
UPS announced it has invested in the tech startup TuSimple and will work with the company to better understand the capabilities and potential of autonomous trucks in UPS' network.
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Don Daseke will retire from his roles as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the flatbed company he founded, effective immediately. Chief Operating Officer Chris Easter will serve as interim CEO.
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In what the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief called a “common-sense approach,” the agency has proposed five key revisions to truck driver hours-of-service rules. More on what those changes might mean and moving on to a final rulemaking.
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In its second quarter recruiting and retention survey, Driver iQ found signs that with signs of a weakening freight environment and economy, most fleets are unlikely to increase driver compensation or add capacity to combat driver turnover within the next few months.
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UniGroup Logistics is now offering full-service, white glove final mile residential service of over-dimensional items for delivery, warehousing, fulfillment and reverse logistics.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published an eagerly awaited proposal on changes to hours of service rules that would offer more flexibility, including changes to the 30-minute break rule, allowing split sleeper berth operations, and more.
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Car Hauler Jack Cooper Ventures has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy citing difficulty competing with its mostly non-unionized competition.
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FTR’s revised Trucking Conditions Index showed significant improvement for the month of June thanks to strengthening freight demand and lower fuel prices, but other factors are likely to keep things subdued through the rest of the year.
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The Blockchain in Transport Alliance has elected Richard Greening of The DDC Group Co-Chair of its newly founded Bill of Lading Working Group.
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Cargo securement company Ancra Cargo is celebrating its 50th year of operation, having started in 1969. The company initially focused on the airline industry but eventually made its way into the heavy-duty trucking industry.
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