Police say dash cam shows trucker had right of way in crash with bus that killed 15 people

By |2023-07-05T19:31:34-05:00June 19th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Police have released more information on a mass-casualty crash that occurred in Manitoba last week. The crash occurred shortly before noon on June 15 at the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 5 near Carberry in Manitoba. According to RCMP, a semi truck was eastbound on Highway 1 at the same time that a bus transporting senior citizens ...more

Mother and son duo have been driving team together for 11 years

By |2023-06-20T11:23:30-05:00June 19th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Content Sponsored by RoadrunnerRoadrunner’s Smart Long-Haul Network partners with team drivers to power their one-day service lanes to certain parts of the country. With nationwide presence and terminals across 37 metro markets, Roadrunner offers more direct long-haul metro-to-metro shipping than any other nationwide LTL carrier in the US.We recently sat down with a mother and ...more

Mother and Son Partner to Build Successful Driving Team

By |2023-07-06T11:31:12-05:00June 19th, 2023 at 12:00 AM|Trucking News|

Content Sponsored by RoadrunnerRoadrunner’s Smart Long-Haul Network partners with team drivers to power their one-day service lanes to certain parts of the country. With nationwide presence and terminals across 37 metro markets, Roadrunner offers more direct long-haul metro-to-metro shipping than any other nationwide LTL carrier in the US.We recently sat down with a mother and ...more

Relay Inks Digital Fuel Payment Deal With Pilot

By |2023-06-20T04:19:56-05:00June 16th, 2023 at 12:58 PM|Trucking News|

Digital payment technologies such as Relay's give fleets enhanced anti-fraud protection, according to one Pilot executive. (Pilot Co.) Relay Payments’ digitized diesel payment platform is set to be available at Pilot Co.’s more than 800 truck stops, the companies said June 14. Fraud and card skimming caused major headaches for Holland, Mich.-based carrier TransWay until ...more

Michigan Welcomes RXO to Ann Arbor

By |2023-06-20T09:00:59-05:00June 16th, 2023 at 12:47 PM|Trucking News|

RXO and Michigan officials celebrate the logistics company's arrival in Ann Arbor, Mich. RXO will be adding about 140 jobs. (RXO via Twitter) Michigan state officials are enthusiastic about 140 new jobs and a $2.35 million expansion in Ann Arbor by RXO Corporate Solutions to increase its brokerage presence. “RXO’s expansion in Ann Arbor will ...more

UPS Workers Give Union Leaders Option to Call Strike

By |2023-06-20T08:21:37-05:00June 16th, 2023 at 12:36 PM|Trucking News|

UPS workers and Teamsters members during a rally in April. (Paul Frangipane/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc.’s unionized workers voted in favor of giving Teamsters leaders the option to call a strike as the two sides continue talks to renew a five-year labor contract. Of the union members that voted, 97% supported the strike authorization, the Teamsters ...more

FMCSA Issues Final Guidance on Two Brokerage Terms

By |2023-06-16T09:00:19-05:00June 16th, 2023 at 12:09 PM|Trucking News|

Employees on the Schneider brokerage floor. The review of the definitions of "broker" and "bona fide agents" was mandated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Schneider) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued final regulatory guidance on its definitions of ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide agents,” including guidance on the role and activities of ...more

FMCSA Issues Guidance on Brokerage, Dispatch Service Terms

By |2023-06-20T04:20:00-05:00June 16th, 2023 at 12:09 PM|Trucking News|

Employees on the Schneider brokerage floor. The review of the definitions of "broker" and "bona fide agents" was mandated in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. (Schneider) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued final regulatory guidance on its definitions of ‘‘broker’’ and ‘‘bona fide agents,” including guidance on the role and activities of ...more

May Trailer Orders Decrease 54% Year-Over-Year

By |2023-06-20T12:20:07-05:00June 16th, 2023 at 6:00 AM|Trucking News|

A Stoughton employee works on a front corner panel (Stoughton Trailers) U.S. trailer orders more than halved in May compared with a year ago to an estimated 9,100 units, according to data released by ACT Research. Preliminary data show orders decreased 54% year-over-year from 19,783, ACT reported. Orders also fell about 10% sequentially compared with ...more

Rail Industry Sues to Block CARB’s Emission Rules

By |2023-06-20T09:00:36-05:00June 16th, 2023 at 5:51 AM|Trucking News|

A BNSF locomotive heads south out of Oklahoma City. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The railroad industry on June 16 sued to block new environmental rules in California, arguing they would force the premature retirement of about 25,000 diesel-powered locomotives across the country long before their zero-emission counterparts are ready to take their place. ...more

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