Did the first quarter lull come early, in November and December of 2022? For carriers, the first quarter is always the most difficult period in the annual freight calendar, when…
Police in nine states will engage in a one-day speeding enforcement effort along U.S. Highway 20 Tuesday, Jan. 17.The one-day project, which is targeted at reducing speed-related crashes on non-interstate…
Dallas-based Stevens Transport recently announced its drivers of the year for 2022.They include: Company Driver of the Year - John DouglasRunner-Up Company Driver of the Year - Joseph WhiteIndependent Contractor Driver…
Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Jan. 16, 2023: FMCSA grants one waiver from driver training regs, denies anotherThe Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week granted an exemption from…
A bridge standing 11 feet, 3 inches in Olathe, Kansas, ripped the top off a tractor trailer this past November. Low-bridge collisions are not uncommon; in fact, the Federal Motor…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Laredo was the No. 2 gateway for international trade in November;…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently notified the trucking industry that it has put in place requirements for medical examiners that want to maintain certification allowing them to conduct…
Chart of the Week: Inbound Ocean TEUs Index, Outbound Tender Volume Index – USA SONAR: IOTI.USA, OTVI.USA From January 2019 through the first two weeks of January 2023 companies have booked container…
Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine in June launched the largest container ship ever built, the aptly named Ever Alot. The massive ship has a capacity of 24,004 twenty-foot equivalent units, just a…
The future of up to 400 former Romeo Power Inc. workers is unclear after Nikola Corp. said Friday it would close a practically new battery-making plant in Cypress, California, and…