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FleetForce Truck Driving School announced plans to open two training facilities in Venice and Fort Myers along Florida’s Gulf Coast in an expansion of its collaborative pre-hire program announced in November.

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.’s strategy of expanding its real estate footprint is helping the carrier add capacity, a company executive said April 5 in an exclusive interview with Transport Topics.

The Logistics Managers’ Index, a measure of U.S. supply chain pressures, rose to a record.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. agreed to buy the African transport and logistics business of Bollore SA for 5.7 billion euros ($6.3 billion) including debt.

FedEx Logistics Inc. opened its new global headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., on April 5.

Aurora Innovation Inc. has announced a deal to haul freight on a route between Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas, for Werner Enterprises.

Rivian Automotive Inc. produced 2,553 vehicles in the first quarter as the maker of plug-in trucks contended with a snarled supply chain and pandemic challenges.

Legislation aimed at incentivizing individuals to join the trucking workforce was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

North American Class 8 orders in March were just over 21,000 and kept pace with the levels over the past few months, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data.

DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into electric and hybrid vehicle batteries after five automakers issued recalls due to possible defects that could cause fires or stalling.