WASHINGTON — Lax oversight by the U.S. Postal Service of the trucking companies, brokers, and drivers it contracts could be contributing to accidents and deaths on the nation’s highways, based on the results of a new safety report. The audit, released on Friday by the Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), was requested by…
By Glenn Riggs, Chief Strategy Officer of Odyssey Logistics The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. The continued fragility of the post-pandemic supply chain has been brought into high relief by recent disruptions. Perhaps most prominent in the public imagination:…
Charges, countercharges and the missives were flying back and forth over the future of two Class 1 railroads as February came to an end, with leading government officials that regulate the rails leveling heavy criticism at two distinct players. In the proxy battle roiling Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), the activist investor group Ancora is recommending…
All thawed out (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) A key part of the Research Triangle, Raleigh, North Carolina, has become home to the next great partnership in health care. Q-linea, a company that develops instruments and systems for in vitro diagnosis of infectious diseases, has partnered with Uniphar Logistics, a crucial move in Sweden-based Q-linea’s commercial launch…
On episode 688 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Via Croatia President Zvonimir Androić about their crazy idea to play pickleball at sea. How does that even work? We’ll learn all about the logistics behind the experience. 32 Truckers a Day is a charitable organization that focuses on truck driver mental health. The…