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TUCSON, Ariz. — TuSimple Holdings needs closure on a raft of investigations before it can reclaim technology leadership in the nascent autonomous trucking industry. But a balance sheet with nearly $1 billion is a big advantage. “Our runway is three years, and that’s excluding any strategic decision on China,” TuSimple Chief Financial Officer Eric Tapia…
Driver turnover. Fleet safety scores. Insurance premiums. A lot is riding on hiring, onboarding, training, and retaining the right drivers. Ongoing training supported by advanced technology that includes a telematics device makes all the difference. The most effective programs approach training as a continuously evolving process, not a once-and-done rite of passage for new drivers. ISAAC’s in-cab…
WASHINGTON — A proposal aimed at lowering barriers to the Biden administration’s under-21 truck driver apprenticeship pilot program has strong support from the nation’s big-carrier lobby. The DRIVE Safe Integrity Act, introduced Wednesday by Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, would potentially remove a requirement in the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot (SDAP) program…
The Port of Long Beach’s executive director said a drop in consumer spending contributed to a nearly 35% year-over-year (y/y) drop in imports at the West Coast gateway. “Warehouses remain full and fewer cargo containers are crossing the docks because consumer spending remains slow,” Mario Cordero said in a statement Wednesday. “We are ready for…
Data drives today’s supply chain. Benchmarking and measuring what matters is the only way to know if what you are doing is working. In addition, knowing your KPIs, or key performance indicators provides a roadmap to improving your shipping experience and supply chain network. Addressing problems without evidence of their existence often leads to confusion,…
GXO Logistics Inc. infused an upbeat look in what has been a mostly downbeat earnings season for transportation and logistics companies by reporting record first-quarter revenue of $2.3 billion, a 12% year-over-year gain, and adjusted diluted earnings per share of 49 cents, up 6 cents from analysts’ consensus estimates. Greenwich, Connecticut-based GXO (NYSE: GXO), the…