Canadian farm groups are blasting U.S. truck washes for being too dirty to prevent the spread of a virus that has killed millions of piglets in recent years, exposing a dispute over the effectiveness of such facilities in North American agriculture.
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Federal Grants Awarded to Help Reduce Trucking Border Congestion
Transportation agencies in New York, Michigan and Washington on June 3 received federal grants to improve the way they issue traffic alerts to truckers crossing the Canadian border.
June 10, 2016Forward Air CFO Rodney Bell to Retire, XPO’s Michael Morris to Take Post
Forward Air Corp. announced that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell will retire on June 27 and that Michael Morris, an XPO Logistics executive, will replace Bell in the post.
May 29, 2016Sponsors, Logo Revealed for 2016 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Help Inc., Velociti, U.S. Legal Services, SmartDrive and Trucker Path will be key sponsors for 2016 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, American Trucking Associations announced May 26.
May 27, 2016XPO Rebuffs Meeting Unions on Complaints
The Teamsters union and European labor representatives last week tried, but failed, to force a meeting with XPO Logistics Inc. CEO Bradley Jacobs to discuss union issues.
May 16, 2016Companies Reimagine Delivery Vehicles
Several companies are testing a wide range of innovative delivery ideas to gain an edge in growing logistics and transportation space.
April 5, 2016TT's Top 50 Logistics Companies Ranking for 2016
The 2016 Transport Topics Top 50 Logistics Companies ranking is out! See the list and view individual company pages, plus separate rankings for logistics sectors.
April 9, 2016Study Finds Additional Research Needed to Better Understand Driver Fatigue
While there is some evidence that fatigue among truck drivers increases the risk of crashes, questions remain about effective ways to minimize that risk, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
March 14, 2016Biden Calls for Increased Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Vice President Joe Biden called for greater public investment in transportation infrastructure during a Feb. 17 visit to a logistics yard east of Memphis, Tennessee.
February 18, 2016Amazon Expands Deliveries by Its 'On-Demand' Drivers
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. is quietly inviting drivers for its new "on-demand" delivery service to handle its standard packages, as the online retailer known for low prices and razor-thin profit margins looks to speed up delivery times and tamp down its growing multibillion-dollar logistics bill.
February 18, 2016