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
A woman is dead after a semi truck lost an axle in California on Thursday. The incident occurred on July 20th in Merced, California at around 10:30 a.m. on Highway 99 north of Franklin Road. According to Your Central Valley News, the big rig was heading north on Highway 99 in a construction zone when an ...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
International eMV Series battery-electric medium-duty truck. (Navistar) U.S. medium-duty truck retail sales increased 22.7% in June compared with the year-ago period, according to Wards Intelligence data. Retail sales of Classes 4-7 trucks rose to 21,924 in June from 17,866 in June 2022, in what was the third consecutive month to see a year-over-year increase and ...more
