06 Jun Data Takes Center Stage at Maintenance and Cybersecurity Conference In today’s trucking industry, data is king. That’s a theme running though the Technology & Maintenance Council Fleet Data Management & Cybersecurity Conference. Read more...
05 Jun FedEx Freight’s Cirrincione Dominates in Lone Star State The top trucker out of the Lone Star state this year is Michael Cirrincione of FedEx Freight. Read more...
05 Jun UPS Workers Authorize Union to Call First Strike Since 1997 UPS Inc. workers authorized their union to call what would be the first strike since 1997, giving negotiators more leverage in talks to replace a labor contract that expires at the end of July. Read more...
05 Jun TRIP Report Shows Georgia’s Infrastructure Funding Will Need Boost Despite Transportation Bill Although Georgia’s most recent transportation funding bill has generated enough to finance some major future projects, it will not be able to keep pace with the state’s growing infrastructure and capacity needs, according to a recent report from The Road Information Program. Read more...
05 Jun Trump Wants Bilateral NAFTA Talks, But He Won’t Quit Accord President Donald Trump is seriously considering separate trade negotiations with Canada and Mexico, but he doesn’t plan to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said. Read more...
05 Jun Trump’s Transportation Cuts Rejected by Senate Panel Senators are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to transportation and housing programs in a spending bill advanced to the full Appropriations Committee. Read more...
05 Jun Sen. John Hoeven Echoes Ag Haulers’ Concerns Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) indicated he may propose a provision aimed at assisting livestock haulers struggling with electronic logging device requirements when the Appropriations Committee considers a fiscal 2019 transportation funding bill June 7. Read more...
05 Jun Lineage Logistics Acquires Warehouse in Wisconsin, Adds Four Southeast Locations Lineage Logistics has acquired Service Cold Storage in Stevens Point, Wis., along with a portfolio of four leased cold-storage warehouses located in Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina and Virginia. Read more...
05 Jun Sen. John Cornyn Says NAFTA Negotiators Missed Deadline for Congressional Vote The U.S. Congress probably won’t have time to approve a new North American Free Trade Agreement this year, as Cabinet members from the three trading partners continue to negotiate changes to the pact, according to Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn. Read more...
05 Jun Brexit Britain Wants to Become a Leader in Driverless Vehicles Britain is stepping up its plans to be a leader in self-driving cars. The government is awarding 25 million pounds ($33 million) this week to as many as six projects that will research and test autonomous vehicles on highways and on trials of remote-control parking. Read more...