02 Jun DCLI to Increase Chassis Charges for Third Time Since December 2016 DirectChassis Link Inc. will raise rental rates on chassis for the third time since December. Read more...
02 Jun Saddle Creek Logistics Plans for CEO Transition Saddle Creek Logistics Services CEO Cliff Otto plans on retiring, and current Chief Financial Officer Mark Cabrera is being groomed for the job, the company announced. Read more...
02 Jun Radiant Logistics Completes Deal to Acquire Dedicated Logistics Technologies Radiant Logistics Inc. has completed a deal to acquire Dedicated Logistics Technologies, a privately held company with operations in Newark, N.J., and Los Angeles. Read more...
02 Jun Trucking Industry Payrolls Dip by 100 in May For-hire trucking lost 100 jobs in May, while the unemployment rate declined to a 16-year low, the Labor Department reported June 2. Read more...
02 Jun Wider Trade Gap May Signal Drag on Second-Quarter Growth U.S. demand for foreign-made goods climbed and exports declined, causing the trade deficit to widen in April, which may restrain the pace of economic growth this quarter, Commerce Department data showed June 2. Read more...
02 Jun Waymo Working on Self-Driving Truck Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is working on developing self-driving trucks, the company said June 1. Read more...
01 Jun Wal-Mart Asks Employees to Deliver Packages on Their Way Home Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing a program that sends store employees to deliver online orders at the end of their shifts, a new push by the world's biggest retailer to use its large physical footprint to match Amazon.com Inc.'s convenient options for web purchases. Read more...
01 Jun Volvo Expects Range of Market Shifts to Push Demand for New Model WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Volvo Trucks North America expects market shifts that range from the expanded Panama Canal to the strongest construction market in a decade to lift demand for its new VNR regional-haul model, company representatives said. Read more...
01 Jun UPS Opens Facility in Poland as Part of $2 Billion Europe Expansion UPS Inc. has announced the opening of a new package facility in Myslowice, Poland. The larger center and increased sorting capacity will allow the service to help businesses of all sizes in southern Poland reach customers in the rest of the country, Europe and beyond, according to a UPS release. Read more...
01 Jun ATRI Seeks Industry Input for Operational Costs Report The American Transportation Research Institute is seeking input from for-hire motor carriers for its upcoming Operational Costs of Trucking report. Read more...