A California state judge has ruled that federal law exempts a New Jersey-based motor carrier from a new California law that calls for reclassifying independent contractor truck drivers as company employees.
January 9, 2020Logistics News
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
California Judge Rules Federal Law Exempts NFI From AB 5
Convoy App Now Features Lumper Payment
Digital freight broker Convoy announced the launch of hassle-free lumper payments, available directly in Convoy’s mobile app, calling it an industry-first feature.
January 9, 2020Trucking Company New York Express and Logistics to Close
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York Express and Logistics is shutting down and laying off its 107 employees after losing a major contract.
January 9, 2020Convoy Says AI Now Fully Runs Its Load-Matching and Brokering
Services that rely on artificial intelligence to handle financial and broker-related transactions are making inroads in trucking, in some cases taking over manual processes that for years relied on human hands.
January 8, 2020Ohio Career Center Expands Trucking Classes to Meet Growing Job Needs
Butler Tech’s popular commercial trucking program is expanding to Clermont County in Ohio as part of a recently announced expansion of its truck driver training program.
January 8, 2020FedEx Begins Construction on Distribution Facility in Florida
Construction has begun on a 42,000-square-foot FedEx distribution center near the airport in Gainesville, Fla.
January 7, 2020Perspective: Green Shipping on the Big Blue Sea
Shipping companies are taking steps to adapt to rising sea levels and make themselves greener.
January 7, 2020Amazon Plans Large Distribution Center Near Chicago
Amazon plans to open a three-building distribution center on the site of the former Maywood Park horse track near Chicago, as part of the e-commerce giant’s ongoing race to deliver packages to customers faster.
January 7, 2020Holiday Returns Drive Demand for Reverse Logistics
Reverse logistics is part of retailers’ year-round operations, but returns ramp up during the holidays.
January 3, 2020Rising Product Returns Put Pressure on Retailers to Optimize Reverse Logistics
As online shopping continues to increase, so, too, are product returns. To help meet this rising demand for reverse logistics, transportation providers are adding services to simplify product returns for shippers and consumers while also increasing efficiency.
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