06 Feb Trucking Companies Remain Committed to Alternative Fuels Despite Low Diesel Prices About five years ago, when diesel prices were averaging around $4 a gallon, John Sheehy began looking into alternative-fuel vehicles as a potential solution to rein in his trucking company's rising costs. Read more...
06 Feb Alabama Port Authority Announces Deal With Cuban Counterpart The Alabama State Port Authority has announced a new memorandum of understanding with the National Port Administration of Cuba, potentially laying the groundwork for future trade deals. Read more...
06 Feb How One Exec Went From Growing Up Poor in Tennessee to Leading a $100 Million Shipping Business When Johnny Jones was a 12-year-old boy growing up poor in East Ridge, Tennessee, he had one pair of pants and one shirt. Read more...
05 Feb Washington State Audit: Port of Seattle Illegally Gave Out $4.7 Million in Raises The Port of Seattle illegally gave out nearly $5 million in raises to hundreds of employees about a year ago, a Washington state audit has concluded. Read more...
05 Feb Secret Pay Raise, Improper Gifts: Inside Port of Seattle CEO's Abrupt Departure The CEO of the Port of Seattle secretly gave himself a $24,500 raise, improperly accepted travel gifts and sports tickets from port customers and apparently steered port business to his father's company before leaving, officials revealed Feb. 3. There also were reports of a potential sexual-harassment complaint on top of an ongoing DUI case against him. Read more...
03 Feb DriverTech Offers ELD With Video Capture Onboard technology supplier DriverTech has launched a new mobile communications device that includes electronic logging capabilities and a forward-facing dash camera. Read more...
03 Feb America's Biggest Asphalt Plant Is Shutting When the Country Might Need It Most Axeon Specialty Products is shuttering the largest asphalt refinery in the United States when the country might need it most. Read more...
03 Feb FreightRover Launches App-Based Freight Platform FreightRover, an Indianapolis-based technology startup, has introduced a mobile application and web portal designed to streamline freight dispatching. Read more...
03 Feb Minnesota Trucking Association Chooses Matheson as Truck Driver of the Year The Minnesota Trucking Association honored Michael Matheson, a professional truck driver for Manning Transfer, as the 2016 Minnesota Driver of the Year at its banquet in January. Read more...
03 Feb Volvo Said to Be Working With Investment Bank to Sell Defense Division Truck maker Volvo AB is working with investment bank Rothschild & Co. to sell its defense unit, according to people familiar with the matter. Read more...