30 Nov Can On-Demand Freight Really Work for Trucking? In theory, the idea of an on-demand freight marketplace sounds great. In fact, there has been a big push and a great deal of investment made into automating freight brokerage or non-asset logistics. Read more...
30 Nov Trailer-Sharing Startup vHub Expands Marketplace Digital trailer-sharing company vHub has been expanding its collaborative marketplace since introducing the service in the United States earlier this year. Read more...
30 Nov Cold Chain Adds Vaccine Distribution Facility Cold Chain Technologies announced the opening of a new facility in Lebanon, Tenn., to support the needs for COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Read more...
30 Nov Tri-State Truck Center Expands Missouri Dealership Tri-State Truck Center Inc. announced it invested $3.7 million to expand its Springfield, Mo., dealership that sells models by Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks North America and International. Read more...
25 Nov Senate Commerce Committee Approves Airline Safety Bill Legislation designed to advance safety improvements across the aviation industry was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee Nov. 18. Read more...
25 Nov Amazon Merchants Say Deliveries of Some Products Are Delayed Amazon .com Inc. merchants around the U.S. say some products that normally reach customers in one or two days are now taking a week or longer just as the world’s largest online retailer heads into what’s expected to be a record-busting holiday shopping season. Read more...
25 Nov FHWA Proposal Would Allow States More Flexibility With Design Standards The Federal Highway Administration published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would allow state departments of transportation more flexibility with design standards when repairing highways and interstates. Read more...
25 Nov US Recovery More Tenuous as Jobless Claims Rise, Incomes Fall Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits unexpectedly posted the first back-to-back weekly increase since July, while Americans’ incomes and savings fell last month. Read more...
25 Nov VW’s Traton to Build China Truck Factory in Expansion Push Traton SE is stepping up expansion plans in China after Volkswagen AG’s truck division hammered out a deal to acquire Navistar International Corp. to boost its presence in North America. Read more...
25 Nov Oil Advances to Eight-Month High on Demand Optimism Oil extended gains, trading at its highest level since March, on mounting optimism that recent breakthroughs on a COVID-19 vaccine will lead to a swift recovery in global energy demand next year. Read more...