26 May Hertz Files for Bankruptcy After Rental Car Demand Vanishes Hertz Global Holdings Inc., the rental car company founded with a dozen Ford Model Ts more than a century ago, filed for bankruptcy late May 22 after sweeping travel restrictions and the global economic collapse destroyed demand for its vehicles. Read more...
26 May Amazon Prime Air Could Surge to 200 Jets From 42, Study Says Amazon .com Inc.'s Prime Air fleet will grow to about 200 planes — up from 42 now — in the next seven or eight years, creating an air cargo service that could rival UPS Inc., according to a study. Read more...
26 May TA to Add Petro Stopping Center in Tennessee TravelCenters of America Inc. has signed a franchise agreement to open a Petro Stopping Center in Monteagle, Tenn. Read more...
26 May Agriculture Supply Chain Upended by Virus, Expert Says Disruptions to the food supply chain brought on by the coronavirus pandemic extend to farmers and their products, according to Andrew Novakovic, a professor of agricultural economics at Cornell University. Read more...
25 May Crossword Puzzle Solution for May 25, 2020 Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the May 25, 2020 print edition. Read more...
22 May California Becomes Epicenter of Emerging Truck Technology With its emissions mandates, tough labor laws, inspection requirements and extensive regulations, California has become both a difficult and expensive environment for trucking. Read more...
22 May Next Generation of Wireless Technology: 5G Holds Promise As trucking increasingly incorporates digital elements, a pressing question grows: What can 5G do for the industry? A lot, as it turns out. Read more...
22 May The Power of Podcasting Amidst the wide array of highly sophisticated digital tools marketers are using to increase profits, a surprising — and decidedly low-tech — alternative is scoring big gains for trucking companies: the simple podcast. Read more...
22 May Keeping ELDs Up and Running Electronic logging devices are now a mission-critical component of regulatory compliance in trucking, but anything from hardware failure to a lack of cellular connectivity can create disruptions. Read more...
22 May 5G and the Future of Fleet Communications The much-hyped rollout of 5G networks is underway in the United States, and this fifth generation of wireless technology promises to deliver faster connections and greater capacity. But what will the emergence of 5G mean for trucking companies? Read more...