21 Jun Virginia Crowns Two Grand Champions After Scoring Error FedEx Freight driver Chuck Bird earned co-Grand Champions honors along with Mike Barnes of Walmart Transportation at the 68th annual Virginia Truck Driving Championships June 14-15. Read more...
21 Jun TravelCenters of America Updates TruckSmart App TravelCenters of America launched a new round of updates to its TruckSmart app. Read more...
21 Jun Electriphi App Addresses Fleets' Transition to Electric Vehicles Electriphi Inc., an electric vehicle fleet and energy management company, launched its Fleet Electrification Planning Tool, a web-based application that lets fleet managers break down factors affecting operations, fueling and infrastructure for light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric fleets. Read more...
21 Jun Walker Joins United Road Services as COO United Road Services announced the appointment of Jason Walker as chief operating officer, filling a job left open when Mark Anderson was promoted to president and CEO in January. Read more...
21 Jun VTNA Pursues Intuitive AI to Improve Safety Volvo Trucks North America announced it has demonstrated how leveraging “human intuition artificial intelligence” — that reads the intention and awareness of vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorists — can enhance the situational awareness of truck drivers. Read more...
21 Jun Factory Index Falls to Nine-Year Low A gauge of U.S. factories fell in June to the lowest since late 2009 and hovered just above the threshold between expansion and contraction, the latest signal that the American industrial sector is losing momentum amid rising uncertainty. Read more...
21 Jun Car-Parts Plant for Ford, Tesla Resuming Work After Brief Strike Workers at a major auto parts plant in Michigan are poised to return to work after a brief strike June 21, alleviating the threat of a supply disruption for carmakers Ford Motor Co., Tesla Inc. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV. Read more...
21 Jun Summer Driving Gets More Costly as East Coast Refinery Burns Gasoline futures jumped the most in more than three months after an explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery, the largest on the U.S. East Coast and a key supplier to the New York gasoline market. Read more...
21 Jun Lazer Spot Makes First Acquisition, Buys Assets of Mesko Spotting Service Lazer Spot Inc. moved to expand its distribution center yard management services by purchasing assets of Mesko Spotting Service Inc., a rival company based in Allentown, Pa., for an undisclosed amount. Read more...
20 Jun More Shipping Through the Mississippi: The Push for Inland Port Development Development and projected growth of inland ports, particularly in the Midwest, is increasingly critical to the nation’s supply chain. Read more...