Should UPS have been bigger as well as better? For the first 30 or so months of her tenure, UPS CEO Carol B. Tomé had the wind at her back. For the past year, however, a gale force storm has been blowing right at the company. The question is whether she can steer Big Brown…
News releases this week about Nikola’s fourth energy division president in less than two years, the company’s first Hyla-branded modular hydrogen fueler for fuel cell trucks, and Hyzon Motors’ development agreement for fuel cell refuse trucks skirted some underlying issues. Nikola touted the ability to serve up to 40 Class 8 trucks a day with…
All thawed out (Photo: Misfits Market) Fulfillment for perishable goods seems to be the new trend for 2024. Misfits Market, a direct-to-consumer brand, is another company to launch its own fulfillment service. Previously, we had Grip’s announcement. Fulfilled by Misfits, FBM for short, is a dedicated service for perishable brands to store, pick, pack, fulfill…
On episode 680 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by CKE Restaurants’ John Brewer, who talks about the logistics behind Carl’s Jr.’s free burger day Super Bowl promotion. Mutha Trucker News’ Alex Mai has built his own empire on social media. We’ll find out how he did it. Plus, does he think autonomous trucks…
A preliminary report released Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board shows that the engine on an Atlas Air 747-8 cargo jet that caught fire last month during takeoff from Miami International Airport was inspected four days before the incident. The crew of Atlas Air flight 3885 received a warning signal on its cockpit display…