The U.S. Department of Transportation is amending its drug testing panel to add four commonly abused opioids to meet new Health and Human Services drug testing guidelines. A Final Rule was published in the Federal Register Monday, Nov. 13, and the new testing standards will go into effect on Jan. 1.
Cargo theft incidents in the United States were up 24 percent in the third quarter when compared to the second quarter of the year, according to SensiGuard’s quarterly report. During 2017’s third quarter, the cargo theft recording firm saw a total of 160 cargo thefts with an average loss value per theft of $117,137. Even though […]
Rhode Island officials won’t deliver the state’s truck-only tolls until after Christmas, to allow sufficient time for comment on the environmental impact of initiating tolling at the first two of 14 locations where gantries will be built.
The Texas representative who has been the principal sponsor of the H.R. 3282 ELD Extension Act of 2017 two-year electronic-logging-device mandate delay has written a letter requesting President Trump write an executive order to delay the December 18 mandate enforcement deadline at least until April Fool’s Day next year. April 1 is also the date on which […]
Running his own company is what Kirk Williams always wanted.Throughout his career, Williams has accomplished a lot: At 22, he was the youngest terminal manager at Carolina Freight Carriers, he’s held multiple executive positions in large logistics companies, and this year, he was recognized as the Automotive Supply Chain Executive of the year.But the thing he’s most […]
Pyle Transportation, the trucking company that owned the trailer involved in the grisly human smuggling operation that left 10 people dead in San Antonio in July, has been effectively shut down by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The US car market is forecast to contract slightly over the next two to three years, with sales set to fall from a high of 17.8m this year to around 16.3m in 2019, according to figures from industry analyst PwC. As OEMs cope with swelling inventory, the car carrier sector faces some difficult questions over […]
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett struck a deal to eventually acquire control of truck-stop chain Pilot Flying J in a move that will preserve the company’s Tennessee headquarters and leadership. The deal will mark the end of the Haslam family’s control of Pilot Flying J, which has more than 27,000 employees, 750 locations and $20 billion in revenue.
