This week on Taking the Hire Road, Leah Shaver, president and CEO of The National Transportation Institute (NTI), is joined by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Robin Hutcheson. “I have never shied away from hard jobs — they have an impact. But there hasn’t been a job where I’ve seen an impact like that…
Canadian Pacific Kansas City is touting that its newly announced partnerships with Schneider National and Knight-Swift will benefit all three companies’ customers. CPKC (NYSE: CP) officials pointed to the broader goal of converting truck volumes to rail as well as win-win situations environmentally for all companies when describing its partnership with both companies in providing…
Shipment marketplace Uber Freight announced Thursday it’s launching its Carrier Card, a fintech tool that can be used to make fuel purchases through the company’s platform. The Carrier Card will be powered by AtoB, a fleet card management platform that partners with logistics-related companies including shipping marketplace uShip, Asian and Hispanic grocery app Weee!, and…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has acknowledged that it cannot confirm whether or not the ELD mandate is improving safety. That acknowledgement came in the “Electronic Logging Devices Oversight Report,” submitted this week by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as required by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in 2021. In addition to…
Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A, Brazil’s largest domestic passenger airline, said cargo revenue increased 80% in the first quarter compared to 2022 on the strength of its new dedicated freighter service for e-commerce seller Mercado Livre. Gol (NYSE: GOL) began flying a Boeing 737-800 converted freighter for the South American online marketplace in late August…