05 Mar NACFE Expands Focus to Include Future Technologies ATLANTA — The North American Council for Freight Efficiency announced an expanded organizational strategy, including an updated brand identity and website, as it seeks to guide the development and eventual implementation of future technologies. Read more...
05 Mar Canadian National Replaces its CEO Amid Service Delays Railroad giant Canadian National Railway has abruptly replaced CEO Luc Jobin, saying it needed a leader who would “energize the team,” and named Jean-Jacques Ruest as interim president and CEO. Read more...
05 Mar Trac Upgrades Equipment at Four Gulf Ports Trac Intermodal, a provider of intermodal marine equipment, has expanded and updated its chassis fleet in the ports of Houston, Mobile, Ala., New Orleans and El Paso, Texas. Read more...
05 Mar FlowBelow Systems an Option for Strick Trailers, International Trucks ATLANTA — FlowBelow Aero Inc.’s quick-release wheel covers and Trailer AeroSlider system will be a factory-installed option on Strick Trailers, the company announced at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting March 4. Read more...
05 Mar Nearly 5,000 Cargo Thefts in Europe, Middle East, Africa in 2017 There were 4,485 cargo theft incidents in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region in 2017, according to SensiGuard’s Supply Chain Intelligence Center report. Read more...
05 Mar South Carolina Ports Grow Volume, Prep for Larger Vessels South Carolina Ports Authority reported a 1.8% gain in container volume growth in the first half of its fiscal 2018 year and announced the arrival of two new cranes just as it begins to deepen Charleston Harbor. Read more...
05 Mar Humax Invests in FleetUp, Names its CEO Korean digital set-top box company Humax led an investment round of $20 million into FleetUp and named one of its top executives the new leader of the electronic logging device provider. Read more...
05 Mar Forward Air Chooses TCG’s Pricing Program Less-than-truckload giant Forward Air decided to go with an outside provider as it upgraded its cost-analysis system for determining pricing, licensing the LTL Cost Information System from Transportation Costing Group. Read more...
05 Mar Crossword Puzzle Solution March 5, 2018 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the March 5, 2018 print edition. Read more...
05 Mar Trump Sends Mixed Signals on Steel Tariffs, Canada, Mexico and Nafta President Trump suggested March 5 he may end steel tariffs on Mexico and Canada if they give him better trade terms while re-negotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Read more...