With a new hub in Chicago, Uber Technologies Inc., is expanding its Uber Freight and diving deeper into the logistics business. They are building on a service that makes it easier to connect truckers with trailers that are loaded and ready to go. If using their mobile app, carriers can…
Out of Liberty Lake, Wash., Derek Haupt ad Kristi DeYoung have started Blue Apple Enterprises, an interstate hemp transport business. With trucking and farming in their backgrounds these two did some research, learning about the industries, and found that nobody was hauling hemp beyond Washington’s borders. There are still a…
Mike Strain, D.V.M., the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner, sent out a news release reminding people to be extra cautious on the road during sugarcane harvesting season. The season runs from September through December and during this time there will be more large, slow-moving vehicles on the roads….
In Rosemont, Ill., DHL has opened its Americas Innovation Center. The 28,000 square foot facility exhibits technologies currently used by DHL and is a place where future technologies are developed. This new space is a place where DHL can work with its customers, technology partners, academics, and employees to find…
Next year, Volvo Trucks is bringing its Dynamic Steering system into North America. This system was introduced in Europe in 2013 and reduces steering force by up to 85%. This system and its ease of steering reduces driver fatigue and muscular pain to arms, neck, and shoulders. They are hoping…
For a while now, there have been many reports out there about a truck driver shortage. Even the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released reports about a shortage. Yet the Bureau of Labor Statistics is saying that this is not quite the case. In the article linked below, there are…
IMC Companies, the largest marine drayage provider in the nation, has launched Pacific Drayage Services (PDS). These new services will provide drayage and warehousing to customers in the Tacoma and Seattle areas. With 150 new trucks ordered and the entire PDS fleet made up of company trucks, this new venture…
Truckers and law enforcement of Rhode Island are teaming up to raise money for Special Olympics with a Truck Convoy event. The first annual Torch Run Truck Convoy will be held at the Travel Centers of America on 849 Victory Highway in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Together they will raise…
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council has opened its 15th annual National Technician Skills Competitions. The TMCSuperTech 2019 is being held at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. From around the country, 132 technicians will be competing in three tracks, Heavy-Duty, Trailer, and Light/Medium Vehicles. Also, 49…
Last Friday night a fleet of drones attacked Saudi Arabia, taking out almost half of its oil production capabilities. News reports have stated that it could take weeks to resume normal operations. On Sunday evening, oil future markets opened with the first trades over 20%. If this holds, the price…