Demand for new commercial trucks is surging as companies look to replace aging vehicles and freight volumes have jumped in recent months.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Maine Governor’s Latest Bonds Ploy Highlights Peril of Borrowing to Fix State’s Roads
AUGUSTA, Maine — There is probably nothing more unifying in Maine’s contentious politics than borrowing lots of money to improve the state’s transportation system, but recent events at the State House have also showed why it may be a poor policy.
July 2, 2018OSHA 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, 2018Autonomous 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, 2018Massive 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, 2018Americold 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, 2018Uberizing 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, 2018Lehigh 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, 2018Ambassador 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