Most times in life we find our path by learning what not to do on the way there. Following is a story about a traveling art handler who experienced many road bumps in the business before starting their own. Having an extra pair of hands is always a good lesson…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suggests to employers that they evaluate the criminal convictions of their job candidates before jumping to conclusions. They should look for things like how much time has passed since the conviction or sentence, if the conviction has any relation to the job, and what the…
Driving on endless highways all day long can be quite daunting and doing it in a big rig takes some grit. Turns out, those long hours can lead to some strange occurrences and interesting superstitions. Here are a few to wet your whistle: Driving with a fifty-dollar bill is bad…
It’s no doubt that a company this size, thoroughly investing in the environment, is going to make a difference to the rest of the logistics and shipping world with its new plan. Anheuser-Busch is planning to purchase up to 800 of Nikola Motor’s zero-emission trucks, and by 2025 the goal…
The Twin Ports Interchange reconstruction project will soon put the truckers of Duluth, Minn., back on the interstate. Currently, oversized loads have to make their way up hills and through city and residential streets to make their way to U.S. Highway 53. The $342 million project will include new bridges,…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has written a letter to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee asking to fund a study on commercial crash causation to be conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The last study of this kind was done in 2001-2003 and with the advancement of technology…
With its fiscal year ending in June, the Georgia Ports Authority completed more than 507,000 intermodal lifts during the year. Over the past three years, this port has grown in rail volume by more than 35 percent. Last month alone the port handled 47,255 rail lifts which is an increase…
The Canadian government is investing C$18.5 million (about US$14 million) into improving the Port of Montreal’s trucking operations. Funds will go towards a bridge, electronic signs, a digital logistics system and an “intelligent communications network”. For the 2,500 trucks that access this port daily, they are hoping to alleviate some…
Wilbanks Trucking Services out of Artesia, N.M., has been chosen to haul and deliver the White House’s annual Christmas tree. From Carson National Forest in northern New Mexico all the way to the Capitol, the tree will travel roughly 1,800 and be accompanied by 70 other trees that will be…
After seeing a picture online, Jeff Foster of Jeff Foster Trucking in Superior, decided to make his own semi truck pontoon. As a fun team building experience, he utilized the company’s body shop and mechanics to turn a 28 foot pontoon into a floating semi. People are fascinated by this…