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There is much truth in that adage, “If you bought it, a truck brought it.” Ships and planes transport products around the world, but the last stage in the journey to their final destination is frequently via truck. This is true not only of products reaching store shelves, but the transportation of raw materials to factories at the start of the manufacturing process. In the U.S alone, more than 80 percent of all communities rely on trucks for the delivery of food, fuel, clothing and medicine.
US Trucking Sector Faces Continued Challenges Amid Q1 Slump in Volume and Spending
As the US trucking market continues to grapple with uncertainty, the latest data from US Bank’s Freight Payment Index for… Read More
Renewed US sanctions creates opportunities for China
President Donald Trump re-imposed sanctions on Iran last week, a consequence of his pulling the United States out of the… Read More
How 3PLs can help shippers weather the capacity storm
Transportation industry analysts started using the phrase “perfect storm” in 2017 to refer to an unprecedented convergence of economic, regulatory,… Read More
AuptiX launches hubless LTL freight pooling service
AuptiX, a business-to-business freight shipping provider, has announced the launch of AuptiX Pooling, a pooling service that intelligently combines multiple… Read More
Rihm Kenworth opens new facilities in South St. Paul and Coon Rapids
Rihm Kenworth recently celebrated the opening of its new facilities in South St. Paul and Coon Rapids, where the family-owned… Read More
Truck driver shortage doesn’t have to mean unlevel playing field for small businesses
Small and medium-sized businesses across North America have been facing an unusual sort of competitive threat from the big business… Read More
Kelsey Trail Trucking Merges with Big Freight Systems
Big Freight Systems, a Daseke company, announced a merger with Kelsey Trail Trucking. Combined, the two operations operate nearly 750… Read More
CFI Improves Compensation Package for Experienced Drivers and Contractors
CFI, a leading North American full-truckload carrier and subsidiary of TFI International Inc. has announced a mileage pay increase for… Read More
Hallett Silbermann Completes Major Heathrow Delivery Project
British abnormal load specialist Hallett Silbermann has completed a major delivery project at London Heathrow Airport including the night-time delivery… Read More
FY2018 Yields Cargo Record at Port of Virginia
Driven by an increase in imports, The Port of Virginia completed fiscal year 2018 (FY18) having handled 2.8 million TEUs, which… Read More
US to Make Roadway Infrastructure Improvements in Chelsea, Massachusetts
US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million… Read More
AMBER ROAD-DOW JONES PARTNER TO HELPS U.S. COMPANIES VET POTENTIAL BAD ACTORS
East Rutherford, New Jersey-based Amber Road, a leading provider of global trade management solutions, on June 5 announced a new… Read More
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