Werner Enterprises saw another tough quarter to close 2023 and said it will continue to favor investment in its dedicated fleet over one-way operations. The company’s 2024 guidance calls for the total truck count to be down 3% to flat, noting that the one-way truckload market is “uninvestable” at the current moment as rates continue…
The case that first brought the ABC test for determining independent contractor status into New Jersey involved truck drivers hauling bedding. Fourteen years later, the case has been settled out of court. That’s just one development in recent weeks regarding the always contentious question of how a court or regulator determines whether a worker is…
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced plans to construct a $29 million highway overpass linking the Port of Savannah’s Ocean Terminal with U.S. Route 17. Officials said the aim of the overpass is to keep tractor-trailer traffic away from local communities. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2026. “This is a port project in…
Bankrupt Yellow Corp. said it repaid the $700 million COVID-relief loan it received from the U.S. Treasury in 2020. In addition to the principal amount, it repaid more than $151 million in interest, a late Monday statement read. The controversial loan was viewed as an unwarranted bailout by some and outside the scope of the…
Supply chain management provider AIT Worldwide Logistics said Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of European logistics company Lubbers Logistics Group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The deal, disclosed in mid-November, adds 18 offices to AIT’s 130-location global network. It expands Itasca, Ill.-based AIT’s network to Denmark, Romania and Turkey. Lubbers also…