15 May J.B.Hunt Appoints Simpson Chief Commercial Officer J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. appointed Shelley Simpson chief commercial officer, the company said. Read more...
15 May Roger Penske Explores Use of Autonomous Vehicles for His Truck Fleet Racing legend Roger Penske once built a whole new engine just to win a single car race. That competitive urge remains strong today, whether it's on the racetrack or delivering FedEx packages through his trucking company. Read more...
15 May Systems Issue Disrupted Package Sorting at FedEx Express Memphis Hub FedEx Express reported a national service disruption May 12, citing a systems issue that affected package sorting overnight at the Memphis, Tenn., hub. Read more...
15 May Meet the Straight-Faced Swede Helping Transform Mack's Pennsylvania Plant Rickard Lundberg started his career in the Volvo Group in 1989 when he was only about 19 years old. Then, in the first of what would be many jobs with Volvo, he worked on the shop floor, turning crankshafts at the truck maker's engine factory in Skovde, Sweden. Read more...
15 May Alphabet's Waymo Teams Up With Lyft to Test Autonomous Cars Alphabet Inc. is working with Lyft Inc. on a plan to test autonomous cars on the road, escalating a fight with Uber Technologies Inc. by partnering with its main rival in the U.S. Read more...
15 May Local Mover Two Men and a Truck Expands Into Long-Distance Market Two Men and a Truck, a company based in Lansing, Mich., that provides local moving services through a nationwide network of independent franchise operators, is expanding its service to include long-distance moves. Read more...
15 May NGVAmerica Searches for New President as Matt Godlewski Steps Down to Move to Ford Matthew Godlewski, president of NGVAmerica, will step down in May to take a position at Ford Motor Co. headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. NGVAmerica, a trade association representing advocates of the use of natural gas and biomethane as transportation fuels, announced his departure. Read more...
15 May Mesilla Valley Transportation Partners With Penske to Maintain Trucks Mesilla Valley Transportation, a dry van truckload carrier based in Las Cruces, N.M., will work with Penske Truck Leasing Corp. to maintain its nationwide fleet of more than 1,300 trucks. Read more...
15 May Transportation Executive Acquires Polonez Parcel Service, Plans Expansion Veteran transportation executive Tom Nightingale has purchased Polonez Parcel Service and Universal Trucking Service, according to a statement Nightingale issued May 10. Read more...
15 May Optimism for Sales Prospects Propels Homebuilder Sentiment More confidence among U.S. home builders this month shows the industry remains optimistic that demand will keep growing in the face of rising property values, according to data May 15 from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo. Read more...