Volvo Trucks North America resumed production at its Virginia assembly plant on Monday, encouraging UAW strikers to come back to work under terms of its “last, best, final” offer. UAW Local 2069 voted down a third tentative agreement on Friday…
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Scholarship Fund is providing financial awards to the largest number of students in its 48-year history for the 2021-22 academic school year. The Fund will provide assistance to 57 undergraduate students with award ranging from…
Extreme heat over the weekend choked several states from the Desert Southwest to northern California and the Four Corners region. These were just a few of the daily record highs that were tied or broken over the weekend: • Needles,…
We’re in the thick of summer, the prime season for road construction crews to get a lot of work done. With President Joe Biden striking a deal on his infrastructure plan and 40% of Americans planning on summer travel (similar…
For many warehouse automation companies, the time is now to enter the public markets, and that is true for Berkshire Grey, which will likely go public later this month through a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Revolution…
Shipping magnates don’t pervade the billionaire ranks like they did in the days of Aristotle Onassis. They’ve been left behind by tech bosses, financiers and oligarchs. Yet ocean shipping is still big business and the CEOs overseeing the fleets are…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: 6,550 manufacturing jobs headed for Mexico as border freight capacity tightens; Aeronet Worldwide expands in Texas; FedEx Ground leases distribution center…
Chart of the Week: Truckstop.com 7-day Van Rate per Mile, Department of Energy average retail price of diesel – USA SONAR: TSTOPVRPM.USA, DOE.USA Truckload spot rates continue to trend higher in 2021, averaging $3.18/mile over the past two months compared to $2.96/mile…
The Log Book is a weekly rundown of human-interest stories related to the transportation industry. This week: Pilot gifts throwback Peterbilt to driver after 40 years of safe driving, AIT Worldwide Logistics stays committed to St. Jude Children’s Hospital and…
Striking UAW workers at Volvo Trucks North America voted to reject a third tentative agreement on Friday, prompting the heavy-duty truck manufacturer to “consider all options related to the bargaining process.” The approximately 2,900 members of UAW Local 2069 have…
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