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Atlas Air promotes Michael Steen to CEO
Cargo airline Atlas Air on Thursday announced that Chief Commercial Officer Michael Steen will take over as CEO on June 15, replacing John Dietrich in line with the company’s succession plan, and that CFO Spencer Schwartz…
How MOM Drives Mother’s Day
by Nic Azad, TrakSYS Communications Lead at Parsec Automation Corp. Mother’s Day is on May 14 this year. No matter how you choose to celebrate, there’s a good chance food will be involved – after all, food has brought…
EPA Hearing Draws Environmental, Trucking Interests
More than 200 individuals weighed in on the Environmental Protection Agency's public hearing on its heavy-truck greenhouse gas emissions mandate.
Yellow Reports Q1 Loss
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. announced first-quarter earnings May 3 that missed Wall Street revenue and income expectations.
Waymo Expands Efforts in Phoenix, San Francisco
Self-driving car pioneer Waymo announced May 4 that its robotaxis will be able to carry passengers through most of the Phoenix area for the first time.
GoodShip raises $5M to provide analytics to both shippers and carriers
Cloud-based procurement platform GoodShip announced Thursday it has closed on a $5 million seed round co-led by Ironspring Ventures and Chicago Ventures with participation from previous investors including Fuse VC, Cercano…
Truck inspections causing long wait times at Texas border bridges
Wait times of up to eight hours are being caused by enhanced inspections of commercial trucks crossing the border from Mexico in South Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is conducting enhanced inspections of…
Maersk Profits Slip in Q1, Forecasts Weak 2023
A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, a bellwether for global trade, signaled weaker results for the rest of 2023 after reporting first-quarter operating profit that tumbled by more than half.
XPO Reports $1.9 Billion Revenue for Q1
XPO Inc. experienced an increase in revenue despite a challenging freight environment during the first quarter of 2023, the company reported May 4.
Wyoming to Replace Aging Twin Bridges Over I-80
Truckers traveling in Wyoming over Interstate 80, which sees the most truck traffic there, will be able to drive over two new bridges to be built mostly with a new Federal Railroad Administration grant.
