09 Aug Trucker Tools Partners With Anytrek to Expand Carrier Visibility Trucker Tools has partnered with Anytrek to expand information available in its real-time visibility platform, the companies announced Aug. 3. Read more...
09 Aug Startup TextLocate Seeks to Improve Freight Tracking In today’s digitally connected world, the status and location of most freight shipments can be immediately determined by GPS trackers, phone apps or simply making a cellphone call to the trucker hauling the package for delivery. Read more...
09 Aug Maersk’s Green Shipping Plan Runs Up Against Scarce Cooking Oil A.P. Moller Maersk A/S’s efforts to become carbon-neutral face an unusual hurdle: There isn’t enough used cooking oil to make the biofuel that powers the vessels. Read more...
09 Aug KC Southern Shareholders Should Vote for CN Offer, ISS Says Canadian National Railway Co.’s $30 billion takeover bid for Kansas City Southern received a boost Aug. 6 when a prominent shareholder advisory firm recommended that shareholders support the deal. Read more...
09 Aug Kenworth T680 Next Generation Earns EPA SmartWay Designation One of Kenworth Truck Co.’s new models received a government designation certifying its energy efficiency and reduced emissions, the original equipment manufacturer announced Aug. 5. Read more...
09 Aug Amazon Lottery Offers Vaccinated Workers Cars, $500,000 Cash Amazon.com Inc. will offer cash prizes of as much as $500,000 as well as cars and vacation packages to frontline employees who can prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Read more...
09 Aug Nikola’s Indicted Ex-Chairman Milton Sells $77 Million of Stock Nikola Corp. founder and former chairman Trevor Milton raised about $77 million selling shares in the electric truck manufacturer, days after pleading not guilty to charges he misled investors to hype the stock. Read more...
09 Aug Infrastructure Bill Moves Closer to Senate Passage After Delays The U.S. Senate moved closer to passing a $550 billion infrastructure package after a drawn-out debate that pushed action into this week and left the status of several proposed changes unsettled. Read more...
07 Aug Americold Swings to Q2 Loss Refrigerated warehouse operator Americold Realty Trust saw revenue rise in the second quarter but swung to a loss for the period because of disruptions in the global food supply chain. Read more...
07 Aug Amazon Tells Warehouse Workers to Mask Up Again Amazon .com Inc. is ordering frontline U.S. employees to resume wearing masks at work regardless of vaccination status, joining the ranks of companies ramping up precautions in response to the spread of the COVID-19 delta variant. Read more...