Carriers have been increasing compensation to entice drivers to join their ranks, and one of them has developed a fresh approach to bonuses.
January 18, 2018Business, Technology, Logistics
Solving the Final 50 Feet Delivery Challenge
WASHINGTON Researchers are joining major retailers, logistics firms, city transportation offices and others in the freight industry to reconsider last-mile delivery systems, even reviewing the way they get packages the final 50 feet in congested urban downtowns.
January 10, 2018Business, Logistics
Millennials Upset E-Commerce Assumptions
WASHINGTON The common assumption that millennials only shop online and avoid brick-and-mortar merchants just doesnt fit their behavior patterns, according to a survey from a Texas A&M Transportation Institute researcher.
January 9, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
Alternative-Fuel Station Planning Software Launched
A new project-planning application offers a way for companies, organizations and government entities to harmonize the often-varied requirements attached to long-range initiatives, including some that potentially affect the transportation industry.
January 9, 2018Business, Logistics
Survey: Driver Shortage Explains Unseated Trucks
More than 90% of fleets had unseated trucks in the fourth quarter despite the capacity crunch the industry is facing, according to the Trends in Truckload Recruitment and Retention report, a nonscientific survey of recruiters at the fleet clients of Driver iQ.
January 5, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
XPO, DHL Back Tesla Semi
Logistics firms are joining trucking companies in checking out the potential for the Tesla Semi, with at least two testing prototypes of the electric truck.
January 4, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Peloton Pledges Commercial Platooning in 2018
2018 could bring commercial applications of truck platooning after successful demonstrations of the driver-assisted technology last month in Florida and Michigan by platooning developer Peloton Technology.
January 4, 2018Business
Tight Capacity, ELD Mandate Send 3PL Rates Higher
The new year is bringing good news to third-party logistics firms as tight capacity sends the rates they charge shippers higher and their spot market business flourishes.
December 27, 2017Business, Equipment
Late Fees Burn Refrigerated Carriers
The fines that several grocery chains have implemented for late deliveries are receiving pushback from carriers, but a concerted effort to fight the policies hasnt materialized yet.
December 27, 2017Business, Technology, Equipment
UPS Orders 125 Tesla Semi-Trucks
The market for the Tesla Class 8 truck keeps growing as UPS Inc. put in an order for 125 electric trucks, the largest order to date that has been made public.
December 20, 2017