The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) recently took a skid steer hauler off the road for load securement issues and other violations. According to an April 21 statement from THP, a driver and vehicle were both place out-of service after troopers discovered that the skid steer being hauled was not properly secured.While inspecting the skid steer ...more
A semi truck hauling lumber overturned on his first trip down a winding mountain road in Northern California on Tuesday. The accident happened at about 6:10 p.m. on April 22nd on State Road 70 near the Pulga bridge in Pulga, California. According to BCFAC News, the driver was hauling lumber on his first trip down the ...more
FitzMark Acquires High Point Logistics, Pentonix Freight
These latest acquisitions are FitzMark's eighth and ninth as the company pursues a growth strategy supported by Calera Capital, a middle-market private equity firm. (FitzMark via YouTube) FitzMark expanded its footprint in the freight brokerage sector by acquiring High Point Logistics and Pentonix Freight, adding new capabilities in temperature-controlled and less-than-truckload shipping. Indianapolis-based transportation management ...more
Diesel Price Falls 4.5¢ to $3.534 a Gallon
A gallon of trucking’s main fuel now costs 45.8 cents less than it did at this time last year. (vitpho/Getty Images) The national average diesel price fell 4.5 cents to $3.534, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released April 22. It is the second consecutive drop — totaling 10.5 cents — after the price ...more
Two Plants That Make Jeep Grand Cherokee to Pause Production
The Detroit Assembly Complex will pause production next week, the latest of several plant cutbacks by Stellantis. (Daniel Mears/The Detroit News/TNS) Stellantis NV’s Detroit Assembly Complex plants that build Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs will pause production next week, the latest of several plant cutbacks made by the automaker in recent weeks. The ...more
Transport Experts Prepare for Trump-Era Regulatory Shift
From left to right: Baskin, Camden and Garney. (Connor D. Wolf/Transport Topics) AUSTIN, Texas — President Donald Trump's commitment to reduced federal regulations is expected to lead to a shift in how transportation policy is handled, experts detailed during a discussion April 21. The discussion was hosted as part of Vision 25 — The Motive Innovation ...more
IMF: US, Global Economic Outlook Deteriorate in Trade War
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas presents the world economic outlook during the IMF and World Bank Spring meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington on April 22. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg) WASHINGTON — The U.S. and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said April ...more
Logistics and Shipping Players Are Doubling Down on Mexico
A DHL warehouse. DHL just finished a $120 million expansion at its Querétaro air hub. (DHL) Oversized flags from three countries dominate Oscar Del Cueto Cuevas’ office in Mexico City: one from the U.S., another from Mexico and the last from Canada. For the president of Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Mexico operations, the flags are ...more
US-China Tariffs Hit Amazon, FedEx, UPS Distribution Links
China remains Southern California’s largest trading partner, with roughly $130 billion in imports passing through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach last year. (Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press) President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports threaten to disrupt Southern California’s trade and logistics economy, a sector that moves a third of the nation’s container cargo ...more