10 Sep Rise of the Smart Trailer Advances in telematics and data analytics are redefining the technology-enabled freight trailer. Read more...
10 Sep How Fleets Can Double Down on Ransomware Protection With the threat of ransomware reaching new heights in 2021, many trucking and logistics companies are doubling down on their defenses against the scourge to make sure they’ve done everything they can to avoid becoming its next victim. Read more...
10 Sep NYC Unveils Plan for Electric Vehicle Charging Network STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Over the next decade, New York City will create one of the country’s largest electric vehicle charging networks in an effort to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. Read more...
10 Sep Echo Global Logistics to Go Private in $1.3 Billion Buyout Echo Global Logistics has entered a definitive agreement to be acquired by global private equity firm The Jordan Co., the companies announced Sept. 10. Read more...
10 Sep Producer Prices Jump an Unprecedented 8.3% in August WASHINGTON — Inflation at the wholesale level climbed 8.3% last month from August 2020, the biggest annual gain since the Labor Department started calculating the 12-month number in 2010. Read more...
09 Sep Biden Issues Vaccine Mandate for Private Companies WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sept. 9 announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. Read more...
09 Sep Carriers Stepping Up Outreach to Recruit Driver Candidates Motor carriers are expanding the scope of their recruiting efforts amid an ongoing driver shortage that’s been exacerbated by post-pandemic demand, hiring experts said. Read more...
09 Sep Union Pacific Sees Stubborn Inflation, From Rails to Lawn Mowing Union Pacific Corp. is coping with inflation on everything from steel for tracks to cleaning its offices and sees no signs of relief soon. Read more...
09 Sep Diesel Exhaust Fluid Sensor Failures Sideline Thousands of Trucks Ongoing shortages of replacement parts for failed diesel exhaust fluid quality sensors are believed to be causing thousands of trucks nationwide to be disabled and parked. Read more...
09 Sep Amazon Will Spend $1.2 Billion on Employee Tuition, Courses Amazon.com Inc. said it will pay college tuition for select frontline employees, becoming the latest big U.S. employer to offer educational perks to attract and retain workers in a tight labor market. Read more...