10 Sep July Sets All-Time Monthly Record for Loaded Container Imports, According to Report Top ports in North America are on pace to shatter all-time records on import container growth, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report from the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. Read more...
09 Sep Hurricane Updates Follow real-time updates from news organizations and emergency agencies as Florida and the southeastern United States deal with an unprecedented storm that will have major impact on infrastructure, roads and fuel supply. Read more...
08 Sep Irma Projected to Rip Straight Through Florida Follow real-time updates from news organizations and emergency agencies as Florida and the southeastern United States deal with an unprecedented storm that will have major impact on infrastructure, roads and fuel supply. Read more...
08 Sep Opinion: Taking Time for Truck Driver Appreciation Let’s go back in time. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark departed on their Corps of Discovery Expedition on May 14, 1804, from near St. Louis. They first saw the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 7, 1805. Read more...
08 Sep Goodyear Debuts ‘Fitbit’ for Tires Goodyear is testing a smart-tire that, much like a Fitbit, relays condition information based on cloud computing analytics. Read more...
08 Sep National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Roundup National Truck Driver Appreciation Week is Sept. 10-16, 2017. Here's a roundup of stories and social media postings that reflect how the industry was marking the event. Read more...
08 Sep Gas Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida Truckers who hauled gasoline to Texas last week from Florida may run the same route in reverse next week as Hurricane Irma bears down on the Sunshine State. Read more...
08 Sep Senate Panel to Examine Self-Driving Trucks Trucking executives and industry observers will lead a discussion on self-driving trucks at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Sept. 13. Read more...
08 Sep E-Commerce Drives Global Package Shipping Volume to Rise 48% in Two Years Global package shipping volume increased by 48% during the past two years, powered by growth in e-commerce, according to a report released last week by technology company Pitney Bowes. Read more...
08 Sep Automated Steering Is Next Step Automated steering capabilities are coming soon to commercial vehicles, suppliers of truck steering systems said. Read more...