Texas Law That Limits Ship Size at Port Houston Attracts Federal Scrutiny
A Texas law that restricts the size of ships that can operate within the Houston Shipping Channel and, because of that, call on Port Houston is generating controversy within the port and shipping community.
March 22, 2021Fleets’ Tire Choices Involve Many Factors
Selecting the right tires for a trucking fleet’s specific application and business model is both a science and an art, with experience, industry know-how and common sense mixed in.
March 22, 2021A Year of Pandemic: Commercial Vehicle Suppliers Kept Customers, Workforce in Mind
It was crucial for commercial vehicle suppliers to be identified as essential while they tried to find their way through COVID-19 when it first spread a year ago and deepened afterward, an executive with a leading supplier trade group said.
March 22, 2021Yokohama Website Redesigns Focus on Customers
Yokohama Tire Corp.’s websites for commercial and consumer customers were redesigned to enhance customer experience, the company announced March 17.
March 19, 2021Chip Shortage Forces Ford to Build Trucks Without Computers
DETROIT — A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers.
March 19, 2021Workflow Software Could Be Part of Solution to Truck Driver Shortage
Trucking has been facing a driver shortage problem for quite some time, but workflow software could be part of the solution.
March 18, 2021Nikola Partner Hanwha to Sell 50% of Stake in EV Startup
Nikola Corp. is seeing another strategic partner sell down its stake as South Korea’s Hanwha Group signaled its intention to liquidate half of its holdings in the troubled electric truck startup.
March 18, 2021Federal Judge Sets July 2023 Court Date for Ongoing Glider Truck Dispute
The already 2-year-old civil court fight between Tennessee-based glider manufacturer Fitzgerald and the IRS is now set to drag on for at least another two years.
March 17, 2021IMC Cos. Acquires Empire Truck Lines
IMC Cos. announced it acquired Empire Truck Lines, a container drayage company, effective March 12.
March 16, 2021Hino Turns to Cummins Diesel Engines for US, Canada
Hino Trucks announced it intends to produce model year 2022 Classes 6-8 trucks for the United States and Canada equipped exclusively with diesel engines from Cummins Inc.
March 16, 2021