18 May FedEx Express Driver Mark Brundage Takes Home Top Prize in Virginia Championships Virginia is for lovers, and Mark Brundage loves the 4-axle. Finishing first in the class, Brundage earned the best-in-show trophy at the state’s annual truck driving championships. Read more...
18 May Georgia Technical College Unveils Transportation Academy During a recent forum focusing on the region’s workforce, Southern Ag Carriers President Hugh Nall lamented that finding qualified CDL drivers was a difficult task for the company. Read more...
18 May Planning Board Wants Virginia to Study Tax Based on Miles Driven With the rise of electric and other fuel-efficient vehicles, the state Virginia association of metropolitan planners is asking state Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine to take a look at a new way to pay for roads. Read more...
18 May US Dashes Hopes for Quick NAFTA Deal Amid ‘Gaping’ Differences President Donald Trump’s chief NAFTA negotiator said the United States, Canada and Mexico are “nowhere near close to a deal” to update the region’s 24-year-old free-trade pact as U.S. lawmakers warn that time is almost up to reach a agreement that can pass the current Congress. Read more...
18 May ATA Leaders Meet With IRU in Geneva, Discuss Industry’s Future Trucking industry leaders from around the world are facing many of the same issues as their counterparts in the United States, including the emergence of advanced driver-assistance systems and combating a persistent shortage of drivers. Read more...
17 May American Roadtrippers to Face $3 a Gallon Gas This Summer U.S. drivers might be feeling flush after getting tax cuts amid a growing economy as they embark on the summer driving season, but road trips will cost more this year. Read more...
17 May Judge Rejects Fired UPS Manager’s Sex Bias Lawsuit A former UPS Inc. manager couldn’t show he was treated differently from similarly situated employees, so a federal judge on May 11 left his sex bias lawsuit at the door. Read more...
17 May Industry Leaders Lament Infrastructure Delays at Roundtable WASHINGTON — If the prevailing wisdom seems to be in favor of getting on with repairing old and building new U.S. infrastructure, why does the nation seem to be in a state of inertia in getting the job done? Read more...
17 May XPO Logistics Favored by Hedge Funds, Filings Show XPO Logistics Inc. is so popular among hedge funds that 10 of them have more than 5% of their disclosed equity investments in the stock. Read more...
17 May Trailer Orders Continue to Mount, and So Does Pressure on Trailer Makers U.S. trailer orders continued to mount in April, tightening the pressure on trailer makers to secure the components and labor needed to boost production amid the rising cost of materials. Read more...