06 Nov Crossword Puzzle Solution November 6, 2017 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the November 6, 2017 print edition. Read more...
06 Nov GlobalTranz Joins Blockchain in Trucking Alliance GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc. has joined the Blockchain in Trucking Alliance, a group of industry executives and companies dedicated to developing and promoting blockchain technology standards in the logistics and trucking industry. Read more...
06 Nov Polaris Transportation Group Expands Headquarters Polaris Transportation Group is expanding its head office in Mississauga, Ontario, as it grows to meet demand following its recent acquisition of trucking and warehousing hazmat specialists J.G. Drapeau Ltd. and Commercial Warehousing Ltd. Read more...
06 Nov Capitol Agenda for the Week of Nov. 6: Tax Reform Cometh The leader of a group representing a large portion of the trucking industry is urging lawmakers to advance a tax reform bill the Republican-led tax-writing House Ways and Means committee will consider for most of this week. Read more...
06 Nov Port Everglades Sets Record for Cargo Volumes Florida’s Port Everglades set a record for containerized cargo volumes for fiscal 2017 ending Sept. 30, reporting 1,076,893 TEUs, the standard 20-foot-equivalent container units, a 4% increase from fiscal 2016. Read more...
06 Nov The 18 Former Employees Charged in the Pilot Flying J Federal Investigation Eighteen former employees have been charged in the federal investigation of Pilot Flying J, the family business of Jimmy Haslam. Fourteen have pleaded guilty but have not been sentenced. Read more...
06 Nov Unemployment Drops to 4.1%, Trucking Employment Flat The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point in October to 4.1%, the lowest level since December 2000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Read more...
06 Nov DHL Supply Chain, ExxonMobil Partner on New Texas Logistics Center DHL Supply Chain cut the ribbon, along with ExxonMobil Global Services, on a 160,000-square-foot center in Baytown, Texas, that will serve as a regional distribution center for the maintenance, repair and operations for six refineries and chemical plants in the Lone Star state. Read more...
06 Nov John Verble, the Informant Who Helped Sack Jimmy Haslam’s Family Business, Pilot Flying J For more than a year, the informant met secretly with FBI agents. He repeatedly slid into a dark sedan with tinted windows, sharing a narrative that would rock the family business of Cleveland Browns’ owner Jimmy Haslam. Read more...
06 Nov Strick Adds Production Line for Custom Trailers Strick Trailers announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility in Monroe, Ind., adding a 44,000-square-foot production line dedicated to its custom trailer business. Read more...