This is an excerpt from Medically Necessary, a health care supply chain newsletter. Subscribe here. The news: The Food and Drug Administration used tools like regulatory flexibility and expedited applications to avoid nearly 200 drug shortages in 2020, according to a…
The number of U.S. truck drivers sidelined due to substance abuse violations has surpassed 60,000 and continues to climb by roughly 2,000-3,000 per month, according to federal data. The latest monthly report by the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, administered by…
On this week’s episode of Taking the Hire Road, DriverReach founder and CEO Jeremy Reymer welcomed Priscilla Peters, vice president of marketing and training at Conversion Interactive Agency, to discuss the ever-changing methods of recruiting in the digital age. Some…
On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with FreightFriend CEO and founder Noam Frankel. FreightFriend’s cloud-based truckload procurement platform helps shippers and brokers build deep carrier relationships and drive digital execution. A pioneer and innovator, Frankel has spent…
U.S. factory activity continued its robust expansion in June even as companies and suppliers struggled to meet increasing levels of demand amid constraints for raw materials, labor and supply chain services, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Manufacturing has…
Tearing down a viaduct on Interstate 81 through Syracuse, New York — part of a movement loosely called the “new urbanism” — could force some trucks to loop around the city’s eastern suburbs. And it is getting closer to reality.…
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 122,056 Freightliner and Western Star trucks because the battery terminal cable may break, resulting in a loss of electrical power followed by an engine stall. The recalled vehicles are 2019-2022 Freightliner Cascadia P4, 2021…
More than 4,400 Cummins Inc. remanufactured engines are being recalled because of a defective fuel rail that could lead to a fire. The new recall comes after a May recall of nearly 45,000 L9 and ISX12 engines built between Jan.…
The semi truck may be king of the road, but its dominion only reaches so far; there are certainly places it doesn’t belong. However, with time crunches, traffic, construction work and other constraints along the way, many commercial drivers opt…
A handful of freight rail-related projects have received federal funding from a popular infrastructure grant program. The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $905.25 million to 24 projects in 18 states via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary program. …
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