Daily Infographic: Fun facts about the US trucking industry
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We got too accustomed to peaceful seas
Why don’t you gaze upon your IKEA table with wonder? This is a piece of furniture that couldn’t have existed a few decades ago. One such table could be imagined in Sweden and manufactured in China with trees from Romania. It may then transit in a shipping container on a 400-million-pound ship, on a truck…
At C.H. Robinson, it’s been a long, difficult trip
On Jan. 3, 2023, the transportation world awoke to the news that Bob Biesterfeld, president and CEO of freight broker and 3PL giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., had resigned his posts. The company’s stock, which had already dropped more than 15% from around $120 a share in August, registered little immediate reaction to Biesterfeld’s abrupt…
Tweaks in final independent contractor rule could benefit trucking
More than a year after it was first proposed, the Department of Labor has formally released its final independent contractor rule that one leading analyst said was “little … changed substantively in comparison to the proposed rule.” But there are provisions in the changes, though minor, that are being viewed as positive for the trucking…
Logistics veteran joins board of insurtech LuckyTruck
Despite challenges, the trucking industry has seen improvements in operational efficiencies and enhanced driver safety through technology adoption. However, insurance costs are rising as a result of nuclear verdicts and increased repair expenses. Yet, logistics professionals and technology experts believe that by leveraging telematics and operational data, insurance costs can be lowered and can become…