Hello, and welcome to the coolest community in freight! 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…
Trucking companies have long encountered post-accident lawsuits, but the legal landscape has become more precarious for fleets over the past decade. As carriers continue to be hit with nuclear verdicts, it is more important than ever for industry leaders to invest in safety. “Today, the accident is just the start of the conversation,” said Adam…
The scrappy Diesel Technology Forum quietly rebranded itself as the Engine Technology Forum (ETF) 10 months ago, acknowledging that despite fighting the good fight for the long-established truck fuel, its name wasn’t helping its cause. A necessary change A Google search found exactly one story and the forum’s press release from October about the name…
Creditors to bankrupt Yellow Corp.’s estate said its advisers are “no closer to a chapter 11 plan” than they were two months ago when a Delaware bankruptcy court extended them another 90 days to plot a course to best liquidate the remaining assets. The official committee of unsecured creditors to the estate asserts that “these…
Proficient Auto Logistics has two quarters in the books – at least in terms of financial reports – giving investors a better look at the auto carrier, which is also getting bigger. The company, essentially a rollup of several auto carriers under the Proficient banner that went public in May, posted an operating ratio of…