Mack Truck workers to go on strike first time in 35 years
Story by: Alan Adler @ FreightWaves The United Auto Workers plans to strike Mack Trucks operations in three states on Sunday, the first walkout at the heavy-duty truck maker in 35 years. UAW Local 677 has 3,500 members at plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Florida. About 2,400 of the workers are in Lower Macungie Township […]
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Another carrier with 540 trucks and drivers is shutting down
Story by: Craig Fuller, CEO at FreightWaves Country Wide RV Transport (CWRV), the nation’s second-largest RV and motor-home transportation provider, is shutting down for good, according to information received late Friday by FreightWaves. The 540 drivers that currently work for the recreational vehicle transport company will be out of work effective November 1st. The news was […]
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Federal appeals court overturns $800,000 award in Werner driver trainee FLSA lawsuit
Story by: Clarissa Hawes @ FreightWaves A federal appeals court overturned a nearly $800,000 damage award won by student drivers in a class-action lawsuit against Werner Enterprises Inc. (NASDAQ: WERN) after a jury found the carrier and its subsidiary violated federal labor and state wage laws for failing to pay for rest breaks. In its […]
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Amazon starts building its own fleet of semi-trucks
Story by: Mark Solomon @ FreightWaves I Amazon.com. Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is preparing to take a step that many thought would be inevitable – acquiring its own power units. Amazon, which has spent the past six years forming a massive shipping and logistics network, already owns or leases thousands of truck trailers. But it relies on […]
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FMCSA opened registration for drug & alcohol clearinghouse
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) registration is now open for the Congressionally-mandated Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. To learn more or to register visit: clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register Registration is now open for the Congressionally mandated Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. To learn more or to register, visit: https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/register Gepostet von Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration am Freitag, 11. Oktober […]
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Amazon delivery partner cuts more than 400 jobs in Texas
More than 1,200 trucking and freight jobs have been eliminated across Texas since September 16 Story by: Noi Mahoney @ FreightWaves Letter Ride, a delivery service provider for Amazon, is cutting 423 positions at facilities across Texas. The company is eliminating jobs at its facilities in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, according to recent […]
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Trucking Freight Futures 10-7-2019
Trucking Freight Futures by Layla Rapp @ FreightWaves Source and credits: freightwaves.com /Layla Rapp / iTrucker / Mario Pawlowski
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Historic snowstorm to keep slamming Plains and Rockies into weekend
Story by: Nick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior Meteorologist @ FreightWaves I For the past two days, a major early season storm has been dumping huge amounts of snow in the northern Rockies and northern Great Plains in the U.S., and causing road closures and power outages in southern Canada. Parts of Montana […]
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FMCSA chief Ray Martinez leaves the agency
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent @FreightWaves Ray Martinez is leaving the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and will be replaced by current FMCSA Chief Counsel Jim Mullen, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today (Oct. 10). No reason was initially given for his departure. FMCSA was not immediately available to comment. Martinez, […]
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