C.R. England Inc. will raise the pay of its over-the-road drivers with an increase tallying about $11 million annually. The carrier said it is the largest driver compensation increase in the firm’s 98-year history and will impact about 60% of its drivers.
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New Owner of Sirva Inc. Seeks to Boost Growth for Household Goods Mover
The new owner of Sirva Inc., the nation’s second-largest household goods mover, will try to inject new life into a business that has slumped in recent years due to changing demographics and a slowdown in business relocation activity.
May 25, 2018Postal Service’s Pricing Methodology Upheld by Appeals Court
The U.S. Postal Service’s method to set prices for competitive services was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on May 22.
May 25, 2018Dr Pepper Deliveries in Critical Condition With Chicago Strike
More than 150 Teamsters walked off the job in suburban Chicago early May 22 after a wage dispute with a Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. subsidiary.
May 22, 2018Daseke Creates Fleet Services Unit, Continues Purchasing Trend
Flatbed and specialized transportation carrier Daseke Inc., which has been in the throes of expansion — adding seven fleets last year and one so far in 2018 — has created a new unit to improve the way it buys, sells and maintains the thousands of pieces of equipment it operates.
May 21, 2018Judge Rejects Fired UPS Manager’s Sex Bias Lawsuit
A former UPS Inc. manager couldn’t show he was treated differently from similarly situated employees, so a federal judge on May 11 left his sex bias lawsuit at the door.
May 17, 2018Redwood Logistics Buys Roar’s Phoenix Division
Redwood Logistics purchased the Phoenix-based freight management services division of Roar Logistics to expand its presence in the Southwest. Terms weren’t disclosed.
May 17, 2018Roadrunner Continues Consolidation Efforts
Roadrunner Transportation Systems on May 15 continued the consolidation of its business divisions, moving its air transportation units into one integrated brand with a single management team and marketed as Active On-Demand.
May 16, 2018Medium-Duty Sales in April Climb Slightly
U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks in April neared 19,000, rising slightly higher than a year earlier, WardsAuto.com reported.
May 15, 2018UPS to Use Futuristic-Looking Fleet of Electric Delivery Trucks in London, Paris
UPS Inc. plans to deploy a small fleet of futuristic, boxy-looking all-electric delivery trucks as part of a pilot program in London and Paris by the end of this year.
May 10, 2018