Keeping trucks on the road is paramount for carriers. A company’s profitability – and an individual driver’s paycheck – is largely determined by the number of miles driven in a given day. Crashes on the highway or even in parking lots often lead to unexpected maintenance and downtime, significantly impacting profits. Incidents that cause front-end…
FreightWaves earned silver in two categories of the 2024 Regional Azbee Awards in the Southeast from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Finance Editor Todd Maiden and former Editorial Director Rachel Premack’s coverage of the demise of less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. received Regional Silver for Online Breaking News Coverage. Additionally, FreightWaves’ ELD: Five…
An unidentified person stole a semitruck and crashed it into a Texas public safety office, critically injuring at least three people Friday morning, a state lawmaker said. The “horrific tragedy” occurred at a driver’s license office in Brenham, a city nearly halfway between Austin and Houston, said State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, who represents the area….
A California-based carrier made history Thursday using a Class 8 electric truck to haul freight between the U.S. and Mexico, a first-ever border crossing for a heavy-duty EV vehicle, officials said. The electric truck from San Diego-based Bali Express made its maiden voyage carrying an unspecified load of goods into Mexico through the Otay Mesa…
Members of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) have adjusted smoothly enough to the disruptions at the Port of Baltimore that a conference call among its members scheduled for Thursday — the latest in a series — was canceled because a great deal of initial concern among TCA members has disappeared. “A lot of the shock…