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Shortage of Drivers Slows Booming Truck Demand

Demand for new commercial trucks is surging as companies look to replace aging vehicles and freight volumes have jumped in recent months.

July 2, 2018

OSHA Opens Probe Into Fatal XPO Accident

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into a fatal accident at XPO Logistics in Lockport, N.Y., early June 25.

June 28, 2018

Autonomous Vehicles Have Ability to Transform Society, Panelists Say

It’s not just hands-free driving that self-guided cars may bring into reality. Autonomous vehicles could unleash new technological and economic development on a level not seen since the dawn of the space age.

June 28, 2018

Massive Logistics Hub Planned Near Dallas as Region’s Industrial Real Estate Market Steams Ahead

Grand Prairie, Texas, will be home to a 401,577-square-foot logistics center by the beginning of 2019, one of many new commercial developments popping up in the western Dallas suburb.

June 27, 2018

Americold Abandons Plan to Build Warehouse on Maine Waterfront

International cold-storage company Americold has abandoned a plan to build a massive refrigerated warehouse on the Portland, Maine, waterfront.

June 26, 2018

Uberizing the Truck Industry in United Arab Emirates

The idea of TruKKer was born at a dinner table when Gaurav Biswas realized how hard it was to find a suitable truck at the right time at a reasonable cost. He was quick to spot a lucrative gap in the market, and the region’s first and fastest growing truck aggregator was born.

June 25, 2018

Lehigh Valley Planners Target Tractor-Trailer Parking as E-Commerce Surges

While the growing presence of tractor-trailers has been a complaint of Lehigh Valley, Pa., residents in recent years, local planners are concerned with the one place they’re not seeing them — designated truck parking spots.

June 22, 2018

Ambassador Bridge Owner Manuel Moroun Asks Trump to Halt Gordie Howe Bridge Project

After fighting unsuccessfully for years in court and at the ballot box to prevent construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the owners of the Ambassador Bridge are turning to President Donald Trump for help.

June 21, 2018

‘Smart City’ Columbus Cites Technology, Collaboration as Keys to Future

Few things annoy futurist David Staley as much as when he is in his car stopped at a traffic light and no one is moving.

June 18, 2018