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Crane Simulator Trains Baltimore Longshoremen Without Disrupting Dock Operations

The Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore bought a $500,000 simulator this year to train crane operators at the Port of Baltimore without affecting the day-to-day loading and unloading of cargo.

October 28, 2019

With Strike Set to End, Mack Workers Will Return to Softening Market

With the Mack Trucks strike slated to end, a recent report from parent company Volvo Group provides a look at the heavy-duty truck market that 3,500 workers will return to next week.

October 25, 2019

Mack 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, 2019

Parts Maker Hendrickson Teases Announcement at NACV

DAYTON, Ohio — A manufacturer of heavy-duty truck suspension and brake systems hinted at having more to say later this month about the recent purchase of land in Dayton.

October 8, 2019

San Diego Rolls Out $107.4 Million for Large Vehicle Charging Stations

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a program that will see San Diego Gas & Electric build 3,000 electric vehicle charging stations for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles including school buses, delivery trucks and forklifts, and SDG&E customers will be the ones to pay for it.

August 20, 2019

Robots Taking on More Georgia Warehouse Jobs as Industry Grows

E-commerce, growing at 15% a year, is driving a second boom in Georgia’s robust warehousing and logistics industry, which employs about 118,000 packers and material handlers across the state.

May 29, 2019

Startup Valqari Aims to Prepare Mailboxes for Drone Delivery

You can build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door, Ralph Waldo Emerson noted in the late 19th century. More than 100 years later, Ryan Walsh is building a better mailbox so the world’s goods can be delivered to your door.

May 15, 2019

Wabtec Names Rafael Santana CEO Effective July 1

Exactly two months after Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies purchased GE Transportation, Wabtec on April 25 announced that CEO Ray Betler will retire and that Rafael Santana, previously the CEO of GE Transportation, will step into that role as of July 1.

April 25, 2019

Lytx Posts Record Level of Contract Value in 2018, CEO Brandon Nixon Says

Lytx, the maker of the DriveCam video system for commercial truck fleets, posted a 30% increase in the number of vehicles using its technology in 2018 as more companies adopt in-cab cameras to reduce risk.

March 21, 2019

Wabtec Merger Complete as Strike Threat Hangs Over GE Plant

The merger of GE Transportation, one of the original business units of the General Electric Co., and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. is complete as of Feb. 25.

February 25, 2019