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Ryder to boost tractor rental fleet by 10% in Q4
Ryder is increasing its tractor rental fleet by 10% in the fourth quarter of 2026 compared with the third quarter as a result of the freight market upturn.
ATA’s Colson aims to foster trust to achieve collective goals
“If we’re not united on the issues, then we’re not going to be successful,” Colson said Oct. 20 during the closing press briefing at ATA’s MCE 2026.
VW awaits Ford decision on new truck platform
CEO Oliver Blume has identified North America as one of VW’s biggest remaining growth opportunities, particularly in rugged SUVs and pickups where the group has little presence.
Oil prices hit levels not seen since May
Brent crude rose 1.6% to $114.92 a barrel, and the national average for a gallon of regular gas rose 2 cents to $4.29 on Oct. 23, compared with $3.07 a year ago.
Why one zero-emission truck dealer wants big rigs to wait
Johannes Ariens sells hydrogen semis, and he thinks the push to clean up trucking is aimed too high. Incentive programs and the broader industry are fixated on Class 7 and 8 tractors, said Ariens, CEO of Range Zero Emissions,…
Workforce gaps keep supply chain AI stuck in pilot mode
Freight technology vendors are selling AI agents that can benchmark rates and award freight under rules a customer sets. A new survey finds most supply chain organizations still limit AI to generating insights, and the first…
Fifty people sick, a known supplier, and FDA still won’t say its name. That is wrong, and here is how we fix it.
Fifty people have been sickened with E. coli O157:H7 in a multistate outbreak that FDA and USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating together as reference #1421 (USDA 2026-04). The government knows the…
Outbreaks in France still high despite decline
More than 2,000 outbreaks sickened 20,000 people in France in 2024 and six people died, according to a recent report. Data from Santé publique France shows that 2,096 foodborne outbreaks were reported, affecting 20,045 people…
Judge delays USDA’s reorganization plan
A federal Jude has stopped the USDA from a reorganization that was to close some offices, cut some staff and relocate some others. The stay is in effect for at least two months. The department’s reorganization efforts stopped…
Publisher’s Platform: The food Traceability Rule has been law since 2022 – nobody has to follow it until 2028. Here is how that happened, and what FDA is doing with the time.
On Nov. 6, FDA will hold the second of its public meetings on what it calls Challenges and Solutions in Lot-Level Food Traceability. Anyone who wants to speak must register by Oct. 26, and no same-day registration is allowed.…
