24 Feb High CSA Scores Predict High Driver Attrition, Vigillo's Bryan Says A carrier that doesn't do well on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's tests of Compliance, Safety and Accountability is almost sure also to have high rates of driver attrition, according to Vigillo's data analysis of its 2,000 customers. Read more...
24 Feb Universal Logistics Net Income Plummets 71%, But CEO Still Optimistic Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. reported net income plunged 71% in the fourth quarter of 2016, although the results were in line with the lower adjusted forecast that the company issued in early February. Read more...
24 Feb Vigillo's Steve Bryan Says Being Acquired Gives Him Dream Job NASHVILLE - It was a gorgeous day in Tennessee's capital on Feb. 24, but it wasn't the weather that put the big smile on the face of Steve Bryan, the CEO of Vigillo, based in often-damp Portland, Oregon. Read more...
24 Feb Maverick's Vaughn Named Transport Topics' First Recruiter of the Year NASHVILLE - Brad Vaughn, vice president of recruiting for Maverick Transportation of North Little Rock, Arkansas, was named the winner of Transport Topics' first Recruiter of the Year award as the Recruitment and Retention Conference concluded here on Feb. 24. Read more...
24 Feb James Hoffa Wins Teamsters Election But Faces Declining Union Membership James Hoffa has officially won re-election to serve another term as general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, after election supervisor Richard Mark certified the vote on Feb. 16. Read more...
24 Feb Otto Accused of Stealing Google's Self-Driving Secrets It took Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo seven years to design and build a laser-scanning system to guide its self-driving cars. Uber Technologies Inc. allegedly did it in nine months. Waymo claims in a lawsuit filed Feb. 23 that was possible because an ex-employee, Anthony Levandowski, co-founder of Uber-owned Otto, stole the designs and technology and started a new company. Read more...
24 Feb Texas Truck Drivers Urged to Fight Human Trafficking Semitrailer drivers are being asked to keep their eyes on more than the road as state and local officials continue their fight to end human trafficking. Read more...
24 Feb Consumer Sentiment Shows First Drop Since US Election Consumer confidence fell for the first time since November's election, as party lines divided Americans following a boost in enthusiasm for the new administration's economic policies. Read more...
24 Feb Port of Oakland: Big-Rig Smog Checks Reflect Change in Trucking Industry For trucking companies at the Port of Oakland, California, the hardest part is mostly over - if they're still in business, that is. Read more...
24 Feb Sales of New US Homes in January Were Slower Than Forecast Purchases of new U.S. homes in January were slower than forecast, signaling an increase in mortgage rates may be giving some potential buyers pause. Read more...