16 Jul Wagers Named Interim Chief at XPO's LTL Group XPO Logistics has named Kenny Wagers as the interim president of its less-than-truckload business, replacing Tony Brooks, who has left the company. Read more...
16 Jul California Business Leaders Fight to Save New Fuel Tax It’s not often the California Chamber of Commerce endorses a tax increase. You are more likely to see such legislative proposals — on high-income earners, on services, on corporations — make the “job killers” list that the state’s largest business advocacy organization puts out each year to beat back bills it doesn’t like. Read more...
16 Jul Penske Tackles Challenges of Battery-Electric Trucks Penske Truck Leasing is preparing to dive deeper into medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric trucks as a trickle of the alternatively powered vehicles begin to find their way in a world where diesel will remain trucking’s main fuel for quite a while, company executives said. Read more...
16 Jul Truck Makers Address Technician Shortage Mack Trucks announced it is partnering with colleges in Florida, Ohio and Texas to offer the Diesel Advanced Technology Education program beginning in early 2019 to address a shortage of skilled vehicle service technicians. Read more...
16 Jul Several Carriers Fine-Tune Compensation in Face of Driver Shortage The second quarter brought a number of increases in driver compensation as the driver shortage continued to impact carriers’ ability to transport loads. Read more...
16 Jul Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Approve New Truck Clean Air Standards Officials with the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., have approved measures that are designed to reduce air pollution from new trucks just entering drayage service, specifically those that go in and out of the marine terminals. Read more...
16 Jul J.B. Hunt Profits Power Up 55% in 2Q; Revenues Rise 24% J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported second-quarter net earnings of $151.7 million, or $1.37 a share, up 55% from $97.9 million and 88 cents per share in the second quarter of 2017. Read more...
16 Jul Noregon Releases JPRO Upgrade for Technicians Greensboro, N.C.-based Noregon Systems released the updated version of its JPRO Professional software featuring Repair Mentor that offers teaching tools for technicians and guides them to the right place to begin conducting a diagnostic session. Read more...
16 Jul Online System to Improve Michigan County’s Trucking Permit Process The permitting process will get faster and more convenient next month for Michigan’s Lenawee County Road Commission staff and trucking firms. Read more...
16 Jul Capitol Agenda for the Week of July 16: If You Don’t Build It, They Will Come Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) recently unveiled legislation that would leave it up to the states to raise the funds needed for infrastructure projects instead of having Congress do the heavy lifting and identify a long-term fix for the federal Highway Trust Fund. Here's a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...