12 Apr Economist Noel Perry Says Strong Freight Market, Driver Shortage Won’t Last PALM DESERT, Calif. – The strongest freight market in the past 50 years won’t last much beyond this year, a prominent industry economist said here last week. Read more...
12 Apr TIA Chairman Jason Beardall Wants to Reach Out to Shippers PALM DESERT, Calif. — Jason Beardall, president of England Logistics, wants his time as TIA chairman to be remembered for several things. Read more...
12 Apr Volvo Group Introduces All-Electric, Heavy-Duty Truck for European Market Volvo Trucks on April 12 introduced its first all-electric truck for commercial use, with sales and production of its FL Electric model to start in Europe in 2019. Read more...
12 Apr Northeast Truck and Trailer Expands Network Northeast Truck and Trailer opened a facility in Pearl, Miss., its sixth location. Read more...
12 Apr VW Board to Consider Truck IPO, Other Sweeping Changes Volkswagen AG’s supervisory board is meeting April 12 to push through a change in top management and organization, after a rushed statement left more questions open than answered. Read more...
12 Apr Older Trucks at North Jersey Ports Prompt Rep. Payne to Call for Roundtable Talks A federal representative from New Jersey’s largest city intends to bring together freight stakeholders for a discussion about his push to reduce the number of older trucks in operation at the state’s northeast ports. Read more...
12 Apr Hyperloop Could Provide ‘Resilient Solution’ for Transportation, Expert Says The high-speed Hyperloop transit system entrepreneur Elon Musk proposes to build on the East Coast has the potential to withstand the impact severe weather may have on older infrastructure. Read more...
12 Apr Nikola Hires BMW Executive Jesse Schneider to Spearhead Fuel-Cell R&D Nikola Motor Co. has hired Jesse Schneider as vice president of hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies. Read more...
12 Apr California Trucking School Charged in $4.3 Million VA Fraud Surely former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw had no way of knowing that a California truck driver training school he was featuring on his TV “news program” in 2014 was at the same time being investigated for bilking the Veterans Administration out of millions of dollars for students that never even intended to show up for classes. Read more...
11 Apr Walmart Favored Over Amazon to Buy India’s Flipkart Walmart Inc. looks likely to take the next round in the battle for India’s retail market over rival Amazon.com. Read more...