Canadian farm groups are blasting U.S. truck washes for being too dirty to prevent the spread of a virus that has killed millions of piglets in recent years, exposing a dispute over the effectiveness of such facilities in North American agriculture.
June 10, 2016GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Border Rail Line to Connect US, Mexico
A new company will take over repairs and eventual operations of the beleaguered Desert Line railroad, clearing the way for work to begin this summer and for trains to move goods made in Mexico into the United States in 2018.
June 13, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Federal Grants Awarded to Help Reduce Trucking Border Congestion
Transportation agencies in New York, Michigan and Washington on June 3 received federal grants to improve the way they issue traffic alerts to truckers crossing the Canadian border.
June 10, 2016GovernmentBusinessLogistics
OSHA Orders NFI to Reinstate Fired Driver Who Wouldn't Violate HOS
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered聽NFI Interactive Logistics to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for refusing to violate his hours of service.聽The New Jersey company聽also was ordered to pay the driver $276,000 in back wages and damages.
June 9, 2016BusinessLogistics
Canadian National Rail CEO Claude Mongeau Resigns
Canadian National Railway Co. CEO Claude Mongeau is stepping down after 22 years at the carrier, saying throat surgery last year has left him unable to continue in the job.
June 7, 2016BusinessLogistics
CAI International Acquires Logistics Companies for $12 Million
CAI International Inc., a logistics and transportation finance company, said it has acquired Hybrid Logistics Inc. and affiliate company General Transportation Services Inc. for $12 million to expand in the U.S. brokerage market.
June 6, 2016BusinessLogistics
Schneider Acquires Watkins & Shepard and Lodeso to Expand Services
Truckload carrier Schneider announced the acquisition of less-than-truckload specialist Watkins & Shepard and final-mile delivery carrier Lodeso to expand the buyer鈥檚 service portfolio.
June 2, 2016GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogistics
Forward Air CFO Rodney Bell to Retire, XPO鈥檚 Michael Morris to Take Post
Forward Air Corp. announced that Chief Financial Officer Rodney Bell will retire on June 27 and that Michael Morris, an XPO Logistics executive, will replace Bell in the post.
May 29, 2016BusinessSafetyLogisticsAutonomous
Sponsors, Logo Revealed for 2016 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Help Inc., Velociti, U.S. Legal Services, SmartDrive and Trucker Path will be key sponsors for 2016 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, American Trucking Associations announced May 26.
May 27, 2016BusinessLogistics
Ocean Carriers, Six Ports Reach Deal on Container Weight Procedures
Container carriers that belong to the Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association trade group and six ports have announced the first united approach to meeting new international freight weight requirements that take effect July 1.
May 20, 2016