A new study from the Trucking Alliance and the University of Central Arkansas uses hair drug testing results from Trucking Alliance member carriers to suggest that drivers actually use cocaine more than marijuana, and that hair testing would essentially double the number of drivers disqualified for drug use. The report, spearheaded by Trucking Alliance Managing Director Lane Kidd, looks at […]
The Supreme Court voted 6-3 Thursday that it will not allow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 vaccine-or-test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) to be enforced. Supreme Court Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagen dissented in the Jan. 13 opinion. The ETS required workers at companies with 100 or more employees to […]
EHS Trucking Enterprises has been acquired by RoadOne IntermodaLogistics. Located in Brownstown, Michigan, EHS is a full-service trucking company serving the Great Lakes Region with a fleet of 170 tractors, 200 drivers and independent contractors as well as 700 trailers. Founded in 1998, EHS provides dedicated point-to-point regional truckload & less-than-truckload services from manufacturers/suppliers to automotive-related assembly plants […]
Jackson, Tennessee-based Milan Supply Chain Solutions (CCJ Top 250, No. 145) and its subsidiary J&B Services, based in Pontotoc, Mississippi, have been acquired and will merge to form a new dry van truckload carrier, Ascend. Milan acquired J&B Services in 2018. The new Atlanta-based now-consolidated carrier will focus on the regional middle-mile market in retail, consumer goods, packaging and industrial […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hold a special session today to hear oral arguments regarding President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers with 100 or more employees. The mandate, requires coronavirus vaccines or mandatory weekly testing for the unvaccinated, has faced multiple legal challenges since it was announced in October. Opinions in the lower […]
Ashley Furniture has acquired the western division assets of Springfield, Missouri-based Wilson Logistics (CCJ Top 250, No. 100). An affiliate of Ashley Distribution Services (ADS) inked the deal Dec. 27. Terms of the financial transaction were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, ADS will also lease Wilson’s western terminals. All non-western U.S.-based Wilson Logistics assets and business […]
Stoughton Trailers announced its plan for expanded intermodal chassis production. In 2022, the company will begin manufacturing chassis products in Waco, Texas. The new Waco facility will add additional chassis capacity to Stoughton’s already expanding chassis production capacity in Wisconsin. In December of 2021, Stoughton installed a new chassis production line at its Stoughton, Wisconsin […]
ITR Concession Company (ITRCC) is launching a network of smart parking signage for truck drivers who depend on the Indiana Toll Road. Through a mix of sensors and cameras, the dynamic signs will provide truck drivers an approximate count of the available parking spaces along the roadway, creating a safer and more efficient travel experience.
AI Fleet bills itself as “a tech-first carrier, rebuilding trucking from the ground up” with advanced technologies and data science routing. Based in Austin, Texas, the 40-truck dry van truckload carrier launched last year taking aim at inefficiencies in the trucking sector, where driver utilization is below 50% and driver turnover is more than 90%.
