20 Aug 2018 Top 100 Private Carrier Rankings: A Disappearing Act and More Mergers This year’s edition of Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers list features a disappearing act — more than one, actually — as well as some big mergers in the offing and some new names. Read more...
20 Aug Container Farms: A New Type of Agriculture Innovators within the produce industry are breaking the boundaries of food production — by growing crops not in fields, but in recycled shipping containers. Read more...
20 Aug The Rise of Amazon Logistics Amazon's announcement last month was a stay of execution, not a reprieve, and it’s only a matter of time before the company reveals plans for a comprehensive logistics network. Read more...
20 Aug Building a Case for True Collaboration Even in today’s technology advanced environment, matching freight with capacity, particularly in the spot market, remains a labor-intensive process. Read more...
20 Aug Examining Sources of Driver Stress In a 2017 study, researchers asked truck drivers about the profession. Here's what they learned, and how it could impact the future. Read more...
20 Aug Fixing the Final-Mile Delivery Mess Though it seems like every week there's a new startup introduced to the field, last-mile retail delivery is still a mess. Read more...
20 Aug Orchestrating the Supply Chain An increasingly constrained freight market is ratcheting up the pressure on shippers to improve the performance of their supply chains and make better use of the limited hauling capacity of their own private fleets and for-hire carriers. Read more...
19 Aug Jeremy Usener of Texas Named NAIC Top Inspector at CVSA Competition COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jeremy Usener of the Texas Department of Public Safety has been crowned Grand Champion of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s North American Inspectors Championship for 2018. Read more...
18 Aug Ohio's Scott Woodrome of FedEx Freight Reigns as NTDC Grand Champion COLUMBUS, Ohio — The driver from FedEx Freight whose friends and colleagues often refer to as “the LeBron James of Trucking” earned top honors at the 81st National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 18. Read more...
18 Aug Colorado’s Eric Damon of FedEx Express Crowned Step Van Grand Champion COLUMBUS, Ohio — FedEx Express’ Eric Damon was crowned the Grand Champion step van driver at the National Step Van Driving Championships Aug. 18. Read more...