10 Jul Opinion: Taking Aim at Deadhead Miles With Technology A recent survey of heavy-haul truckers determined the three factors that would have the biggest impact on their business were receiving a higher rate per mile, getting paid faster and spending less time finding their next load. Read more...
10 Jul LGBTQ Drivers Share Experiences at Uber Freight Event SAN FRANCISCO — Several drivers who identify as LGBTQ said they have found good careers within the trucking industry and shared their experiences during a panel discussion hosted by Uber Freight on June 21. Read more...
10 Jul Two Freight Carriers Make Sure MLB Umpires’ Gear Always Is Safe and Arrives on Time Two companies, DHL Same Day of Sterling, Va., and Crane Cartage Freight Services of Houston, are responsible for making sure that before the first Major League Baseball pitch is thrown, the umpires’ 90-pound equipment trunks are delivered to the next ballpark, no matter when the last game ended, and when the next one starts. Read more...
10 Jul As Trump Pushes to Privatize the Troubled US Postal Service, Others Push Back U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver recalls the days when, every morning at 10, his grandmother would walk to the post office in Waxahachie, Texas, to catch up with friends, family and other community members. Read more...
10 Jul Billions of Dollars at Stake for Transportation in California Gas Tax Repeal Effort The sharpest statewide political battle this November will be fought over California’s still-new gas tax, with billions of dollars for road and transit upgrades at stake in a repeal measure that has now earned a place on the ballot. Read more...
10 Jul FMCSA to Host Autonomous Vehicles Listening Session July 12 The country’s top trucking regulator wants to hear what you have to say about autonomous vehicles. Read more...
10 Jul Port of San Diego Lands Large Liner Contract The Port of San Diego has landed its biggest maritime contract in years with a European company that will transport steel and other goods through the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal. Read more...
10 Jul British Columbia Truckers Gain Expanded Use of Wide-Base Single Tires British Columbia has amended its regulations to allow fleets to use certain wide-base single tires with heavier axle loads, which furthers tire-harmonization efforts across Canada and revises a long-standing provincial policy that restricted the tire’s use. Read more...
10 Jul UPS Signs Lease for Million-Square-Foot Pennsylvania Warehouse What can brown do for you? Apparently, it can fill a 1 million-square-foot warehouse along Route 33 in Palmer Township, Pa. Read more...
10 Jul North Carolina Insurance Risk Pool Halves Surcharge In an effort to soften the blow of a surcharge tacked onto insurance policies for North Carolina truckers, officials with the state’s insurance risk pool have cut in half the surcharge that will plug a $96 million shortfall in the agency’s balance sheet. Read more...