(Descartes and 3GTMS) Descartes Systems Group bought transportation management solutions specialist 3GTMS for $115 million, the logistics software provider said March 25. The deal is the 32nd acquisition by Waterloo, Ontario-headquartered Descartes since 2016. Shippers, third-party logistics providers and freight brokers can use Columbus, Ohio-based 3GTMS’ products for automating planning, rating, consolidation and routing of ...more
(Brian Powell/Wabash) A St. Louis court has drastically reduced a $462 million jury verdict issued against trailer manufacturer Wabash in connection with a 2019 fatal accident in which a motor vehicle struck the back of a nearly stopped 2004 Wabash trailer. The Circuit Court of St. Louis on March 20 cut to $108 million from ...more
A worker on the assembly line at the Detroit Diesel Corp. plant in Redford, Mich. (Detroit Diesel) A Mexican component supplier must continue to supply Detroit Diesel Corp. with housings for Detroit-branded transmissions installed on the production lines of Freightliner and Western Star trucks, a Michigan court ruled March 21. DDC, a unit of Daimler ...more
Shoppers make their ways down an aisle lined with clothing and shoes in a Costco warehouse in Sheridan, Colo. (David Zalubowski/AP/File) WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation. The Conference Board reported ...more
(Ed Pevos/Ann Arbor News via AP, File) Kroger Co. is fighting back against a lawsuit brought by Albertsons Cos. over its failed $24.6 billion takeover of the rival grocery chain, escalating a dispute that began after U.S. antitrust enforcers succeeded in blocking the deal last year. Albertsons is trying to extract billions of dollars, including ...more
Officials and trucking school instructors in central Texas say that modern trucking school standards are contributing to the recent string of deadly wrecks on Interstate 35. In the last two weeks, two multi vehicle wrecks have claimed the lives of six people on Interstate 35 in central Texas, and those in trucking and law enforcement ...more
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) issued an update on a missing person case associated with a major multi-vehicle pileup that took place near Williams earlier this month. On March 24, AZDPS and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) provided an update on a pileup that occurred on I-40 near Williams, Arizona, on March 13, ...more
We know you cabover lovers are out there, so here are two tours to serve as your fix for the week. In the first clip, you’ll see a cabover with a custom Louis Vuitton interior and even LV branded cleaning cloths. Also, this rig has maybe the longest catwalk we’ve ever seen. In the second clip, ...more
Arizona law enforcement agencies are taking part in a two day commercial vehicle enforcement operation near the California border. The enforcement detail, dubbed “Operation Full House,” is taking place March 25 — 26 at the Ehrenberg Port of Entry on I-10 near the California/Arizona border.According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol, ...more
The full story of a truck driver found dead in a creek after being reported missing back in 2019 has been released as part of a true crime series. 61-year-old truck driver Philip “Buckie” Barlow was reported missing by his girlfriend of nearly 20 years, Mary, after he didn’t show up to his driving job ...more
