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GAO Tells DOT to Update Freight Handbook
To improve real-time decisions in the commercial transportation sector, a new government watchdog report recommended the U.S. Department of Transportation update its freight guidance.
Can we make ocean freight as easy to track as a pizza? – WTT
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Federal Maritime Commission Commissioner Carl Bentzel about his just released Maritime Transportation Data Initiative report. The MTDI is setting the goal for…
DOT issues final rule on oral fluid drug testing
WASHINGTON — A lack of approved testing laboratories has effectively put on hold a new rule making drug testing more convenient for the trucking industry. The final rule by the U.S. Department of Transportation, scheduled to…
Bankrupt Bed Bath & Beyond goes after container shipping lines
Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 23 and is closing all 475 of its stores. COVID-era supply chain disruptions played a key role in the company’s demise. Now, the bankrupt retailer is…
Ryder loyalty program payoff: reduced used vehicle prices
Ryder has a brokerage division. Ryder also sells used trucks, thousands of them every quarter. The company is putting those two parts of its business together to create a brokerage segment loyalty program that instead of the…
Your Home Deserves Custom Matchbooks
Party favor websites allow you to make custom, vintage-inspired matchbooks and match boxes. J.D.S/Shutterstock Just like at your favorite restaurant, you can offer cute, custom matches as keepsakes As catalogs like The…
Aurora CEO Chris Urmson on the Future of Self-Driving Trucks
The prospect of a driverless semi is scary to many, but not to Aurora Innovation CEO Chris Urmson, who helped to build Google’s autonomous vehicle unit.
BAE Systems, Eaton Collaborate on Electric Drive Solutions
BAE Systems is collaborating with the power management company Eaton to develop an integrated electric vehicle system for medium-duty trucks, the companies announced May 1.
Crossword Puzzle Solution for May 1, 2023
Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the May 1, 2023 print edition.
Etihad Airways, SF Airlines mutually assist cargo network expansions
Etihad Airways and express carrier SF Airlines have conducted the first freighter flights to each other’s respective home bases in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and Wuhan, China, under a new arrangement that expands their…
