30 May Truck Explosion Damages UPS Freight Hub in Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky fire official says about a dozen people received medical attention after an explosion damaged a UPS freight hub. Read more...
30 May CARB Approves Tougher Opacity Limits The California Air Resources Board has approved amendments to toughen state standards on heavy truck smoke opacity limits as well as require motor carriers with two or more trucks to report their annual smoke test results to the agency. Read more...
30 May Explosion Damages UPS Freight Hub in Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky fire official says about a dozen people received medical attention after an explosion damaged a UPS freight hub. Read more...
30 May Canadian Pacific Rail Workers’ Strike Threatens Freight Traffic More than 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers walked off the job, threatening a wider disruption in freight traffic and setting up the first major labor test for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Read more...
30 May Public Input Wanted for Virginia’s I-81 Improvement Study Virginia transportation officials have planned a series of meetings in June to gather public feedback as their study of the Interstate 81 corridor takes shape. Read more...
30 May Factoring Services Can Keep Cash Flowing to Fleets As 2018 hits its midpoint, fleet owners face an expanding obstacle course of challenges to keep their businesses running smoothly. The enduring driver shortage is leading fleet owners to add incentives, retention bonuses and benefits to attract and retain drivers. Just one truck was available for every 12 loads that needed to be shipped at the start of the year, the lowest since 2005. The impending “silver-tsunami” affecting many industries as the baby boomer workforce ages and retires is even m... Read more...
30 May More Fleets Request Downsped Engines, Driven by Fuel Savings, GHG Regulations More fleets are requesting downsped engines that run at about 1,100 rpm at highway speeds, significantly slower than previous generations of diesels. Read more...
30 May Opinion: Factoring Services Can Keep Cash Flowing As 2018 hits its midpoint, fleet owners face an expanding obstacle course of challenges to keep their businesses running smoothly. The enduring driver shortage is leading fleet owners to add incentives, retention bonuses and benefits to attract and retain drivers. Just one truck was available for every 12 loads that needed to be shipped at the start of the year, the lowest since 2005. The impending “silver-tsunami” affecting many industries as the baby boomer workforce ages and retires is even m... Read more...
29 May Diesel Prices Gain 1.1¢ in 10th Straight Increase The U.S. average retail price of diesel increased for the 10th week in a row, nudging up 1.1 cents to $3.288 a gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration report May 28. Read more...
29 May Push for NAFTA Deal Continues as Congress, Tariff Deadlines Loom Canada’s foreign minister is headed to Washington as the clock ticks down to reach a deal on updating the North American Free Trade Agreement that could pass Congress this year and skirt metals tariffs. Read more...