12 Apr Older Trucks at North Jersey Ports Prompt Rep. Payne to Call for Roundtable Talks A federal representative from New Jersey’s largest city intends to bring together freight stakeholders for a discussion about his push to reduce the number of older trucks in operation at the state’s northeast ports. Read more...
12 Apr Hyperloop Could Provide ‘Resilient Solution’ for Transportation, Expert Says The high-speed Hyperloop transit system entrepreneur Elon Musk proposes to build on the East Coast has the potential to withstand the impact severe weather may have on older infrastructure. Read more...
12 Apr Nikola Hires BMW Executive Jesse Schneider to Spearhead Fuel-Cell R&D Nikola Motor Co. has hired Jesse Schneider as vice president of hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies. Read more...
12 Apr California Trucking School Charged in $4.3 Million VA Fraud Surely former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw had no way of knowing that a California truck driver training school he was featuring on his TV “news program” in 2014 was at the same time being investigated for bilking the Veterans Administration out of millions of dollars for students that never even intended to show up for classes. Read more...
11 Apr Walmart Favored Over Amazon to Buy India’s Flipkart Walmart Inc. looks likely to take the next round in the battle for India’s retail market over rival Amazon.com. Read more...
11 Apr Medium-Duty Sales Rise Slightly in March U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks in March notched a slight gain as they pushed past the 20,000 level, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
11 Apr Consumer Prices Rise 2.4% From Year Earlier WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose 2.4% in March from a year earlier, the fastest annual pace in 12 months. Read more...
11 Apr Senate Considers Presidential Nominees for Surface Transportation Board The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation is one step closer to doubling the number of members who sit on the Surface Transportation Board. The committee convened a hearing April 11 to consider Patrick Fuchs and Michelle Schultz to serve as members of the board. Read more...
11 Apr 3PLs Enjoy Solid 4Q Revenues Third-party logistics firms saw total shipments rise in the fourth quarter of 2017, sending revenue and invoice amount-per shipment values jumping, but not enough to improve profits, according to the 3PL Market Report from the Transportation Intermediaries Association. Read more...
11 Apr Allen Lund, Founder of Freight Brokerage Firm, Dies Allen Lund, founder of third-party transportation broker Allen Lund Co., died April 7 after recently being diagnosed with cancer. He was 77. Read more...