08 May Arcbest Reports Slow First Quarter, $7.4 Million Loss ArcBest Corp. reported first-quarter revenue of $651.1 million compared to 2016 first-quarter revenue of $621.5 million. Read more...
08 May Striking New York Truck Drivers Stage Rally at Brewery Workers who went out on strike against the East Yaphank, N.Y.-based Clare Rose beer distributor held a rally at the Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue, N.Y., on May 6. Read more...
08 May Concerns Over Terrorism Leads TSA to Issue Warning to Trucking Companies The U.S. Transportation Security Administration wants truck rental agencies to be more vigilant in efforts to prevent these attacks, releasing a report this week that outlines the increased threat of such incidents. Read more...
08 May Sparked by Amazon, Cargo Business Growing at Tampa International Airport Cargo business at Florida's Tampa International Airport is growing, thanks in large part to online retailer Amazon.com Inc. Read more...
08 May Trucking Meets Tech With Startup Cargo42's Strategy Francine Gervazio worked in the logistics industry in her home country of Brazil and Australia, and she saw first hand how inefficient the industry could be. In fact, she says, one out of every five trucks on the streets is traveling empty. While at Babson College in Massachusetts studying entrepreneurship, she came up with concept behind Cargo42. Read more...
08 May Pasquale Trucking Sold to Online Transport An Indianapolis shipping company has purchased Logansport, Ind.'s Pasquale Trucking Co. from former owner Tom Pasquale. Read more...
08 May Top House Transportation Democrat Warns Against Expansion of Tolling President Donald Trump's suggestion of privatizing infrastructure projects that could expand tolling nationwide would fail to gain broad public support, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), ranking member on the House transportation panel, told reporters May 7. Read more...
08 May Rand McNally Introduces Navigation Device With Voice Assistance, In-Cab Entertainment Rand McNally has introduced a dashboard device that combines truck navigation with an onboard SiriusXM radio, voice assistance and a built-in dash camera. Read more...
08 May Maven Machines Launches Earbud Version of Driver Safety Headset Maven Machines has released a much smaller, Bluetooth earbud version of its wireless safety headset, which provides real-time monitoring of driver fatigue and distraction. Read more...
08 May TransWay Adds Next Generation Freightliner to Fleet TransWay Inc., a trucking company based in Holland, Mich., added the "next generation, super semi-truck" to its fleet May 8. Read more...