Schneider National Carriers will lay off 107 employees at a Fontana, Calif., distribution terminal, the result of a failed home-delivery operation it launched three years ago.
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Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor to Invest $20 Million
The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor plans to invest nearly $20 million over the next four years in a major expansion that will boost its cargo handling capacity.
August 30, 2019Ryder Names John Diez President of Its Fleet Management Business, Combines Units
Ryder System Inc. announced John Diez, president of its dedicated transportation solutions business, has been appointed president of fleet management solutions (FMS).
August 30, 2019Florida Hurricane Dorian Leaves Tanks Dry
Gas stations in parts of Florida are running out of fuel as drivers race to fill up ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Dorian’s course turned slightly south and now is expected to make landfall near Jupiter, Fla., as a Category 4, with winds reaching 140 miles per hour.
August 30, 2019Coyote Logistics: Truckload Rates to Rebound
Despite a freight slowdown in the first half of 2019, shipper demand is at an inflection point, and spot-market truckload business will rebound in the fourth quarter, according to officials from Coyote Logistics, a UPS Inc.-owned third-party logistics company based in Chicago.
August 29, 2019GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer
General Motors Co. now employs fewer union-represented American workers than its domestic rivals for the first time since the United Auto Workers started organizing Detroit’s carmakers eight decades ago.
August 29, 2019Farmers Struggle but Rally Support for Trump
On one hand, farmers have never been this critical of the Trump administration and the trade war with China. On the other, their love for the president seems to be growing.
August 29, 2019DOT Awards $225 Million in Grants to 20 Bridge Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the first recipients of the Competitive Highway Bridge Program on Aug. 29, awarding $225 million to fund bridge improvements and replacements to 20 projects represented by 18 state departments of transportation.
August 29, 2019Ryan Meppelink Wins Bronze Medal and Best of Nation Award at WorldSkills in Russia
Ryan Meppelink, a college student and deft diesel mechanic from Zeeland, Mich., won the bronze medal for Heavy Vehicle Technology at the WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia.
August 28, 2019NYC-Area Rail Bridge Planners Take Another Shot at Federal Funds
New Jersey and New York officials will submit a revised financial plan for the $1.6 billion replacement of a decrepit bridge that’s key to rail traffic in the U.S. Northeast, the latest attempt to secure funding from a recalcitrant administration.
August 28, 2019