UPS Teamsters will begin in-person voting this week to authorize the union’s leaders to call a strike in the event that the rank and file believe that the company refuses to negotiate a fair agreement before the current five-year contract expires July 31. The strike authorization vote will be conducted at local union halls or…
MIAMI — The air logistics arm of Deutsche Lufthansa AG has started providing cargo handling services in the U.S. to ITA Airways under a contract unrelated to the German flag carrier’s pending investment in the Italian carrier and will collaborate on moving shipments worldwide once the deal closes, Lufthansa officials said. Lufthansa last month reached…
A federal grand jury recently indicted two former trucking employees of MH Group, alleging the pair orchestrated an elaborate wire fraud scheme to defraud the Eagle Pass, Texas-based carrier out of approximately $1.4 million. Dina Maldonado Morales, 42, and Laura Ballesteros Haby, 52, both of Eagle Pass, were charged with one count of conspiracy to…
For the past five years, global shippers have experienced constant disruption from unforeseen events, pushing logistics providers to provide robust solutions for more resilient supply chains. Freight forwarding platforms, real-time visibility and warehouse robotics have emerged to provide shippers with options to operate through the disruptions. Below are three emerging supply chain technology trends to…
WASHINGTON — The lack of seat belt use among truck drivers is grabbing the attention of federal regulators concerned about the latest fatality data. “One thing we’re seeing in trucking and other sectors is that seat belt usage is going down,” said Polly Trottenberg, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, speaking at a…