A truck driver was recently caught committing a serious load securement violation while traveling through Atlanta, Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Public Safety (DPS), an officer spotted a CMV traveling through Atlanta hauling 24 bags of topsoil weighing 1000 pounds each without any load securement.“This kind of negligence could have caused a major ...more
Traffic on Interstate 5 in Washington was backed up for nine hours after a serious wreck involving a semi truck and a car. The accident happened on July 19th in Pierce County, Washington in the DuPont area at 5:19 a.m.According to KOMO News, police described the accident as a “semi vs. car serious injury collision,” ...more
Kodiak Robotics Inc. announced that it is the first company to pilot the the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) “Enhanced Inspection” program for autonomous or driverless trucks. In a July 20 news release, Kodiak announced participation in the “Enhanced Inspection” program, which was approved by the CVSA in September 2022 and is designed to “streamline ...more
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News The pilots union at Sandy Springs, Ga.-based UPS Inc. plans to honor picket lines in the event of a Teamsters strike against the shipping giant. That would expand the impact of a potential strike at UPS, which the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has threatened if the two sides do not reach a ...more
(J.B. Hunt Transport Services) J.B. Hunt Transport Services experienced a year-over-year decline in earnings and revenue during the second quarter, the company reported July 18. J.B. Hunt ranks No. 3 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest for-hire carriers in North America and No. 5 on the TT Top 100 list of ...more
Workers walk the picket line at the Neptune Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on July 5. (Jimmy Jeong/Bloomberg) Workers at Canada’s west coast ports withdrew plans to go back on strike, just hours after threatening to restart a disruption that would have paralyzed shipments at the country’s busiest maritime hub. The International Longshore and ...more
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
