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UPS/Yellow contingency plans; marijuana supply chains and driver data privacy – WTT
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Cowan Logistics’ Ben Tschirgi about preparing for the worst with Yellow and UPS. Don’t get caught flatfooted when and if these carriers strike. Tschirgi will also…
Volvo Signs Fuel System JV Deal With Canada’s Westport
Truck manufacturer Volvo Group is set to establish a high-pressure gas-injection fuel system joint venture with Westport Fuel Systems.
Knight-Swift Reports 71% Earnings Drop for Q2
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. on July 20 reported that earnings dropped 71% year-over-year in the second quarter.
‘Big trouble’: Yellow truck drivers ponder next moves amid potential bankruptcy
From the Great Recession to 2020, Yellow nearly went bankrupt four times. In each episode, the trucking giant was saved — thanks to concessions from lenders, the Teamsters union, the federal government or often all three. As…
Trailer bookings hit seasonal low in June awaiting ’24 orders
Trailer orders sank in June to their lowest of the year, but seasonality was a bigger factor than a significant decline in demand. Still, preliminary bookings of just 6,300 units stood in stark contrast from a year ago,…
Yellow’s fate likely in hands of Kansas district court
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas to enter a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring the Teamsters union from a work stoppage. A…
Food’s Future is Less Convenient, More Collaborative: Backslash Future of Food Report
Going “back to nature” for health and sustainability, while taking advantage of transformative technologies, is the path forward for food, according to the new “Future of Food” report from Backslash, the cultural intelligence…
Canada Dockworkers to Vote on New Contract Today
The union representing more than 7,000 dockworkers at two of Canada’s busiest ports is set for a key vote on a new contract today, potentially putting an end to labor unrest.
TriumphPay records progress on profitability in tough quarter
Although some of the metrics at TriumphPay weakened in the second quarter, the trucking-focused Triumph Financial said that segment — which management sees as the key to its future — continued to move toward EBITDA…
