The nation’s top trucking research group plans to update previous studies on the effects of legalized marijuana and other drugs on truck safety along with integrating 18- to 20-year-old drivers into the industry. Those initiatives were among the top research…
Digital freight brokerage Uber Freight (NYSE:UBER) on Tuesday launched its self-service platform for shippers within Canada. The company began doing business in Canada in 2019 and has been manually facilitating domestic and cross-border shipments originating from Ontario and Quebec. With…
The call for technological innovation across logistics is louder than ever. The transportation industry has been racing toward greater digitization and connectivity for the past several years, and the coronavirus pandemic has done nothing but accelerate the pace. Carriers and…
After months of testing drone delivery to designated pickup locations, Flytrex is now able to take the next step — delivering to the customer’s yard. The Israeli-based company announced Tuesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had approved its request…
Within weeks – June 12 to be exact – commercial motor carriers operating in Canada will have to comply with that country’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. Similar to the regulation that went into effect in the U.S. in 2017,…
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Employment levels at the U.S. operations of the Class I railroads in April were up slightly from March but down 7% year-over-year, according to data submitted to the Surface Transportation Board. U.S. Class I railroads operating in the U.S. employed…
The tables have drastically turned since last spring when the economic shutdowns led to a drop in demand, causing truckload rates to plummet to under $1 dollar per mile. For the past year, transportation costs for shippers have spiked, as…
FarEye, a global software-as-a-service delivery management platform, announced Tuesday it has closed a $100 million Series E round led by TCV and Dragoneer Investment Group with participation from past investors including Eight Roads Ventures, Fundamentum and Honeywell. Along with the…
Chief sustainability officers (CSOs) are popping up in corporate boardrooms worldwide as the importance of sustainability grows clearer to consumers, investors and businesses. CSOs can be in charge of many aspects of sustainability, including risk management, safety, emission-reduction strategies, environmental…
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