16 May Werner Enterprises Joins Pursuit of Final-Mile Delivery The business of delivering goods purchased online that are too large or too heavy for parcel carriers just got a little more crowded, as truckload carrier Werner Enterprises joins the pursuit with the launch of Werner Final Mile. Read more...
15 May At P3s Session, Few See Funding Solution on Horizon WASHINGTON - There seemed to be little optimism at an afternoon session on public-private partnerships that Congress will pass a $1 trillion infrastructure funding bill by year's end, or that the federal government will receive P3s with open arms anytime soon. Read more...
15 May Diesel Falls 2.1¢ to $2.544 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 2.1 cents to $2.544 a gallon, and oil prices regained some ground lost over the past two weeks amid indications OPEC-led production cuts could be extended for six more months. Read more...
15 May J.B.Hunt Appoints Simpson Chief Commercial Officer J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. appointed Shelley Simpson chief commercial officer, the company said. Read more...
15 May Roger Penske Explores Use of Autonomous Vehicles for His Truck Fleet Racing legend Roger Penske once built a whole new engine just to win a single car race. That competitive urge remains strong today, whether it's on the racetrack or delivering FedEx packages through his trucking company. Read more...
15 May Systems Issue Disrupted Package Sorting at FedEx Express Memphis Hub FedEx Express reported a national service disruption May 12, citing a systems issue that affected package sorting overnight at the Memphis, Tenn., hub. Read more...
15 May Meet the Straight-Faced Swede Helping Transform Mack's Pennsylvania Plant Rickard Lundberg started his career in the Volvo Group in 1989 when he was only about 19 years old. Then, in the first of what would be many jobs with Volvo, he worked on the shop floor, turning crankshafts at the truck maker's engine factory in Skovde, Sweden. Read more...
15 May Alphabet's Waymo Teams Up With Lyft to Test Autonomous Cars Alphabet Inc. is working with Lyft Inc. on a plan to test autonomous cars on the road, escalating a fight with Uber Technologies Inc. by partnering with its main rival in the U.S. Read more...
15 May Local Mover Two Men and a Truck Expands Into Long-Distance Market Two Men and a Truck, a company based in Lansing, Mich., that provides local moving services through a nationwide network of independent franchise operators, is expanding its service to include long-distance moves. Read more...
15 May NGVAmerica Searches for New President as Matt Godlewski Steps Down to Move to Ford Matthew Godlewski, president of NGVAmerica, will step down in May to take a position at Ford Motor Co. headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. NGVAmerica, a trade association representing advocates of the use of natural gas and biomethane as transportation fuels, announced his departure. Read more...