The Port of Long Beach by Allison Zaucha/Bloomberg News The tentative six-year labor agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association is a major step in addressing a shift of cargo volumes to East Coast ports that has taken place amid uncertainty sparked by the long negotiation process. “The contract ...more
Nikola Tre BEV by Nikola Corp. The company will lay off 120 employees at its Phoenix and Coolidge, Ariz., sites. Nikola Corp. will cut 270 jobs, including 120 in the United States, as the beleaguered truck maker seeks to slash cash outflows, the Phoenix-based company said. As part of winding down the company’s European operations ...more
The transmission is designed to perform in a variety of vocational applications. (Paccar) Peterbilt Motors Co. introduced an off-road calibration and rock-free mode for the Paccar TX-18 PRO transmission, the company announced June 14. The Paccar TX-18 PRO transmission is designed around productivity, efficiency and uptime for on- and off-highway applications. It was made for ...more
Herb Evans is vice chairman for Eagle Transport Corp. (Eagle Transport Corp.) National Tank Truck Carriers has appointed Herb Evans as its chairman, the association announced June 12. He is replacing outgoing chairman Randall Clifford of Ventura Transfer Co. Evans currently serves as vice chairman for the tank truck carrier Eagle Transport Corp. NTTC said ...more
Vehicles make their way westbound on Interstate 80 across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. (Ben Margot/AP) President Joe Biden vetoed a proposal to roll back federal emission standards associated with heavy-duty commercial vehicles. On June 14, the president explained the new emissions standards advanced by his administration “further reduce the air quality impacts of heavy-duty ...more
A cargo ship loaded with ZIM containers. ZIM was founded in 1945 and operates in more than 90 countries with customers at more than 300 ports worldwide. (ZIM Integrated Shipping Services) A global container shipping company is set to invest approximately $30 million in the city of Virginia Beach, Va. ZIM American Integrated Shipping Services, ...more
In the months since President Joe Biden nominated senior officials to key positions in his administration, there’s been an inability to push the nominees across the finish line on Capitol Hill. Due mostly to Republican opposition, high-profile nominees for senior roles in the administration continue to await consideration. Amid the persistent pushback, Senate Democrats intend ...more
Roadrunner had previously undergone a major restructuring to refocus on core less-than-truckload competencies with a focus on direct metro-to-metro operations. (Roadrunner) Roadrunner opened eight new lanes across its network as part of a multiyear process to improve service offerings, the company announced June 20. The Downers Grove, Ill.-based carrier had previously undergone a major restructuring ...more
Progress made on the collapsed portion of I-95 has been compiled into a time lapse video for your viewing pleasure. After just a few days, crews are nearly finished filling in the hole left by the interstate’s collapse, and they will soon pave over the filler to create temporary lanes. Construction will then start on ...more
A trucker’s dash cam captured a dramatic double crash that sent both vehicles off the road. In the clip, a trucker is traveling in the right lane with a (frankly scary) clown mask perched on the passenger seat headrest. A small passenger vehicle in the middle lane crashes into the driver’s side of the truck. ...more
