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FMCSA Leasing Task Force Begins Work
Members of a federal truck-leasing task force began outlining plans for discussions on how to evaluate potential predatory commercial and motor carrier lease agreements.
Hawaii Ahead of the Pack in Contracting for EV Fast Chargers
Hawaii says it is the first out of the gate to award a contract for federally funded fast chargers to be deployed across the state.
White Paper: How a safer fleet delivers a stronger bottom line
Safety, costs, and customers. When fleets can balance all three, they unlock opportunities to grow and profit. Today’s fleet operators and managers are achieving this perfect balance by using powerful technologies. Modern…
Yellow’s last stand; cost of UPS strike; and why peak season is screwed – WTT
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to FreightWaves’ Rachel Premack about Yellow’s last stand, the cost of a UPS strike and the Las Vegas Sphere. Freight Grim Reaper Henry Byers, who famously called…
Pennsylvania carrier acquired for $53M by Texas firm
Houston-based SMG Industries Inc. (SMGI) has acquired the Barnhart Transportation group, a 20-year-old trucking company and logistics brokerage with 167 drivers and 170 trucks. Officials for SMGI said the acquisition doubles…
A Modest Sandwich Plea
No Burger King Thailand Big sandwich culture has gone too far Burger King Thailand has just released a sandwich precisely calibrated to elicit the response “have you seen this shit?” It’s 20 slices of American cheese on a…
Senate Panel Approves NTSB Nominee Alvin Brown
The Senate Commerce Committee on July 12 easily advanced the nomination of Alvin Brown to join the National Transportation Safety Board.
STB will investigate Amtrak claim of ‘freight train interference’
The Surface Transportation Board said it will look into why Amtrak’s Sunset Limited passenger train service is prone to delays. The investigation was triggered because Amtrak trains on the Sunset Limited service, which runs…
2023 Shipper of Choice profile: HNI Corp.
The Shipper of Choice award, presented by FreightWaves in partnership with TriumphPay, recognizes the manufacturers, distributors and retailers that do the best job of keeping the American economy moving by fighting driver…
Mastering the Negroni Sbagliato
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