LOS ANGELES — The twin ports that handle 40 percent of America’s import trade were mostly back in business again after an idle day brought on by smoke from a fire at an old wooden wharf. The last of the 14 container terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and…
Carbon War Room and the North American Council for Freight Efficiency have officially launched a joint program to drive the adoption of efficiency technologies and double fleet efficiency. The launch was marked with the release of a free, independent, online technology guide to help fleet owners make the best choices…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials of trucking software vendor TMW Systems outlined on Sept. 22 a wide variety of steps, including corporate restructuring and acquisitions that the company has made, to smooth internal operations and user experiences. Speaking to a sold-out crowd of more than 1,900 at the company’s user conference,…
HANNOVER: German commercial vehicles major Daimler AG has unveiled the concept of its self-driving truck ‘Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025’ that is capable of operating without assistance from drivers on highways. The autonomous truck equipped with radar sensors and camera technology is built on Highway Pilot system that resembles the autopilot…
Diesel dropped 2.3 cents to $3.778 a gallon, the lowest national average price in more than two years, the Department of Energy reported Sept. 22. Diesel, which has risen just twice since April, has plunged 24.3 cents since mid-March and is 17.1 cents below a year ago. The retail average…
First Aid for the Hospital Supply Chain – Inbound Logistics Healthcare reform, a growing number of regulations, skyrocketing operational costs, and increasingly stringent insurance reimbursement guidelines put significant pressure on healthcare providers. For many, implementing cost-cutting measures and improving operational efficiencies have become mandatory regimens. “For a long time, hospitals…
DAT Report Shows Loads Rise 32% in August | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News The latest DAT report of spot freight market activity showed a 32% increase in freight volume in August from last year. Van load availability rose 36%, refrigerated freight increased 31% and…
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 4, 2014 —/PRNewswire/ — Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL), one of the nation’s leading domestic ocean shipping companies, today announced that the Board of Directors has elected Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Steven L. Rubin to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer on a non-interim basis…
DETROIT (Reuters) – An Acura RLX sedan demonstrated an unusual way to tow another car this week: the vehicles were not physically attached. The second car drove itself, following instructions beamed over by the first in a feat of technology that indicates a new stage in automation is happening faster…
Don Thornton, senior VP for DAT Solutions, delved into this very topic in a great report issued earlier this week dubbed What’s Causing the Capacity Crunch and What Can Shippers Do About It. And while his analysis focuses on helping shippers overcome capacity constraints, it illustrates why those constraints developed…
