Marking construction of an electric vehicle facility in Chattanooga, Volkswagen of America today broke ground on an $800 million expansion that will add more than 700,000 square feet of new space to its plant.
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Matt Silver, CEO of Cargado, discusses how AI, data and smarter platforms are reshaping cross-border shipping.
Economist Noel Perry Sees US Recession Looming in Late 2020
In the trucking, freight and logistics industry, when economist Noel Perry talks, people listen.
November 13, 2019Operational Cost of Trucking Up 7.7%, ATRI Report Says
The costs associated with trucking have increased substantially, according to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute.
November 4, 2019Truck Makers Face Nearly $1 Billion in Price-Fixing Claims
Daimler AG, Volvo AB and other truck makers should be ordered to pay 867 million euro ($965 million) over a price-fixing cartel, according to lawyers in Germany for companies that were overcharged.
October 24, 2019Mack Strike to Idle Production at Volvo’s Virginia Plant
The ongoing Mack Trucks strike will temporarily idle the largest Volvo truck manufacturing facility in the world.
October 17, 2019Group Organizing Rebuttal Effort to Revised Chassis Pool Plan at Ports
The simmering dispute between ocean shippers and trucking over the availability, price and quality of chassis has gotten a little hotter.
October 16, 2019GM Has Tentative Deal With UAW, Though Strike May Continue
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, and the union will decide Oct. 17 whether to continue a more than monthlong strike while the deal is voted on by members.
October 16, 2019Utility Joins ATA Heroes Truck Program
SAN DIEGO — American Trucking Associations announced that Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. will be the exclusive trailer sponsor for the federation’s Heroes Truck workforce development program.
October 16, 2019NHTSA Seeks Comments on Rear-Visibility Camera Systems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking comments on an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking that could lead to camera-based, rear-visibility systems replacing mirrors on heavy trucks and cars.
October 16, 2019For ATA’s New Chairman Randy Guillot, Life and Work Are Family Affairs
NEW ORLEANS — Business was going quite well for family-owned Triple G Express Inc. during the summer of 2005, as the city best known for its 24-hour nightlife, vibrant live music scene and spicy Cajun cuisine also served as a great base of operations for the intermodal motor carrier and its decades-old less-than-truckload affiliate, Southeastern Motor Freight Inc.
October 9, 2019