U.S. Xpress lays off staff, reports significant loss to SEC

U.S. Xpress, on the verge of being acquired by Knight-Swift, recently laid off about 150 employees as its earnings report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed a significantly widened loss for the truckload carrier. “We did recently make the difficult decision to reduce roles in a few business areas in response to challenging…

Leading through learning — Taking the Hire Road

This week on Taking the Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, founder and CEO of DriverReach, is joined by passionate and engaging next-generation executive Ashley Kordish, CEO of Michigan-based Ralph Moyle Inc. (RMI). Recently highlighted in an issue of TSA’s Truckload Authority, Kordish was born and raised in the logistics industry: RMI was founded by her grandfather…

CPKC now offering daily intermodal service between Midwest, Mexico

Canadian Pacific Kansas City is now offering a daily premium intermodal service running between the U.S. Midwest and Mexico. This latest offering, which CPKC (NYSE: CP) says will be “the first truck-competitive, single-line rail service option between the Midwest and Mexico,” comes as competing Class I railroads aim to bolster their own transcontinental offerings. Late…

Canadian town wins another court battle against illegal trucking operation

The Canadian town of Caledon, Ontario, continues to aggressively target suspected illegal trucking operations in the community. Caledon won a legal battle Monday against a trucking company known as 2423274 Ontario Inc., which was found guilty by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice of operating contrary to the town’s zoning bylaws. The court ruled that…