15 Nov CVSA Files 'Friend of the Court' Brief in Chameleon Carrier Case The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has filed a “friend of the court” brief with the Indiana Supreme Court in a “chameleon carrier” case in which an insurance broker is accused of helping the carrier illegally change its name to escape its bad safety record. Read more...
15 Nov Warren Buffett Bids Farewell to Walmart After 20 Years as Amazon Reigns Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has sold its last Walmart Inc. shares, according to a filing Nov. 14, ending a relationship that dates more than two decades. Read more...
15 Nov October Class 8 Sales Soar to Highest Mark Since June 2015 Class 8 sales in October reached the highest point in more than three years as a smoother supply chain and the bullish economy lifted the total to 25,007, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...
15 Nov Retail Sales Rise Most in Five Months on Autos, Fuel U.S. retail sales rose in October by the most in five months on purchases of autos, fuel and building materials, rebounding after Hurricane Florence may have depressed demand in September. Read more...
15 Nov Natural Gas Holds Gains After Biggest Jump in Eight Years Natural gas took a breather after its biggest gain in eight years as forecasts for lingering U.S. cold spurred concern supplies may not be enough to meet winter demand. Read more...
15 Nov Cargo Theft Detective Warns of Thieves’ Sophistication, Organization Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Detective Gerardo A. Pachuca is a member of Cargo CATS, the department’s team of experienced investigators and one of a handful of multiagency teams in the United States dedicated exclusively to targeting cargo thieves and their receivers. Read more...
15 Nov As Freight on Trucks Becomes More Valuable, Thieves Get Creative in Their Attempts to Steal It Cargo theft is an ever-evolving threat to motor carriers. Keeping cargo safe means defending against not only traditional methods but recognizing and overcoming emerging new tactics and techniques increasingly employed by the bad guys. Read more...
15 Nov Ruckit Unveils Platform for Heavy Construction, Bulk Materials Industry Transportation software service provider Ruckit has announced a collaborative logistics platform for bulk-materials producers, trucking companies and general contractors. Read more...
14 Nov C&W Transportation Co. Sold to Investment Firm Platform Capital has purchased a stake in C&W Transportation Co., a Fort Collins, Colo.-based trucking company that provides overnight delivery of less-than-truckload shipments and regional truckload hauling, as part of a recapitalization of the business. Read more...
14 Nov Listening to Drivers Is Important Retention Tool, Expert Says FRISCO, Texas — Gathering feedback from drivers is an important part of keeping them, according to Jane Jazrawy, co-founder and CEO of CarriersEdge. Read more...