22 Aug Celadon Upgrades FleetWire Mobile App Truckload carrier Celadon Group announced it has added several new features to its FleetWire mobile app to offer a better experience to its drivers. Read more...
22 Aug Port of Virginia on Track for Increased Double-Stack Rail Service There's light at the end of the tunnel - the Virginia Avenue Tunnel in Washington, D.C., specifically. Read more...
22 Aug Truckstop.com, CargoNet Partner to Fight Cargo Theft Loadboard operator Truckstop.com has partnered with Verisk Analytics' CargoNet business to help combat cargo theft. Read more...
22 Aug FourKites Tracking Now Available With Oracle FourKites said its load-tracking platform is now available for shippers and third-party logistics providers using Oracle's transportation management system. Read more...
19 Aug Federal Court Rules Against OHL Over Union Case The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a decision from the National Labor Relations Board on Aug. 19 that found Ozburn-Hessey Logistics violated the law when it sent a warning to one employee and terminated another who were supporters of unionizing. Read more...
19 Aug Volvo Trucks North America to Make New Factory-Fill Oil Available in October Volvo Trucks North America said beginning in October it will offer a new factory fill engine oil, VDS-4.5, for its D11, D13 and D16 engines that exceeds the new API specification CK-4. Read more...
19 Aug Vancouver Port Traffic Falls as Canadian Economy Struggles Traffic through Canada's biggest port fell during the first half of the year, hit by weak industrial activity at home and slackening demand for commodities in Asia, another sign of trouble for the nation's sputtering economy. Read more...
19 Aug Panama Canal Growth Pushes Texas Ports to Improve The Panama Canal's recent expansion will create economic opportunities for South Texas but also pressures ports to step up improvements to their infrastructure, a panel of transportation industry experts said Aug. 18. Read more...
19 Aug American Central Names Wilt President as Kretsinger Steps Down Due to Health Truckload carrier American Central Transport announced that Phil Wilt has been named president, succeeding Tom Kretsinger Jr., a well-known industry executive who held that position since 2005. Read more...
19 Aug Former Norfolk Southern CEO Named President of Amtrak Amtrak appointed Charles "Wick" Moorman, former CEO of Norfolk Southern Corp., as its new president, effective Sept. 1, to succeed the retiring Joe Boardman. Read more...