Uber Freight taps industry veterans for commercial, final-mile growth

Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced Wednesday it has hired two key executives to leverage their expertise in growing the company’s commercial operations and final-mile network. Dan Annunziata, Uber Freight’s head of Commerical (Photo: Uber Freight) The leadership of the company’s commercial organization will now be entrusted to Dan Annunziata. With a track record spanning…

Truck lease purchase deals come under heavy fire at MATS and in court

Editor’s note: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not release a recording of the panel hearing but is eventually expected to release notes on the Truck Leasing Task Force’s website. The Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF), created by the Department of Transportation to study leases that independent owner-operators work under with trucking companies, has…

NHTSA reports fatality, injury uptick in latest truck crash stats

WASHINGTON — Deaths and injuries resulting from crashes involving large trucks are increasing at a slower rate, but safety advocates assert regulators still are not doing enough to address the problem. According to the latest estimates published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5,936 people were killed in crashes involving medium- and heavy-duty trucks…