P” Express, Inc. Read more...
23 Apr VTNA President Göran Nyberg Moves to VW Bus and Truck Division Göran Nyberg, the president of Volvo Trucks North America, has moved to Volkswagen AG’s European subsidiary MAN Truck & Bus, spurring Volvo to name a veteran to fill Nyberg’s role on an acting basis. Read more...
23 Apr Stemco Offers Automatic TrailerTail Stemco Products Inc. announced its TrailerTail Automatic fuel-saving system, the newest version of its signature TrailerTail products. It deploys automatically when the trailer reaches 35 mph. Read more...
23 Apr Alliance Airport in Texas Expands Runways to Attract More Cargo Firms The long-awaited extension of two runways at Alliance Airport is complete, clearing the way for the north Fort Worth’s privately run cargo airfield to expand its services to include companies wishing to ship freight as far away as Europe. Read more...
23 Apr Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 23: Denham Amendment Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.), Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) are seeking consideration on the House floor for an amendment that aims to clarify regulations related to motor carriers in a 1994 aviation policy law. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
23 Apr Canadian National Railway Interim CEO Speeds Spending in Rush to Ease Congestion Canadian National Railway Co.’s new boss is moving quickly to overcome service shortcomings that have curtailed profit and angered customers. Read more...
23 Apr Hino to Launch Class 8 Series in Canada in 2019 Hino Motors Canada announced it will assemble the new Class 8 Hino XL Series in Woodstock, Ontario, beginning in early 2019. Read more...
23 Apr While Trump Has His Eye on Gasoline, Diesel Price Is Sneaking Up As national average gasoline pump prices climb to near $3 a gallon for the first time since late 2014, the President Donald Trump made it known that he won’t stand for OPEC’s cartel tricks. Bad news, Mr. President: Diesel prices are there. Read more...
23 Apr Fuel-Card Partnerships Proliferate Amid Growing Competition for Discounts Cost savings and conveniences offered through fuel cards are spurring an increase in partnerships among card issuers, truck-stop chains and other industry players as competition heats up in the fuel-discount arena. Read more...