UPS Orders 14 More Boeing 747s
The famed Boeing Co. 747 airplane now has a slightly longer lease on life — at least in the cargo transport industry.
February 5, 2018Florida Software Firm Optym’s Algorithms are Quietly Transforming Logistics
Optym, founded by President and CEO Ravi Ahuja, considers real life transportation problems, formulates them as mathematical models with large number of variables (often in millions), solves them through sophisticated proprietary algorithms, and then packages the algorithms into commercial-grade software solutions.
February 5, 2018Washington Town Undertakes $52 Million Road Project to Ease Truck Traffic
UNION GAP, Wash. — On a daily average, 3,400 trucks hauling freight travel along Main Street and Valley Mall Boulevard in Union Gap, Wash., just to access Interstate 82.
February 5, 2018Four Defendants and a Cache of Questions Face Jury in Pilot Flying J Fraud Trial
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - In a trial that exposed an underbelly of greed, fierce competition, thievery and even racism within a division of the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer, jurors now face a slew of questions as the case comes to a close.
February 5, 2018New Truck Drivers Thrive as Companies Struggle to Hire
Emily Duck is only 5-foot-4, but she has no trouble shifting the gears, hitting the brakes or climbing into the cab of a big rig that she drives from Edwardsville, Ill., to Kansas City almost every night.
February 2, 2018Special Truck Lane in New Mexico Speeds up Border Shipments
As NAFTA renegotiation talks wind down, a dedicated cargo lane for trucks is speeding up shipments from a massive Foxconn plant on the Mexican side of the Santa Teresa, N.M., border crossing.
February 2, 2018Port of Baltimore Sets Record in 2017 With 10.7 Million Tons of Cargo
The Port of Baltimore set new cargo records in 2017, handling 10.7 million tons of general cargo and the most containers and autos in its history, officials said.
February 2, 2018Ex-President of Pilot Flying J Won’t Testify or Summon Witnesses in Ongoing Fraud Trial
As federal prosecutors wrapped up their case against him Jan. 31, former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood opted not to testify or present witnesses on his own behalf.
February 2, 2018Self-Driving Cars Need Humans Less and Less, California Data Shows
The robot cars test-driving on California roads seem to need their human overseers less and less.
February 1, 2018FedEx Looks to Fill 800 Part-Time Jobs at World Hub
A FedEx Express job fair is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 3 at 2874 Business Park Drive, Building D, near Memphis International Airport.
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