August turned out to be yet another record month for the Port of Virginia.
September 14, 2017Business, Logistics, TCA
Port of Virginia Keeps Breaking Records — and So Are Many Other Big Ports Across the Nation
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA
Tesla to Reveal ‘Beast’ Semi-Truck in October, Elon Musk Says
Silicon Valley automaker Tesla is tentatively set to reveal its electric semi-truck in October, CEO Elon Musk said
September 14, 2017Business, TCA
New York Teamsters Pension Cuts to Take Effect Despite 2-1 Opposing Vote
The U.S. Treasury Department on Sept. 13 announced that active and retired Teamsters across upstate New York had voted against big pension reductions by better than a 2-1 ratio.
September 13, 2017Business, Logistics, TCA
Illinois County Hears Proposal for $1.2 Billion Warehouse Development
Will County officials recently got a peek at the proposed 2,200-acre business park in Jackson Township, Ill., with its developers’ promises of pumping revenue into the Elwood and Manhattan areas, while keeping trucks off residential roads.
September 13, 2017Business, Safety, TCA
FedEx Worker Goes Viral After He Personally Delivers Generators Ahead of Hurricane Irma
FedEx generated some good will with at least one Florida customer late last week as Hurricane Irma began its ominous approach.
September 13, 2017Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Senators Look at What Self-Driving Trucks Might Mean to Drivers
A U.S. Senate committee is considering whether legislation dealing with the future of self-driving cars should also pave the way to self-driving trucks, considering the impact such technology could have on millions of workers.
September 13, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous, TCA
Waymo’s Matrix-Like World for Training Self-Driving Cars
Much like student drivers, Waymo’s self-driving minivans regularly stumble upon situations they’ve never seen before.
September 11, 2017Business, Equipment, TCA
Kansas Trucking Company Expands to Trailer Repair
Hutchinson Kansas’s Sun Valley Trucking has so many Wilson trailers in its fleet that the national semi-trailer manufacturer recently asked the growing company to become an authorized repair center for its equipment.
September 11, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Goodyear Debuts ‘Fitbit’ for Tires
Goodyear is testing a smart-tire that, much like a Fitbit, relays condition information based on cloud computing analytics.
September 8, 2017Business, Logistics, TCA
E-Commerce Drives Global Package Shipping Volume to Rise 48% in Two Years
Global package shipping volume increased by 48% during the past two years, powered by growth in e-commerce, according to a report released last week by technology company Pitney Bowes.
September 8, 2017