Air cargo shipments are being delayed Friday by a widespread software outage that has crippled technology systems worldwide, including at airlines and airports. The outage appears to stem from a software update for Microsoft Windows operating systems issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which is causing computers at companies and institutions to crash. The company says…
A massive technology outage Friday morning caused widespread disruptions across industries, but it’s mostly business as usual at America’s ports. The global outage grounded flights and impacted local governments and a variety of companies. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said a defect in a content update for Windows, not a security incident or cyberattack, caused the outage….
This story originally appeared on Trains.com. U.S. and Canadian railroads appear to be relatively unaffected by the global tech outage that grounded flights and disrupted businesses today, although Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific Kansas City were experiencing some computer issues. “The CrowdStrike software outage has had varying levels of impact across Union Pacific’s network,” spokeswoman…
James Taylor, the former CEO of Electric Last Mile Solutions, kept a low profile following the bankruptcy sale of the company’s assets to Mullen Automotive. This week, he resurfaced as CEO of Mullen-controlled Bollinger Motors, a maker of electric trucks. Longtime automotive executive James Taylor (center) became CEO of Bollinger Motors on Tuesday. Siva Kumar…
Second-quarter trucking conditions were on full display in the quarterly earnings of Marten Transport, released late Thursday. The Truckload segment, which represents the nondedicated over-the-road activities of the company, was relatively busy, recording a slight increase in total miles driven, up almost 3%. Nonrevenue miles driven were down 80 basis points, which is a positive….