07 Apr Shippers, 3PLs Tout Technology as Key to Better Performance LAS VEGAS - Technology can save shippers, carriers and third-party logistics companies money and time and improve the relationship between the three critical cogs in the supply chain, according to a panel at the 2017 Transportation Intermediaries Association conference. Read more...
07 Apr Trucking Industry Payrolls Rise by 4,700 in March For-hire trucking added 4,700 jobs in March, while overall payrolls increased by 98,000, the Labor Department reported March 10. Read more...
07 Apr Fuel-Efficiency Roadshow Planned for September What organizers called "a first-of-its-kind cross-country roadshow" is planned for September to showcase advancements in fuel efficiency components, with the goal of having up to 10 Class 8 trucks achieve 9 MPG on the journey being called "Run on Less." Read more...
07 Apr Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Armored Trucks to Hit California's Roads Efficient Drivetrains Inc. delivered a Class 6 plug-in-hybrid electric armored trucks to Sectran Security, with five more planned, the company said. Read more...
06 Apr Supreme Court Declines to Review a Driver's Sleep Apnea Lawsuit Against Crete Carrier Corp. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case involving an obese truck driver who claimed in a lawsuit that his employer, Crete Carrier Corp., should not have required him to submit to a sleep study to determine if he had sleep apnea. Read more...
06 Apr I-85 in Atlanta to Reopen by Mid-June, DOT Says A bridge that collapsed on Interstate 85 in Atlanta will be rebuilt by June 15, reopening a key roadway for motorists, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced this week. Read more...
06 Apr Amazon's Warehouse Robot War Is Spreading Amazon's acquisition of Kiva set off an arms race among robot makers and shippers across the United States who scurried to keep up with the e-commerce giant. Read more...
06 Apr Baltimore Warehousing Complex to Get $30 Million in Infrastructure Improvements Tradepoint Atlantic, which is redeveloping the former Sparrows Point steel mill, announced April 5 a 10-year agreement with Host Terminals to oversee marine cargo operations at the Baltimore County site. Read more...
06 Apr Estes to Start Canadian LTL Option Estes Express Lines is teaming with two Canadian less-than-truckload carriers to offer shipping to Canada under an Estes freight bill. Read more...
06 Apr Saddle Creek CEO Clifford Otto Elected Chairman of Warehouse Trade Group Clifford Otto, CEO of Saddle Creek Logistics Services in Lakeland, Fla., was elected chairman of the International Warehouse Logistics Association last month. Read more...