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NewsMay 20, 2014

Third Lawsuit Filed Over FedEx Freight-Bus Crash

The family of a Los Angeles student killed last month when the charter bus he was in was hit by a FedEx Freight truck in Orland, Calif., is filing a wrongful death lawsuit, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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NewsMay 20, 2014

April Truck Tonnage Up from March, Remains Near All-Time High

The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.5% in April, after rising 0.6% the previous month, according to newly released figures. In April, the index equaled 129.1 versus 127.2 in March. The all-time high was in November 2013 at 131.

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NewsMay 20, 2014

BNSF Railway Offering New Mexican Intermodal Service

BNSF Railway and the Mexican railroad Ferromex have announced new intermodal service between Chicago and Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Trains carrying intermodal containers will interchange at El Paso, Texas to and from FXE, Mexico’s largest railroad, which will operate the trains between the border crossing and Silao five days a week.

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NewsMay 20, 2014

Former DOT Secretary Ray LaHood Joins Infrastructure Investment Firm

Former U.S. Transportation Department Secretary Ray LaHood has joined the infrastructure investment firm Meridiam North America as a senior advisor.

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ProductsMay 20, 2014

Refrigerated Carrier Expands Transflo Scanning Use

Quest Global, a refrigerated carrier based in Cartersville, Ga., will increase its use of Pegasus’s Transflo scanning applications and expects to see an increase in drivers' use of mobile scanning apps.

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ProductsMay 20, 2014

Proof-of-Delivery Technology Recognized

Jump Technologies, St. Paul, Minn., which markets a cloud-based proof-of-delivery and inventory control app, was named to the 100 Great Supply chain Projects by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

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NewsMay 19, 2014

Index Negative for Shippers, Positive for Trucking

A measure of business conditions for shippers remained deep in negative territory in March, meaning the climate favored trucking companies, according to a newly released report.

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NewsMay 19, 2014

Quality Carriers Expands Midwest Operations

One of its existing independent affiliates, Linmoore Investments, has opened in the Chicago suburb of Channahon, Ill.

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NewsMay 19, 2014

Carriers Forming LTL Network Serving Both Coasts

It will link California, Nevada and Arizona with Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and New York.

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NewsMay 19, 2014

Truckload Linehaul, Intermodal Rates Hit New Highs

Truckload linehaul rates rose 5.7% in April compared to the same time in 2013 and are up 4.6% since February, according to new readings from the Cass Truckload Linehaul Index.

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