18 Dec Freight Transportation Profits, Prospers Without a doubt, 2018 was a banner year for trucking and almost every other form of freight transportation. Business investment took off, hiring picked up and freight volume soared with both domestic and international shipments sharing in the bounty. Read more...
18 Dec Frozen Road Rules Start to Take Hold, Allowing for Heavier Truckloads Roads in certain portions of Midwestern states can accommodate heavier truckloads as seasonal weight increases gradually take effect. Read more...
18 Dec Amazon Air Announces Significant Expansion in Major Markets The air transport division of online retailer Amazon is expanding its capacity at a regional airport near Chicago that markets itself as an alternative to the city’s O’Hare International Airport, the nation’s sixth busiest cargo facility. Read more...
18 Dec You Shared Our Work; Now We Share the Results! Which states had the most user interactions with Transport Topics on Facebook this year? Which tweets attracted the most engagement? See maps, rankings. Read more...
18 Dec Truck Tonnage Posts 0.4% November Gain, ATA Index Shows American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased to 118.9 in November from 118.4 in October, a 0.4% gain. Read more...
18 Dec Class 8 Sales Boost Navistar Profit in ‘Breakout’ Year Navistar International Corp. reported growth in net income, with a 39.2% increase in profit for its fiscal fourth quarter. The Lisle-Ill.-based original equipment manufacturer said 2018 was a strong year for the trucking industry and a “breakout year” for the company. Read more...
18 Dec Barbara Leslie Returns to Port of Oakland as Commissioner OAKLAND, Calif. — Barbara Leslie, CEO of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, has joined the Port of Oakland’s governing Board of Port Commissioners, according to a Dec. 13 press release. Leslie worked at the port in 1998 and 1999. Read more...
18 Dec FMCSA Receives Three HOS Exemption Requests Several industry groups are petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for exemptions from certain hours-of-service rules. Read more...
18 Dec Opinion: Picking a Path for Autonomous Data Artificial intelligence and automation could someday disrupt major sectors of the global economy, including trucking. While much is said about how automated operation could help mitigate the driver shortage, many developmental challenges remain before wide deployment of Class 8 trucks can be realized. Read more...
18 Dec Holiday Business Booming for DHL at Houston Hub DHL, which specializes in international shipments, anticipates that it will make 156,000 delivery stops every day during December, a 56% increase over a typical month. With a distribution hub at each of Houston’s two major airports, it expects to handle 17% more package deliveries than last year. Read more...