- Americold Completes First Year as Public Company With Solid Financial ResultsWarehouse operator Americold completed its first year as a public company by reporting solid gains in revenue and higher operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2018. ... read more
- Amazon.com 'Insourcing' Roils Freight Industry, Analysts SayAmazon.com Inc.’s role in the shuttering of New England Motor Freight and the “body blow” dealt to XPO Logistics Inc. is raising alarms for trucking and logistics firms that do business with, or compete against, the popular online retailer. ... read more
- Rising Trucking Costs Amplify Pressure for P&G, Church & DwightProcter & Gamble Co., the maker of Bounty paper towels, Crest toothpaste and Pampers diapers, says the cost of trucking its goods is still on the rise. Whether that leads to more price increases for U.S. consumers on top of last year’s remains to be seen. ... read more
- DOD begins transitioning management of the massive number of annual household goods moves to a single entityThe household goods segment broadly speaking is thick with owner-operators, many of them leased to larger van lines and their agent networks. The change likely wouldn't affect their ability to haul household goods loads for the DOD, but it could help keep unscrupulous brokerages from driving down rates, says an ... read more
- Farm work led to Owner-Operator of the Year finalist’s highway careerDriving farm equipment growing up made it an easy transition when Robert Roth decided to get into trucking after working construction for a few years. He started as a company driver with New Hamburg, Ontario-based Erb International in 1984 before becoming an owner-operator with the company in 1989. ... read more
- Trucker busted hauling $12.7 million worth of meth into U.S. from MexicoBorder patrol officers referred the truck for further inspection by canines and non-intrusive imaging and found 350 packages of alleged methamphetamine weighing in at 906 pounds concealed in the load of frozen strawberries. ... read more
- Flexibility is key to adjusting to e-commerce business modelIf you have not already made adjustments to the way you operate to accommodate this still growing trend, now is the time. ... read more
- January truck sales hit new year lullJanuary retail sales of medium- and heavy-duty trucks took an expected seasonal tumble from December's year-end surge, according to figures compiled by Wards Intelligence. Dealers sold 55,817 trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings above 10,000 pou ... read more
- Federal spending bill, FMCSA action extend ELD exemptionsThe federal spending bill signed into law by President Trump on Feb. 15 contained a measure that allows commercial drivers hauling livestock and insects to avoid using electronic logging devices (ELDs) through Sept. 30. These drivers were already exe ... read more