A federal court decision involving an Illinois trucking company and that state’s employment law could bring about a “slew” of lawsuits against any carriers that operate in the Land of Lincoln, a trucking-focused law firm warns. The decision last week by Judge Manish Shah in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois looked…
Two Wisconsin-based industrial products suppliers and their owners have paid more than $10 million to resolve allegations that they submitted fraudulent commercial invoices to avoid millions of dollars in customs duties owed on imports from China. Precision Cable Assemblies Inc., which sell wire harnesses, battery cables and other wiring products, and Global Engineered Products, which…
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 other half we take over downtown Chattanooga, and there are…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday removed two ELDs from its registered list. The agency removed Blue Star ELD and Reliable ELD from its list due to the companies’ failure to meet the minimum requirements. According to the revoked ELDs list maintained by the FMCSA, the devices experienced malfunctions related to visual alerts….
The Port of Long Beach in Southern California set a monthly record in July as retailers got a substantial head start moving inventory heading into the peak shipping season. Total volume was 882,376 twenty-foot equivalent units, an increase of 52.6% from the same month a year ago and 12.4% ahead of the previous record set…