Sam’s Club will open a 300,000-square-foot, multipurpose distribution center in Oklahoma City at OKC Logistics Park, which will eventually include facilities for Amazon, FedEx and Hobby Lobby. (Flint Development via Facebook) Oklahoma officials applauded news that Sam’s Club will invest $40 million to open a large distribution center in the state scheduled to open early ...more
A BYD Co. Dynasty series electric vehicle at a dealership in Beijing on Aug. 28. (Bloomberg News) BYD Co. reported its weakest revenue growth in more than a year in a potential sign of the damage discounting has done in China, the world’s biggest auto market. Revenue rose just 67% to around 140 billion yuan ...more
Although the driver isn’t always the one who ties down and secures the load, they are responsible for the examination and trip inspection, officials noted. (Doleco USA) When it comes to cargo securement, a flatbed is often like a stage that all the world — or nearby drivers — can see. Making sure flatbed cargo ...more
A worker holds a piece of black mass, which is a mix of lithium, nickel, cobalt and graphite, at the Li-Cycle battery recycling facility in Kingston, Ontario, in February 2021. (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg News) The latest buzzword in battery materials sounds like a concept borrowed from astrophysics. But “black mass” is just a very literal description ...more
The new Transfix feature adds a unique QR code to its rate confirmations, making it easy to check that the shipment is a confirmed load. (Transfix) Transfixlaunched a new security feature designed to verify load authenticity to reduce freight fraud, the company announced Aug. 24. The New York City-based digital freight platform company said the ...more
A pallet of mixed dangerous goods. (WidsPX/Getty Images) Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors found violations with more than three of every 10 hazardous materials/dangerous goods packages inspected during a five-day unannounced special enforcement initiative June 12-16. In all, CVSA inspectors checked 8,395 hazmat/dangerous goods packages during the “Road Blitz” enforcement effort, finding violations with 2,578 ...more
A pallet of mixed dangerous goods. (WidsPX/Getty Images) Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspectors found violations with more than three of every 10 hazardous materials/dangerous goods packages inspected during a five-day unannounced special enforcement initiative June 12-16. In all, CVSA inspectors checked 8,395 hazmat/dangerous goods packages during the “Road Blitz” enforcement effort, finding violations with 2,578 ...more
A tank truck driver connects a hose to a storage tank in Jackson, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press) Diesel prices lurched forward another 8.6 cents a gallon to reach $4.475 for the national average, according to data from the Energy Information Administration released Aug. 28. That makes six straight weeks of increases and leaves the ...more
Students living in Garden City and the surrounding area don’t have to travel to SCCC for CDL instruction and can remain at their campus for the six-week, hands-on training courses. (Garden City Community College via Facebook) Two Kansas community colleges are partnering to increase commercial driver license training to alleviate a driver shortage in a ...more
