Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg) Two Canadian Cabinet ministers said they’re looking at “all options” to end a strike by dockworkers in British Columbia after workers returned to the picket line. The International Longshore & Warehouse Union caucus voted down the ...more
“We are prepared to increase our industry-leading pay and benefits," UPS said in a statement. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters jointly announced July 19 that negotiations between the two sides for a new labor contract for unionized workers will resume the week of July 24. No specific date or ...more
Interstate 80 is a critical east-west trade route connecting Nevada with California that often experiences closures due to bad weather. (Nevada Department of Transportation) New truck parking construction will start this summer on a northern Nevada freight route on Interstate 80 at the Golconda Summit so drivers no longer have to park along roadway shoulder ...more
Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg) A strike that paralyzed trade out of Canada’s west coast ports is set to resume on July 22 after a union representing dockworkers rejected a tentative deal. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union has provided 72-hour ...more
International eMV Series battery-electric medium-duty truck. (Navistar) U.S. medium-duty truck retail sales increased 22.7% in June compared with the year-ago period, according to Wards Intelligence data. Retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks rose to 21,924 in June from 17,866 in June 2022, in what was the third consecutive month to see a year-over-year increase and ...more
A Volvo truck on the production line at the New River Valley plant in Virginia. Volvo reported global revenue in the second quarter of $13.74 billion, a year-over-year increase of 18% from $11.59 billion. (Volvo Group) Truck manufacturer Volvo Group posted net income of $1.06 billion, or 52 cents per share, in the three months ...more
A Freightliner EV being charged. (Daimler Truck North America) Michigan is joining California and other states in reimagining tomorrow’s truck stops, moving forward with the development of a high-speed charging hub for freight vehicles. The state is developing a mobility charging hub along Interstate 96 in the Detroit metro region with nine pull-through fast chargers ...more
Some movers and brokers quote initial low-cost moves, only to as much as double the cost after the goods have been loaded on a truck. (Liudmila Chernetska/Getty Images) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this spring conducted more than 100 separate investigations into household goods moving fraud, and is now proceeding with 60 enforcement actions ...more
The North Carolina Highway Patrol (NCHP) is using new technology in order to identify truckers who are driving distracted, according to a report. WSOC9 reports that NCHP has deployed equipment along I-40 to curb distracted driving by commercial vehicle drivers.According to the report, the new technology uses cameras to take still photos of a passing ...more
If you missed this year’s Walcott Truckers Jamboree, then you missed one of the most impressive Super Truck Beauty Contest showings in recent memory — but don’t worry! We’ve got a photo roundup to catch you up on all of the shiny chrome, unique customizations, and chicken lights that you missed! The 2023 Walcott Truckers ...more
