30 Apr Great Dane Becomes First Trailer Maker to Join Blockchain Group Great Dane announced that it became the first trailer maker to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance, which is dedicated to the development of blockchain standards for the freight industry Read more...
29 Apr FedEx Freight Veteran Gragg Wilson Takes Home Nevada Grand Champion Honors LAS VEGAS — Consistency paid off, again, for FedEx Freight’s Gragg Wilson, who earned his fifth state grand champion title on April 28 en route to his 13th trip to the National Truck Driving Championships. Read more...
27 Apr Trimble’s David Wangler Dies at 56 David Wangler, president of TMW Systems and Trimble’s transportation software division, died April 26 at the age of 56, the company said. Read more...
27 Apr Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Signs Law for Fee to Stabilize Highway Patrol Funding Gov. Doug Ducey signed a law April 25 that would allow the director of the Arizona Department of Transportation to levy another fee on vehicles. Read more...
27 Apr Kansas City-Area Warehouse District Gets OK for Expansion A fast-growing industrial park in southern Johnson County, Kan., will get even bigger, jumping from north of Interstate 35 to south of the freeway. Read more...
27 Apr Whiteline Express Raises Driver Pay Whiteline Express launched a pay increase for its new and existing regional drivers, offering them as much as 50 cents per mile. The company doesn’t require a hazmat endorsement, hauls no-touch light freight and allows riders to bring their pets. Read more...
27 Apr Project44, KeepTruckin Partner on Data Visibility Trucking technology provider KeepTruckin and digital transportation and logistics network operator project44 announced a partnership to increase and improve the visibility of electronic logging device and GPS-based data and provide it to their clients. Read more...
27 Apr US Growth Cools to 2.3% While Compensation Costs Accelerate U.S. economic growth cooled last quarter as consumers pulled back after outsize spending in the prior period, though solid business investment cushioned some of the weakness and employee-compensation costs accelerated amid a tight job market. Read more...
27 Apr Private-Sector Wages Lodge Biggest Gain Since 2008 U.S. employment costs increased more than forecast in the first quarter as worker pay and benefits accelerated, according to Labor Department data released April 27. Read more...
27 Apr Canada’s Rail Crunch Adds to Soaring Cost of Lumber Just when it seemed lumber prices couldn’t surge any higher, problems for Canada’s railways mean the rally could continue. Read more...