11 Sep Self-Driving Cars Bill in Senate Veers Into Tricky Truck Debate Senate negotiators released draft legislation meant to spur the introduction of self-driving vehicles, while indicating they were undecided if their measure would encompass trucks and buses. Read more...
11 Sep TA Opens Expanded Call Center for Roadside Assistance TA Truck Service, a unit of TravelCenters of America, moved its national call center to a 32,000-square-foot facility so its RoadSquad unit can expand its customer base to provide services for additional fleets nationwide. Read more...
11 Sep United Van Lines Canada Names Dan Lawrence President United Van Lines Canada named Dan Lawrence president, with responsibility for the company’s five operating divisions under the corporate group MoverOne Group. Read more...
11 Sep Oil Gains as Irma Weakens to Storm While US Refining Returns Oil rose as Irma weakened to a tropical storm after hitting Florida, while Gulf Coast refining continued to recover following storm Harvey. Read more...
11 Sep North American Ports A working group tasked with setting standards on port performance has not convened once in 2017 after business leaders and unions battled over whether to include metrics such as truck turn times and chassis availability in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s first annual report to Congress. Read more...
11 Sep Focus on Air Cargo A look at revenue generated by the world’s largest freight carriers shows a mixed picture. Read more...
11 Sep Map: Where They Are Find out where the Top Global Freight Carriers are around the world. Read more...