Working up the courage to ask for a raise can be difficult. And if your boss rejects your request, you might be tempted to back down immediately and forget the whole thing ever happened. A better idea: prepare yourself with a backup plan so you can score other perks, if…
Commercial Carrier Journal is joining forces with CNBC reporter Morgan Brennan and Avondale Partners Chief Market Strategist Donald Broughton for three sessions on managing fleets’ three biggest costs – drivers, fuel and equipment. The event is slated for Thursday, Aug. 27, from 1:30-5 p.m., in the GATS Theater on the show floor…
Mega-carrier JB Hunt (No. 6 in the CCJ Top 250) has sued transportation management system provider MercuryGate for $3.1 million — the amount JB Hunt says it’s owed as a refund for software it says failed to meet the functionality agreed upon by the two parties. According to court documents, JB Hunt…
Administration’s proposed changes to the Compliance, Safety, Accountability program closed last week, and several major trucking organizations and companies weighed in. The FMCSA is proposing to take yet another BASIC score public, one of several changes it’s proposing for the Safety Measurement System, which the agency uses to measure the…
Alan Alming, vice president of marketing at UPS Logistics & Distribution, spoke about 3D printing’s impact on future inventory management in a recent interview discussing how third-party logistics providers can help manufacturers with inventory management. One of his strongest points is that 3D printing will have a big impact on…
Venezuelan troops occupied a Caracas warehouse complex used by local food giant Empresas Polar and Nestle to distribute food and beverages, reported CNBC. The move follows months of accusations by President Nicolas Maduro that Polar, the country’s largest private employer, is working to sabotage the economy. The company denies this.…
Penney taps the Home Depot and Target pipelines that yielded current CEO Marvin Ellison. J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is beefing up its leadership team with new e-commerce and supply chain executives as it pursues a strategy to blend online and offline channels. Both hires come to Penney with extensive experience…
While some companies operating solely in the U.S. are grasping a hold of transportation visibility and freight process management, many companies that work on a global scale are struggling to achieve true freight process management visibility. Among the causes are trade management including import/export compliance restrictions, the high cost of business…
Truckload carrier Celadon Group Inc. announced that it has appointed Paul Will as chairman and CEO and Eric Meek as president and chief operating officer. Prior to the changes, Will was president, CEO and vice chairman and Meek served as executive vice president and COO. Founder Stephen Russell, who was…
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. announced revenues increased 8.4 percent to $762.2 million for the second quarter of 2015 from $703.0 million for the same quarter of 2014. Net income was $85.6 million for the second quarter of 2015, a 15.9 percent increase from $73.8 million for the second quarter…
