Latest News Updates From Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Staff Reporter

Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics.


Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50

C.H. Robinson, Microsoft Forge Alliance to Enhance Supply Chain Monitoring

C.H. Robinson and Microsoft Corp. have aligned with the goal of digitally transforming supply chains to improve monitoring, the logistics company announced July 14.

July 15, 2020
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel Price Almost Flat, Inches Up 0.1¢ to $2.438 a Gallon

The nationwide average price of diesel fuel was nearly flat the past week, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released July 13.

July 13, 2020
Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics

Consumer Brands Spearheads Contactless Delivery Task Force

A task force was launched to develop standards for reducing human contact when moving freight from Class 8 vehicles to last-mile drop-offs.

July 9, 2020
Government, Business, Logistics

What a Manufacturing Shift Away From China Could Mean for Trucking

How will U.S. trucking be affected if certain businesses move out of China and into other parts of Asia or even to North America?

July 8, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Samsara Unveils AI Products to Predict, Prevent Accidents

Samsara, a fleet management software company, unveiled a suite of safety features that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent accidents, the company announced July 1.

July 1, 2020
Business, Logistics

Mark-It Express Acquires Sava Transportation

Mark-It Express Logistics took another step in its expansion plans by acquiring the operating assets of Sava Transportation, the company announced June 30. Terms were not disclosed.

June 30, 2020
Business, Technology

Convoy Unveils Machine-Learning System to Assess Carrier Safety

Convoy unveiled a new machine-learning system that’s designed to assess carriers’ safety histories, the company announced June 24.

June 25, 2020
Business, Technology, Logistics

XPO Stresses Agility in Supply Chain Management During Pandemic

Executives from XPO Logistics said flexibility, visibility and data science have been key to navigating the business landscape during the coronavirus pandemic, as it relates to both employees and customers.

June 24, 2020
Business, Logistics

Logistics Costs Increase to $1.63 Trillion in 2019

Business logistics costs increased marginally in 2019 as conditions in the sector normalized, but the COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainty to the outlook for 2020, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals announced in a June 23 report.

June 24, 2020
Business, Safety

Drivers for U.S. Xpress Discuss Life on the Road During Coronavirus Pandemic

Truck drivers and those they encounter daily have worked together and remained positive while navigating the challenges inherent in doing their jobs in the COVID-19 era, several drivers recently said.

June 22, 2020