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Universal Logistics Reports Record Results for Q3

Author: Connor D. Wolf - Published 2022-10-28 14:46 - (232 Reads)

Universal Logistics Holdings set all-time records for total operating income and earnings per share during the third quarter of 2022, the company reported Oct. 27.

Universal CEO speaks positively of company’s AB5-driven hiring plan in California

Author: John Kingston - Published 2022-10-28 14:27 - (100 Reads)

In the first earnings call since its AB5-driven deal with the Teamsters, Universal CEO Tim Phillips speaks positively about its impact.
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A Very WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Halloween featuring NASA

Author: Timothy Dooner - Published 2022-10-28 13:59 - (150 Reads)

No ondemand on a this WTT Halloween special: NASA talks deep space logistics; getting a trucking job in a down market; UberFreight and more
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Bédard looks to fix the 1 thing broken at TFI

Author: Mark Solomon - Published 2022-10-28 13:29 - (128 Reads)

TFI posts strong third-quarter results and boosts its dividend by 30%. But much of the focus is on the work in progress at T-Force Freight.
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Nuclear verdicts are just one crash away, lawyer warns

Author: Leo Barros - Published 2022-10-28 12:59 - (126 Reads)

Be afraid of plaintiff’s counsel who make millions of dollars a year looking for weaknesses, attacking truck drivers and trucking companies alike, a lawyer has warned Canadian carriers operating in the U.S. Nuclear verdicts, where juries award damages above US$10 million for crashes involving commercial vehicles, can destroy a company, said Heather Devine, partner at …

Los precios al por menor del diésel en la Costa Este se mueven significativamente por encima de las subidas generales en EE.UU. 

Author: John Kingston - Published 2022-10-28 12:46 - (114 Reads)

La extrema escasez de inventarios se considera el factor que impulsa los diferenciales con el mercado de referencia de la Costa del Golfo
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Quality data for qualified candidates — Taking the Hire Road

Author: Britni Chisenall - Published 2022-10-28 12:30 - (124 Reads)

One of the biggest issues in the logistics industry is still driver recruitment and retention, and this year’s 2022 U.S. Transportation Spotlight Report gives insight regarding retention, recruitment and background screening activity over the past year.
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Traton Group again relies on Navistar for sales boost

Author: Alan Adler - Published 2022-10-28 12:22 - (114 Reads)

Traton Group relied on Navistar to boost nine-month sales by 11% while a litany of industry issues pressured income.
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South Dakota Issues HOS Executive Order for Fuel Delivery

Author: Noël Fletcher - Published 2022-10-28 12:18 - (121 Reads)

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an emergency hours-of-service waiver for fuel deliveries to better prepare for harvest season and colder weather amid low diesel and gas supplies.

Carriers get their freight frights just in time

Author: Michael Rudolph - Published 2022-10-28 12:00 - (123 Reads)

Since the pandemic started, many shippers found their existing contracts unable to ensure carrier compliance. Supply and demand were especially volatile, and so spot rates, which are more sensitive to changing market conditions, handily outpaced contract rates.
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Inward-facing cameras gain ground as drivers grumble

Author: Alan Adler - Published 2022-10-28 11:00 - (154 Reads)

Driver-facing cameras are seen as intrusive and an invasion of privacy in the truck-driving community. Yet fleets are rapidly adopting them.
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Shipt facing multiple lawsuits over worker classification

Author: Jack Daleo - Published 2022-10-28 10:52 - (115 Reads)

Target-owned Shipt has come under fire for allegedly misclassifying workers as independent contractors.
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Maersk’s US-Korea air cargo service lifts off Monday

Author: Eric Kulisch - Published 2022-10-28 10:38 - (138 Reads)

Maersk is a giant in the ocean shipping industry. It is also heavily investing to grow its all-cargo airline.
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California Lawmakers Seek to Phase Out Diesel Big Rigs

Author: Maggie Angst - Published 2022-10-28 10:34 - (117 Reads)

A proposal by California regulators to phase out the sale of new diesel big rigs and other gas-powered trucks by 2040 is facing backlash by environmentalists who say the state isn’t moving quickly enough and the trucking industry, which says the mandates are not feasible.

Viewpoint: Bringing sight to the supply chain’s blindspots

Author: HanBin Lee, contributor - Published 2022-10-28 10:10 - (111 Reads)

3D perception technology is able to make traditional LiDAR sensors more accurate and flexible, helping the supply chain improve automation performance.
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