UPS announced it is acquiring trade management firm Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services to build the shipping giants customs brokerage business.
December 5, 2017TCA
UPS Buys Company to Build Customs Brokerage Business
Amazon Delivery Drone Would Dismantle Itself in Sky, Rain Down Parts
Amazon received a patent outlining a possible plan for directed fragmentation for unmanned airborne vehicles used in deliveries.
December 4, 2017German Market Bomb Scare Part of DHL Blackmail Attempt
BERLIN A suspicious package found near a Christmas market in the German city of Potsdam was not terrorism-related, but part of an attempt to blackmail delivery company DHL, an official said Dec. 3.
December 4, 2017Colorado Could Soon Officially Make Truckers a Part of the Fight Against Human Trafficking
Truckers have long been the eyes and ears of the road, and the industry and Colorado lawmakers want to officially put that perspective to use as the state continues its growing battle against human trafficking.
December 4, 2017Fraud Scheme Fueled by Fight for Gallons, Former Pilot Flying J Executives Testify
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Of the $92 million Pilot Flying Js board of directors has admitted its employees defrauded trucking companies, as little as 20% went directly into the pockets of those confessed conspirators, testimony has shown.
December 4, 2017Automation Could Kill 73 Million US Jobs by 2030
Automation could destroy as many as 73 million U.S. jobs by 2030, but economic growth, rising productivity and other forces could more than offset the losses, according to a new report by McKinsey Global Institute.
December 1, 2017The Professional Driver is the Lifeblood of Pilot Flying J, Ex-President Says in Video
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. While his salesmen were ripping off trucking companies, former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood took to a stage playing the role of Mark the driver, testimony showed.
December 1, 2017General Motors Says Self-Driving Taxi Fleets Coming in 2019
Big fleets of robot taxis with no backup drivers from General Motors could hit the streets of San Francisco and other cities in less than two years, the company said Nov. 30.
December 1, 2017Defense to Key Witness in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial: Isnt Cheating Dumb Business Move?
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. In a bid to discredit a key government witness in the ongoing Pilot Flying J fraud trial, a defense attorney on Nov. 30 offered up a question about any scheme to defraud customers.
December 1, 2017Navistar Ohio Union Fights Loss of State Truck Contract
Members of Springfield, Ohio's UAW Local 402 have started a letter-writing campaign to Ohio Gov. John Kasich and state lawmakers after Navistar lost its years-long hold on a contract to provide trucks for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
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