An Illinois trucking company with 183 trucks and 171 drivers recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Founded in June 2010, Nationwide Cargo Inc. of East Dundee, Illinois, hauls general freight, fresh produce and meat, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s SAFER website. The petition, filed in the U.S. District Court for the…
Truck drivers in British Columbia involved in collisions with overpasses could pay up to a $100,000 fine and spend 18 months in prison under changes the province’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has proposed to the Commercial Transport Act. The stiffer penalties were introduced Tuesday in response to 35 instances since late 2021 of overheight…
Georgia lawmakers have allocated slightly over $6 million for Port of Brunswick harbor improvements after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recommended upgrades. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the funding into law on Feb. 29 as part of the state’s midyear budget adjustment. The funding comes after the Army Corps of Engineers recommended a bend widener,…
Fuel fraud is a growing problem impacting the bottom line for fleets of all sizes. But Vice President of Sales Rich Taute at QuikQ, says RFID technology and multifactor authentication are expanding the way fleets can proactively combat these fraudulent transactions. Taute began his career back in 1995 running truck stops then moved on to…
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provider Locus Robotics on Wednesday launched its business intelligence tool LocusHub, enabling customers to leverage reporting tools and data insights to make recommendations to fleets of AMRs. The new solution will be available through its LocusOne platform, launched last year at the industry tradeshow ProMat. LocusBot Origin. (Photo: Locus Robotics) LocusOne…