(Ryder System Inc.) Ryder System Inc. posted an $18 million loss in the second quarter of 2023, compared with a profit of $239 million in the year-ago period, due to weaker market conditions and a $183 million one-time charge on its exit from the United Kingdom, the company said July 26. Miami-based Ryder’s Q2 loss ...more
JetWind energy pods power turbines that are housed in a 6-foot-tall box. (Love Field) The thrust of airplane jet engines is now powering Teslas and other electric vehicles at Dallas Love Field. The North Texas airport is testing JetWind Power Corp. “energy pods,” which use the wind generated by jet engines to spin turbines and ...more
Landstar second-quarter revenue declined to $1.37 billion from $1.98 billion year-over-year but beat Wall Street expectations of $1.34 billion. (Landstar System Inc.) Landstar System Inc. posted a year-over-year decline in revenue and earnings during the second quarter of 2023, the company reported July 26. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based company posted net income of $66.6 million, or ...more
A teenager is dead after a dump truck slammed into a line of stopped cars at an intersection in Kansas on Wednesday morning. The accident happened on July 26th in Overland Park, Kansas on Metcalf Avenue south of College Boulevard at around 6:45 a.m.The dump truck slammed into the back of a car driven by a ...more
Two men have been charged after carjacking multiple truck drivers in Memphis using a booting scheme. Two instances of semi truck theft occurred in Memphis, Tennessee between April and July of this year, reported WREG News.The first reported incident happened on April 16th near the airport. The truck driver says he pulled into a lot in ...more
A man is dead after being run over by a semi truck outside of a grocery store on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred on July 26th in Buckeye, Arizona at around 9:30 a.m. at the Fry’s grocery store near 196th Avenue and Indian School Road.According to AZ Family news, 72-year-old James Runge wss hit by the ...more
A man was injured while working on a semi truck on the side of a highway in Tennessee earlier this week. The accident happened on Tuesday, July 25th on Interstate 26 west at mile marker 50 at the Flag Pond Exit in Erwin, Tennessee.According to WJHL 11, the man was underneath the semi truck when it ...more
The trucking industry is bracing for news from Yellow Corp. amid multiple reports that the company is preparing to file for bankruptcy.On July 27, the Wall Street Journal reported that Nashville, Tennessee-based Yellow is preparing to file for bankruptcy amid ongoing negotiations with the Teamsters and cash flow woes. The report also stated that Yellow ...more
A head-scratching photo of a police cruiser blocking a runaway ramp has been shared thousands of times in trucking groups this week.The photo is believed to have been taken on Highway 1 in Kamloops, British Columbia, and initially shared online on July 20, 2023.In the photo, you can see an RCMP cruiser parked so that ...more
A report from a North Carolina news outlet delves into a semi truck towing incident that occurred in Harrisburg earlier this month that drivers say cost them thousands of dollars in missed deliveries.Following the Fourth of July weekend, truckers Clarissa Rankin and Yvonne Glenn who parked near an O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Harrisburg, North ...more
