On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to SuperTrucker Justin Martin about the great Buc-ee’s debate. How do drivers feel about being excluded from the fuel stations’ lots? Plus, did blitz week bring stability to truckload markets; first-year driver pay; how to properly block a road; 30 tons of explosive chemicals missing…
Canadian carrier Trimac Transportation announced it has acquired bulk pressurized gas hauler Transport Sylvain Lasalle Inc. Founded 30 years ago, Transport Sylvain Lasalle carries propane and butane throughout eastern Canada with a fleet of 28 tractors and 30 trailers. The company has authority to load in most propane refineries and terminals in Quebec and Ontario…
Fragmentation has traditionally harmed the freight industry, from almost every player’s point of view. Shippers’ diverse distribution networks and consumers spread around the world make it difficult to define a single set of shipping practices. The abundance of carriers, often with fewer 10 trucks, each run custom lanes dependent on their drivers’ needs and market…
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises has lost a key round in the appeal of a jury decision that saddled it with a now more than $100 million judgment as a result of a 2014 accident that resulted in the death of a child and serious injuries to family members. In a split en banc decision by…
Transportation and logistics provider R&R Express announced Monday the acquisition of truckload carrier Taylor Transportation. Taylor primarily provides dedicated transportation services for the tire and auto industries out of two locations in North Carolina and Tennessee. The deal includes the acquisition of Taylor’s 85 tractors and more than 200 trailers. The company has 104 employees,…