Fourteen U.S. Senators on Dec. 10 penned a letter to President Joe Biden asking the administration to work with Canada to exempt truck drivers from cross-border COVID-19 vaccine mandates that are set to take effect in both countries in January. The compliance date for American drivers entering Canada is January 15, 2022. The expected compliance date for Canadian drivers […]
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) measure for October fell to a reading of 7.75 – the weakest reading since July 2020 – because of a surge in diesel prices. Had fuel prices been a neutral factor, FTR says, the change in the index from September’s 11.79 reading would have been negligible. Freight rates remain the […]
Ryder System (CCJ Top 250, No. 14), has agreed to acquire provider of omnichannel fulfillment and logistics services, Whiplash, for approximately $480 million in cash. Based in City of Industry, California, Whiplash provides scalable e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment solutions from 19 dedicated and multi-client warehouses that total nearly 7 million square feet and provide access to key port […]
Stan Koch and Sons Trucking (CCJ Top 250, No. 93) will pay $500,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency announced this week. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Koch’s use of an isokinetic strength test, the CRT Test developed by Davenport, Iowa-based Cost Reduction […]
Autonomous truck tech startup Embark Trucks on Thursday announced its expansion into Texas and the launch of a new autonomous trucking lane between Houston and San Antonio. To support the expansion, Embark announced a partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station to utilize their state-of-the-art test track, and plans to work closely with the Center for […]
Knight-Swift Transportation (CCJ Top 250, No. 4) on Monday announced the acquisition of RAC MME Holdings and its subsidiaries, which includes Midwest Motor Express (No. 197) and Midnite Express (collectively MME), for $150 million. Founded more than 100 years ago, MME provides less-than-truckload, full truckload and specialized and international logistics transportation services in the upper midwestern and […]
During the week of Aug. 23, a Florida federal court issued an extensive 59-page opinion and order in a five-year saga over a cargo claim involving a truckload of beef that shifted in transit. The decision in Scotlynn USA Division v. Titan Trans provides guidance on important legal issues for the trucking industry. The Players: The motor […]
A recent study by the American Transportation Research Institute into truck drivers’ motivations for choosing a particular employment status – either company driver or independent contractor/owner-operator – found that fleets should consider bolstering healthcare and retirement savings options when looking to recruit and retain company drivers. The full survey report can be downloaded on ATRI’s website. A […]
Trucking companies have been using dash cams for years to help prove innocence in the event of a crash, to make sure truck drivers are paying attention to the road and more. A more recent technological development in dash cameras has brought artificial intelligence into the fold, which can give fleets using AI cameras even […]
