This story originally appeared on Trains.com. LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. – Norfolk Southern, which has struggled to maintain consistent and reliable service in recent years, will no longer tolerate mediocre operational performance, new CEO Mark George says. “The tolerance for poor performance inside of rails has always bothered me,” George said this morning in his first…
A former employee of Midwest Transport Inc. claims the Robinson, Illinois-based trucking company, which contracted with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail, violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act by failing to give a 60-day notice of a planned shutdown before laying off 650 employees, including more than 480 drivers. Anthony…
Louisiana ports are reporting that they sustained no major damage during Hurricane Francine. The storm, which hit Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, quickly weakened after making landfall. Ports along the coast conducted damage assessments on Thursday but reported no significant damage. Ports in Louisiana were open Friday, according to the U.S. Coast…
Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! This year’s Future of Freight Festival takes place Nov. 19-21 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. But it’s not your average conference. Sure, there are wonderful speakers and fireside chats. But that’s only half the fun. F3 is set up with half days of speakers and amazing content. The…
On Episode 757 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking about Wabash National getting hit with a $462 million verdict in a trailer equipment case. Armchair Attorney Matthew Leffler breaks down the case he calls “The largest strict liability verdict against a trailer manufacturer in US History.” Here’s something scarier than Jason Voorhees this…