An independent investigator has notched up his probe into whether top Teamsters leaders accepted undisclosed gifts from a business that brokered health benefits for the union.
May 10, 2018Government, Business, Logistics
Teamsters Leaders Facing Probe for Accepting Gifts
Business, Logistics
Radiant Logistics Profits Slump as Transportation Costs Rise
Radiant Logistics, a provider of domestic and international freight forwarding, truck and rail brokerage, warehousing and order fulfillment services, reported lower profits in the fiscal third quarter despite a buoyant freight market that pushed up gross revenues 12.2% in the three months ended March 31.
May 10, 2018Business, Logistics
Trump Infrastructure Plan Ailing, but Not Dead, in Senate
A water resources bill under consideration in the Senate appears to reject the White House’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, but top Republicans say parts of the Trump proposal eventually may make it into the legislation later this month.
May 9, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous
Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 7: Little Bills
The art of the deal under the Trump administration is taking us from the promise of having a huge infrastructure package to asking us to settle for smaller, tinier measures. Essentially, you get what you can.
May 9, 2018Business, Logistics
FedEx to Shift $6 Billion in Pension Obligations to MetLife
FedEx Corp. is transferring $6 billion in U.S. pension obligations to MetLife Inc. to reduce administrative costs.
May 9, 2018Business, Logistics, TCA, Top 100
Covenant Transport Pays $2,000 Bonuses to 44 Teams
Covenant Transport handed out $88,000 in its new team bonus program last month to 44 teams that eclipsed the 60,000 miles together to earn the company’s new $2,000-per-team bonus.
May 9, 2018Government, Logistics
Trump Eyes Twice-Failed Legal Strategy to Fight California Regulations
The Trump administration is preparing to battle California’s tough car pollution regulations using an approach that federal courts already have rejected. Twice.
May 9, 2018Technology, Equipment, Logistics
ENow Shows 53-Foot Trailer With Solar-Based Refrigeration
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Solar technology provider eNow unveiled a 53-foot refrigerated trailer with solar panels mounted on its roof, calling it the first such all-electric solar-based refrigeration system to be deployed.
May 8, 2018Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
Fifty-Mile Drone Flights Beckon as Industry Pushes FAA on Rules
Retailers, railroads and electricity companies are pressing for U.S. government approval to fly drones longer distances. Regulators, geared to an aviation industry that can take five years to get a new jetliner in the air, are struggling to adjust to the breakneck pace.
May 8, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Top 100
PepsiCo to Add Stemco’s Fuel-Efficiency Devices
Stemco Products Inc. announced that PepsiCo Inc. will update 1,600 of its trailers with the company’s TrailerTail and EcoSkirt products to support its corporate sustainability targets.
May 7, 2018