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News · Jun 20, 2019

Without standardization, blockchain can become a forgotten piece of code

"Dean Croke, the chief insights officer at FreightWaves, spoke at the Blockchain Europe Expo, elaborating on the inception of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), the factors that led to its creation, and the need for open and neutral data standards to enable widespread adoption of blockchain." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Vishnu Rajamanickam “For many years I drove trucks over long distances in Australia. During those times I spent hours, if not months,

News · Jun 20, 2019

Trucking company ordered to pay $3 million after illegally hauling hazmat

"Wiley Sanders Truck Lines was sentenced June 10 to three years of probation and over $3 million in penalties – specifically, a $1.5 million fine, a $1.5 million community service payment to the Exide Residential Assistance Fund, and a $1,200 special assessment – for illegally hauling hazardous materials."- According to the article in overdriveonline.com Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdriveonline.com / Overdrive Staff

News · Jun 20, 2019

Amazon’s new online freight platform is viewed negatively by 8 of 10 carriers and freight brokers

"Amazon’s entry into online freight matching is being met with skepticism and unease by much of the logistics industry, according to a market research report from the FreightWaves Freight Intel Group." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Kevin Hill Hill also wrote - "The report’s survey found that eight of 10 carriers and freight brokers think Amazon’s entry into digital freight brokerage is ‘negative’ for their market segments. Carriers, by a two-to-one margin, are mor

News · Jun 20, 2019

Mexican table grapes deliver late bumper crop, fueling higher reefer rates along the border

"A colder than normal spring across northwestern Mexico meant the Mexican table grape export campaign suffered a delay of several weeks, spiking demand in June for reefer trucks out of Arizona and south Texas."- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Noi Mahoney "Coupled with a record-breaking Hermosillo, Mexico-based table grape crop, this year’s export campaign has been a perfect storm of a late start, big yields and an overlap between two Mexican grape growing harvest reg

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News · Jun 19, 2019

FMCSA admits challenges to under-21 driver pilot program

"The federal government’s primary trucking regulator conceded to lawmakers that it may be difficult to get enough qualified participants in its pilot project for drivers under 21 to make the project viable." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author John Gallagher "Testifying before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on June 19, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) chief Ray Martinez confirmed that the under-21 military pilot project for interstate commercial t

News · Jun 19, 2019

Truck-involved fatalities increased in 2018, estimates show

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that when 2018 driving fatality numbers are finalized later this year, fatalities in accidents involving at least one large truck will see a 3% increase over 2017’s numbers." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdriveonline.com / Matt Cole

News · Jun 18, 2019

Brake Safety Week inspection blitz set for Sept. 15-22

"The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week has been scheduled for Sept. 15-22 with a focus on brake hoses and tubing." - According to the article in overdriveonline.com Throughout that week, inspectors will be conducting roadside inspections and keying in on brake violations. Read the full story HERE Source and credits: overdriveonline.com / Overdrive Staff

News · Jun 18, 2019

Trucks moved 63 percent of trans-border freight in March, up nearly $1 billion

"Trans-border freight totaled $107.2 billion in March, with trucks moving 63 percent of all freight by value with United States trading partners Canada and Mexico, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Noi Mahoney Mahoney also wrote - "Trucks carried $67.4 billion of United States freight in March 2019, compared to $66.5 billion during the same time last year,

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News · Jun 17, 2019

Former trucking executive pleads guilty to wire fraud

"A former executive of a Florida-based trucking company pleaded guilty in federal court on June 12 to two counts of wire fraud related to mail contracts it had with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). - According to the article in freightwaves.com "Court documents filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleged that Rivero misappropriated and diverted approximately $2.7 million “for his personal use and benefit and to further the scheme to defraud.” - Hawes also wrote in h

News · Jun 17, 2019

Used truck sales dropped 14 percent in May, down 22 percent from a year earlier

"Preliminary used truck sales in the heaviest weight segment – Class 8 – dropped 22 percent in May compared with the May 2018." - According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Clarissa Hawes Hawes also wrote - "Used truck sales fell 14 percent in May compared with a 5 percent drop in April. The average price of a used truck increased 5 percent, while average miles contracted dipped 1 percent and average truck age increased 7 percent, according to ACT Research, a trucking industry r

News · Jun 16, 2019

U.S. trucks will need Canadian-certifed ELDs

"When Canada’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate takes effect in 2021, U.S. trucks will need to use ELDs certified to operate in the country." -According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Nate Tabak Tabak also wrote - "Annie Joannette, a spokesperson for Transport Canada, wrote in an email that Canada’s ELD specifications were modeled after the U.S. “to ensure that a single device is capable of complying with the ELD rules of both countries,” but that it would still be subj

News · Jun 16, 2019

Pilot files lawsuit against shuttered Falcon Transport over $800,000 in unpaid fuel bills

"Pilot Flying J has filed a civil lawsuit against Falcon Transport of Youngstown, Ohio, and its private equity owners, alleging the now-defunct carrier owes the truck stop chain nearly $800,000 in unpaid fuel bills."- According to the article in freightwaves.com and its author Clarissa Hawes Awes also wrote - "Pilot alleges that Falcon failed to pay its weekly fuel bill from April 11 to April 25 in the amount of nearly $800,000, according to court documents filed earlier this week in Mahoning Co