30 Mar J.B. Hunt Inc. Opens Its First Enterprise Sales Branch in Canada J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. opened an "enterprise sales branch" in Toronto, its first such office in Canada, the intermodal and truckload carrier said. Read more...
30 Mar Firestone Boosts Price of Air Spring Products Firestone Industrial Products announced an average price increase of up to 6% on its heavy-duty and light-duty air spring products. Read more...
30 Mar Amazon Wants Cheerios, Oreos and Other Brands to Bypass Chain Stores Amazon.com has invited some of the world's biggest brands to its Seattle headquarters in an audacious bid to persuade them that it's time to start shipping products directly to online shoppers and bypass chains like Wal-Mart, Target and Costco. Read more...
30 Mar Indiana's Pozzo Truck Center Celebrates 95th Year as Mack Dealer Pozzo Truck Center Inc. recently achieved a milestone in its history of serving Mack customers as it celebrated its 95th year as a Mack Trucks dealer, the truck maker said Read more...
30 Mar Uber Crash Shows Human Traits in Self-Driving Software A recent crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. driverless car suggests autonomous software sometimes takes the same risks as the humans it may one day replace. Read more...
29 Mar Replay: LiveOnWeb on Winning the Logistics Game If 2016 taught us anything, it's that there's more than one way to win at The Logistics Game. Making smart acquisitions is one way. Carving out niches in e-commerce or the "Uberization" of logistics are two others. The 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings reflect these changes. Watch the replay of our LiveOnWeb program right now for a discussion of the rankings, and "postgame" analysis. Read more...
29 Mar Navistar Recalls Trucks for Possible Brake Problems Navistar is recalling some trucks due to the possible loss of air brake pressure that could "increase the risk of a crash," the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says. Read more...
29 Mar Online Freight Firm Freightos Raises $25 Million in Funding Freightos, an online marketplace for international shipping, said on March 29 that it raised $25 million in funding led by GE Ventures, bringing the company's total funding to date to $50 million. Read more...
29 Mar Oil Traders Warn There's a Supply Crunch Looming The oil market is risking a supply crunch as producers cut spending on major projects to focus on short-term low-cost shale output in the United States, some of the top crude and products traders said. Read more...
29 Mar Truckload Turnover Rate Drops to Lowest Level in Six Years Driver turnover at large truckload fleets declined to 71% in the fourth quarter, the lowest level in six years, according to a new report from American Trucking Associations released March 29. Read more...