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Colonial Freight to Close after Nearly 80 Years
After running and owning a trucking company since 1943, the McBride family says it’s time to close the business.Colonial Freight Systems of Knoxville, Tenn., will sell its equipment and the longtime husband-and-wife…
U.S. advisory board looks to attract more women to trucking
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a 16-member advisory group that will focus on finding ways to recruit, retain and support women in the trucking industry. The Women of Trucking…
Struggles ahead for truckers as market softens, pricing power swings back to shippers
The U.S. economy, whipsawed by high inflation and persistent supply chain disruptions yet still with unemployment in the low single digits, is signaling a shift for truckers. After two full years of strong demand and tight…
Nikola Announces Leadership Changes, Moves Ahead With Acquisition of Romeo Power
Zero-emission transportation company Nikola Corp. made two significant announcements concerning the company’s overall direction.Nikola on Aug. 30 said two leadership changes have been made effective immediately, and a day…
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Step to Bring More Women into Trucking – Drivers
The plan by Biden-Harris Administration to strengthen the trucking industry includes the U.S. DOT's appointment of members to the Women of Trucking Advisory Board.File Photo: Gordon Hanson The U.S.…
Beckhoff USA Names Azad Jafari I/O Product Manager
Azad Jafari joined Beckhoff Automation as I/O Product Manager, a key role that oversees the company’s I/O systems, EtherCAT and other industrial networking solutions across the U.S. In addition to deep engineering experience…
PowerFlex Installs 45 EV Chargers, Storage System at San Diego Location
Image: Chadd Cady / Sycuan Casino Resort Sycuan Casino Resort has partnered with PowerFlex to install 45 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and a battery energy storage system (BESS) at its casino location in San Diego,…
Walmart Transportation
Terminated for falsifying records on an ELD??? When the truck is stopped and ignition shut off the ELD stays on drive line for 5 minutes until it automatically switches over to on duty not driving. Because I got in the truck…
EV Makers Lucid, Nikola Plan for Stock Sales
It was probably a case of now or never for the latest pair of electric vehicle makers to announce fundraising plans as they burn through cash.On Aug. 30, Nikola Corp. said it will sell as much as $400 million in an…
Geodis kicks off peak season hiring boom with 5,000 seasonal jobs in its DCs
Transport and logistics provider Geodis will hire some 5,000 seasonal workers across 20 of its campuses in the U.S. and Canada for peak season this year, marking the start of the sector’s annual burst of job activity for the…
