General Motors is recalling 40,428 medium-duty trucks that Navistar Inc. built for the automaker because brake fluid leaking into a pressure sensor assembly can cause a fire. GM reported 11 instances of fire, smoke or flame in the 2019 to 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD and 6500HD Class 4-6 trucks between July 2021 and January…
Marietta, Georgia-based TruckParkingClub.com, a nationwide marketplace that aims to solve the truck parking dilemma, is launching hourly parking with a pilot program at a Kentucky McDonald’s restaurant. In a recent survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute, drivers ranked parking as the No. 1 challenge they face. With more than 3.5 million truck drivers…
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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: $102M cold storage warehouse planned for Houston area; auto parts supplier opens $34M plant in Mexico; steel manufacturer, distributor expands Texas operations; and CBP seizes $21M worth of fentanyl in green beans shipment. $102M cold storage…
Chart of the Week: Outbound Loaded Rail Container Volumes – USA SONAR: ORAILL.USA Loaded rail intermodal container volumes were down approximately 8% from the first quarter last year and, more surprisingly, 5.7% from pre-pandemic Q1 2020 — suggesting there has been more than simple freight demand erosion for the sector. Shifting transportation demand patterns have already cut into…