NMFTA Readies Density-Based Freight Class Update for July 19
The update moves away from a commodity-based rating system to simplify the process, better utilize online data tools and align more closely with actual shipping characteristics. (vitpho/Getty Images) The National Motor Freight Traffic Association is moving toward a density-based freight classification system in a major update that is set to ...more
FMCSA Revokes 8 Gorilla Fleet Safety ELDs From Approved List
Beginning July 11, motor carriers that continue to use the revoked devices will be considered as operating without an ELD. ...more
Steelmaker Nucor Shuts Down Some Output After Cyberattack
Rolls of steel at the Nucor Corp. plant in Ghent, Ky. (Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press) Nucor Corp., the biggest steel ...more
Hapag-Lloyd CEO Sees ‘Huge Surge’ in Volume in Last Few Days
Rolf Habben Jansen by Maria Feck/Bloomberg Container carrier Hapag-Lloyd AG is seeing a jump in business this week after the ...more
US-China Tariffs Deal Also Eases Burden on Cheap Packages
A "Made in China" sticker is displayed on a hat at a store in the Chinatown in San Francisco. (Jeff ...more
US-China Tariffs Deal Eases Burden on Inexpensive Packages
A "Made in China" sticker is displayed on a hat at a store in the Chinatown in San Francisco. (Jeff ...more
Japanese Carmakers Face $19 Billion Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
A worker assembles a vehicle on the production line of the Toyota Tsutsumi plant in Toyota City, Japan. (Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg ...more
TFI Q1 Profit Falls on Freight Weakness, TL Tariff Pain
TFI made leadership changes at the U.S. LTL business — TForce Freight — midway through ...more
Walmart Amps Up Discounts to Lure Cost-Conscious Customers
(Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg News) Walmart Inc. is doubling down on discounts, a move to drum up ...more
United Rentals May Benefit From Tariff Chaos
(United Rentals) United Rentals Inc. could benefit from the unpredictability over tariffs as customers become ...more
FMCSA Approves Two More Intellistop Five-Year Exemptions
Intellistop has faced challenges in securing federal regulatory approval for its flashing brake light system ...more
Uber, Volkswagen Partner to Deploy Autonomous ID Buzz Vans
Road testing begins later this year. (Uber/Business Wire) Uber Technologies Inc. and Volkswagen AG have ...more
UPS Bolsters Health Unit With $1.6 Billion Deal for Andlauer
(Scotty Perry/Bloomberg) UPS Inc. agreed to acquire Canada’s Andlauer Healthcare Group Inc. for $1.6 billion, ...more
Trump Targets Chinese Cranes, Risking Burden for US Ports
Cranes above a ship at the Port of Oakland in California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images via ...more
Trump Orders Truck Import Probe, Setting Stage for Tariffs
Tractor-trailers wait in line at the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge port of entry, on the U.S.-Mexico ...more
STB Rule May Help Boost Competition for Railroad Shipments
Freight train cars sit in a Norfolk Southern railyard in Atlanta. (Danny Karnik/AP/file) OMAHA, Neb. ...more
Union Pacific’s New CEO Won’t Rule Out Cuts
(Union Pacific Railway via Facebook) OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s new CEO, who came into ...more
Fleet Optimization with Kinedyne Solutions
In today's fast-paced world, efficiency is crucial when it comes to fleet management. Whether you're ...more
Trump’s Oil Tariffs Set to Reshape Global Trade Flows
The Par Montana refinery, located outside Billings, Mont., processes crude oil from western Canada. (Matthew ...more
Trump Approves Permit Extension for Exxon’s Golden Pass LNG
The Golden Pass liquefied natural gas terminal under construction in Sabine Pass, Texas, on Feb. ...more
DHL Subsidiary to Cut 8,000 Jobs in Germany
DHL delivery wagons in the loading bay at a Deutsche Post sorting office in Berlin. ...more
A truck driver was transported to a hospital unresponsive after being thrown around in a ...more
An officer-involved shooting involving a semi truck is under investigation by police in Jacksonville, Florida. ...more