03 Dec Top Pork Producer Smithfield Makes Room in Freezers for Vaccine Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s biggest pork producer, is willing to share space in its ultra-low-temperature freezers to store COVID-19 vaccines, the company said Dec. 3 in an emailed statement. Read more...
03 Dec VTNA Unveils Plan for Launch of VNR Electric Sales Volvo Trucks North America announced a far-reaching plan for the launch of its heavy-duty VNR Electric model. Read more...
03 Dec Working Group Tackles COVID Food Supply Chain Disruptions Leaders in the food transportation sector are working together to share lessons learned during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
03 Dec Democrats Eye New COVID-19 Aid Before adjourning for the year, top Democrats on Capitol Hill are not ruling out the possibility of advancing a nearly $1 trillion COVID-19 package that includes aid for transportation networks. Read more...
03 Dec Daimler Picks Bernd Pischetsrieder to Be Next Chairman Daimler AG’s supervisory board picked Bernd Pischetsrieder to be its next chairman and help navigate the maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars through a seismic industry transformation. Read more...
03 Dec Class 8 Orders Surge to Fourth-Highest Monthly Volume Ever North American Class 8 orders reached 51,900 in November, according to ACT Research. Read more...
03 Dec Carriers, Law Enforcement Learning the Ropes for Hemp Transport The chairman of a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance working group focused on hemp said that while interstate transport of the substance is legal, potential risks remain for motor carriers and drivers hauling it. Read more...
03 Dec Carriers Face Compounded Demand This Holiday Season The trucking industry, working since March to replenish inventories depleted by the coronavirus, now has to grapple with holiday season demand. Read more...
03 Dec OPEC+ Agrees on Gradual Easing of Oil-Output Cuts Next Year The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies reached an agreement to ease its oil-output cuts next year more gradually than previously planned, giving a fragile market more time to absorb the extra supply. Read more...
03 Dec Atlas Canada Names Fred Haladay President Moving company Atlas Canada has named Fred Haladay to the post of president and chief operating officer. Read more...