Trucking Industry news
Driver shortage is a #1 trucking industry challenge, followed by Hours of Service and driver pay
Story by: Alan Adler @ Freightwaves Motor carriers and commercial drivers agree on just four of the Top 10 challenges facing the trucking industry, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) annual study. Driver shortage tops trucking industry’s challenges for the third consecutive year The shortage of for-hire, long-haul drivers was the top issue in ATRI’s […]
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Man pleads guilty after scamming $1 million from truckers and brokers
A Maryland man recently pled guilty to federal fraud charges after he allegedly bilked more than $1 million from truck drivers, fleets and brokers in a double brokering scheme. The Department of Justice says William Francis Hickey, III, of Elkton, Maryland, was the managing member of Hickey Consulting LLC and president of Latino Consulting LLC, […]
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UPS is the first company certified for unlimited drone operations
Story by: John Gallagher, Washington Correspondent @FreightWaves UPS [NYSE: UPS] plans to take full advantage of a sweeping new certification issued by federal regulators making it the first company with the ability to run drone services with no limit on size or scope of operations. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today (Oct. 1) announced that […]
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Rich Logistics announces closures of five terminals and layoffs of approximately 450 drivers and other employees
Story by: Clarissa Hawes @ FreightWaves This story has been updated to include a statement by Shannon Everett, president of Rich Logistics, as well as a press release issued by Roadrunner, Rich’s parent company, late Monday, Sept. 30. Approximately 450 truck drivers and employee positions will be eliminated after Rich Logistics notified workers by letter […]
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Tech company petitions FMCSA to allow camera systems to replace mirrors on trucks
Story by: Matt Cole Another technology company that manufactures mirrorless rearview camera systems for trucks is petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to allow its system to be used on trucks in the United States. According to Matt Cole and his article in the overdriveonline.com Vision Systems North America (VSNA) is asking FMCSA to […]
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Lawsuit sheds light on aborted Omnitracs deal, shows that telematics provider may be in troubles
Story by: John Paul Hampstead, Associate Editor A federal lawsuit filed last week in the Central District of California against Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm with more than $50 billion of assets under management, alleged that Omnitracs, a leading telematics provider for the transportation and logistics industry, is in dire financial straits. Dr. […]
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Safety and autonomous trucking drive new standards for tractor-trailer hookups
Story by: Alan Adler Smaller gaps between truck and trailer help fuel economy but raise the difficulty of drop-and-hook operations As the gaps between tractors and trailers shrink through aerodynamic design, making connections safer is only one concern for standards-writing engineers who must account for autonomous trucking in the near future. The Society of Automotive […]
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Drivers shouldn’t fear that autonomous trucks will replace them, tech developers say-at least for now
Story by: James Jaillet Speaking last week at the FTR Transportation Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, representatives from three autonomous truck tech developers sought to quell fears about their technology displacing drivers’ jobs. Instead, they offered a rosy outlook for the technology, in which autonomous trucks don’t displace drivers but alter the job to boost home […]
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FedEx and Walgreens to begin drone deliveries in Virginia
AUTHOR Morgan Forde@morgan_forde_ Story by: SupplyChainDive.com Alphabet subsidiary Wing Aviation has partnered with FedEx and Walgreens to begin commercial drone deliveries of select items to customers in Christiansburg, Virginia, next month (an exact date has yet to be released), according to a blog post. The drones will primarily carry food, healthcare, wellness-related and convenience products, according to FedEx. […]
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