A severe storm Saturday night forced authorities to temporarily close the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, the busiest U.S.-Mexico commercial crossing in the nation. The storm collapsed the roof of the Mexican commercial customs facility in Nuevo Laredo, directly across the border from Laredo. The closure hampered trucks hauling imported goods into the U.S….
A North Carolina auto parts shop owner must pay $10 million after he manufactured, sold and installed emissions defeat devices on hundreds of diesel trucks. Aaron Rudolf, who owns Rudy’s Performance Parts in Burlington, agreed to pay the criminal fines and civil penalties after pleading guilty to conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act. Rudolf…
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week started Sunday, and businesses and organizations across the U.S. are partnering to show truckers some love. Approximately 3.5 million truck drivers keep the economy moving on U.S. roadways. According to a news release from global logistics company C.H. Robinson, these drivers transport 11 billion tons of goods annually – about…
Boeing has notified employees of a hiring freeze and is considering furloughs in the coming weeks as experts predict significant cash loss for the company this quarter due to an ongoing machinist strike. Over 30,000 machinists and aerospace workers at the company walked off the job Friday after a large majority of them rejected a…
RXO became the third-largest freight broker in North America on Monday, completing its acquisition of Coyote Logistics from UPS. The combination gives RXO (NYSE: RXO) a $7 billion top line with multiple growth opportunities. It adds new power lanes and expands density on existing lanes. Coyote has a large presence in the food and beverage…