Online Sales Surge Benefits Truck Freight, Experts Say
While it’s no secret that more and more people are shopping online, less obvious is understanding consumers’ buying habits and patterns — which has great relevance for the trucking industry.
June 19, 2017Community Shows Outpouring of Support for Three Slain UPS Drivers
San Francisco showed an outpouring of support for the three UPS drivers killed June 14 by a fellow driver.
June 16, 2017Artificial Intelligence: New AI Business Tools for Truckers That Are Ready to Run
Although it’ll be a while before we all have an IBM Watson supercomputer sitting on our desktops, there are a number of artificial intelligence business tools truckers can use right now that will help you run smarter, faster and ahead of the competition. Essentially, these next-generation wonders tap into the ability of artificial intelligence to do a lot of the thinking and strategizing for you.
June 16, 2017Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion
Amazon.com Inc. will acquire Whole Foods Market Inc. for $13.7 billion, a bombshell of a deal that catapults the e-commerce giant into hundreds of physical stores and fulfills a long-held goal of selling more groceries.
June 16, 2017Georgetown Rail Colloquium Highlights Health of Rail, Ongoing Viability of Trucking
Several speakers at the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business' "The Economics and Regulation of the Freight Rail Industry" colloquium addressed various aspects of railroad and other transportation industries June 16.
June 16, 2017Crete Tells Drivers They Can Drive 65
Crete Carrier Corp. will allow drivers to travel up to 65 mph on cruise control, up from the 62 mph limit previously in place.
June 16, 2017Drop in Housing Starts Shows Industry May Weigh on Growth
Three straight months of declines in new-home construction show U.S. homebuilding may weigh on second-quarter growth, Commerce Department data showed June 16.
June 16, 2017Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'The Race to Automated Driving'
Today's LiveOnWeb program gets you up to speed on the latest developments in automated driving technologies for commercial trucks. Our guests were ATA President and CEO Chris Spear and consultant Richard Bishop. TT's Seth Clevenger hosts. Watch the replay.
June 15, 2017Marten Transport to Offer Stock Split in July
Marten Transport will do a stock split July 7 after a vote from the company’s board of directors on June 15.
June 15, 2017Biggest Containership Ever to Call at a Florida Port Arrives at PortMiami
The Maersk Shanghai slipped into Government Cut before dawn June 14 and headed to its berth at PortMiami, becoming the largest containership to ever call at a Florida port.
June 15, 2017