On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is coming to you live from the 44th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree where TrueTMS George Thellman is on scene. He’s there to judge a trucking beauty pageant and spread the word on digitizing freight. Descartes’ Dan Cicerchi shares the incredible story of founding MacroPoint. We’ll learn how…
UPS Inc. said Friday it has begun “business continuity” training to prepare nonunion employees to handle packages in the event a Teamsters union strike disrupts operations. “Over the coming weeks, many of our U.S. employees will participate in training that would help them safely serve our customers if there is a labor disruption. This `temporary…
This week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 30 (Shippers) Last week’s FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 25 (Shippers) Three-month FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 30 (Shippers) The FreightWaves Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) said this week it is still seeking nearly 1,400 Arizona drivers who are owed up to $5.6 million after a victory in a misclassification case that was settled in November. Parts Authority Arizona LLC and Arizona Logistics Inc., which was operating as Diligent Delivery Systems, were ordered by a…
Any rail safety bill before Congress should be “rooted in data and pass the muster of cost-benefit analysis,” and should address specific problems, according to a letter signed by over 30 groups and individuals that traditionally support conservative or libertarian economic principles. The legislation should remove items of debatable merit, such as requiring freight trains…