17 Aug Editorial: Passion to Be the Best Watching people with the liberty to pursue happiness actually do so can be highly worthwhile, even inspirational. As our team in Orlando, Fla., shows on this website and in next week's Transport Topics, that was abundantly the case at the recent National Truck Driving Championships and its companion event for truck and bus safety inspectors. Read more...
17 Aug Strike by Concrete Truck Drivers Threatens Seattle Construction Projects More than a quarter of King County, Washington’s concrete delivery-truck drivers have gone on strike, and the rest could soon join them — threatening to delay dozens of projects amid the region’s record construction boom. Read more...
17 Aug FedEx Names Mark Allen as Company’s Next Legal Affairs Chief FedEx Corp. has filled a key leadership post, naming Mark Allen to succeed Christine Richards Oct. 1 as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary. Read more...
17 Aug Returns of Online Purchases a Key Factor in E-Commerce Boom While the growth of e-commerce is widely viewed as a boon for last-mile deliveries, customer returns of the merchandise that’s delivered also are forcing change across carriers’ and shippers’ supply chains, industry experts said. Read more...
17 Aug Certain Insurance Coverages May Not Protect Fleets Against Cyberattack Losses, Experts Warn The cyberattack that befell FedEx Corp.’s TNT Express unit earlier this summer highlights an ever-increasing risk that many trucking fleets are up against — and which may not be insured under the typical coverages they carry, insurance industry experts say. Read more...
17 Aug Port of Los Angeles Terminal Shut Down After Police Standoff, Man Falls Off Crane A man who climbed a huge gantry crane at the Port of Los Angeles after he jumped from a stolen SUV at the end of a lengthy police chase fell to his death late Aug. 16. Read more...
17 Aug Roadrunner to Sell Unitrans to Quick International for $95 Million Roadrunner Transportation Systems has agreed to sell its Unitrans Inc. subsidiary to Quick International Courier for $95 million in cash. Read more...
17 Aug ELD Mandate on Track, Spear Says NASHVILLE, Tenn. — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said he is confident that the federal electronic logging device mandate will take effect on schedule on Dec. 18 after years of debate and legal challenges. Read more...
17 Aug Factory Output in Declines on Weaker Auto Production A slump in motor vehicle production pushed down U.S. factory output unexpectedly in July, Federal Reserve data showed Aug. 17. Read more...
17 Aug Jobless Claims Decrease to Lowest Level Since February A strengthening labor market remains an engine for U.S. growth as the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest since February, Labor Department data showed Aug. 17. Read more...