Sidney Brown, the CEO of privately owned NFI Industries, was not in a New Jersey courtroom Tuesday when his co-defendants were arraigned on multiple felony charges relating to real estate on the Camden waterfront. Judge Peter Warshaw, the presiding judge of the criminal division of the Mercer County court system based in Trenton, told the…
Werner Enterprises’ ECM unit is battling unionization efforts on two fronts, one of which may be impacted by a recent legal precedent that observers say could boost union representation efforts. While fewer than 50 workers are involved in the unionization push at ECM, one group of employees has already chosen to be represented by a…
In driver recruitment, being real gets real results. But it also requires the right story and presentation. On a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road, Lane Williams, founder and CEO of Fusion Now, joined Leah Shaver, president and CEO at the National Transportation Institute, to talk about driver recruiting trends. Williams highlighted ways companies…
Retail diesel prices measured by the benchmark Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average price have now risen four consecutive weeks. This week’s number was up 5.2 cents a gallon to $3.865. It’s the highest level since a posting of $3.894 on May 6. The four consecutive weeks of increases in the price used for most…
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are delaying several rulemakings affecting the trucking sector, including a controversial rule that would limit new trucks’ engine speeds. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed truck speed limiter rule, scheduled to be published last month, has been delayed to May 2025, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s latest agenda…