HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — The Port of Virginia is expanding within the next five years in an effort to attract larger vessels traveling through the Panama Canal, according to a presentation during an Aug. 3 sightseeing visit for Congressional staffers and the media.
August 4, 2016Business
Appeals Court Rules Against FedEx in Union Case
The U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling Aug. 9 that allows FedEx Freight drivers at the South Brunswick, New Jersey, terminal to form a union with Teamsters Local 701, which the company had refused to recognize.
August 10, 2016Business, Government, Logistics
Port of Virginia Readies to Take on Savannah
Business
UPS Drives 1 Billion Miles Using Alternative Fuels
UPS Inc. has completed a project to drive 1 billion miles using alternative fuels and advanced technology one year earlier than it planned, the company announced Aug. 2.
August 2, 2016Business
Bendix Recalls 200,000 Parts; Several Trailer Manufacturers Affected
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is recalling approximately 200,000 SR-5 brand spring brake valves manufactured between Jan. 1, 2014, and March 4, 2016, because of a defect that could affect parking the tractor-trailer. The recall affects only brakes on trailers, not on tractors, according to Bendix.
August 1, 2016Business
Echo Global Logistics Reports Stronger Second-Quarter Earnings
Echo Global Logistics reported a jump in second-quarter earnings year-over-year, primarily tied to stronger truckload volume and transactional revenue.
July 27, 2016Business
Buffalo Bills Player Doubles as Trucking Owner
In the fall, Nickell Robey plays cornerback for the Buffalo Bills. But when he isn’t on the football field, he fulfills a lifelong dream and a family tradition to manage a for-hire trucking business.
July 25, 2016Business, Logistics
Swift Lawsuit Reinstated; Marten Case Dismissed
A class-action lawsuit filed by more than 80,000 drivers against Swift Transportation has been reinstated after a ruling from the Arizona Court of Appeals, but another lawsuit against Marten Transport was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
July 25, 2016Business
Three Truckload and LTL Carriers Post Lower 2Q Earnings
Top truckload carriers Swift Transportation and Werner Enterprises reported weaker second-quarter earnings July 21 because of overall weakness in broad freight market rates, while earnings dropped at airfreight and intermodal specialist Forward Air Inc. after a $42.4 million charge based on an acquisition in 2013.
July 22, 2016Business
FedEx Freight Adds Pricing Option Based on Distance, Dimensions
FedEx Freight has launched a freight box service that could have a big effect on the way less-than-truckload carriers charge customers, moving toward dimension- and distance-based pricing rather than the National Motor Freight Classification system, analysts said.
July 18, 2016Business, Technology
Facebook Group Established to Fight Drivers’ Depression
An Oklahoma man launched a Facebook group last month after two truck drivers that he knew committed suicide within two weeks of each other.
July 18, 2016