XPO Logistics Inc., which acquired Ann Arbor-based Con-way Inc. in 2015, said it cut approximately 160 positions in its less-than-truckload (LTL) business. The cuts affected administrative, management and back office jobs, according to a report in crainsdetroit.com. In addition, it eliminated 30 positions in other parts of the company. XPO purchased Con-way last September for…
The Rhode Island Trucking Association is no longer working with the lobbying and communications team that has been guiding its opposition to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s toll proposal, just as the plan appears to be gaining steam at the State House, according to Providence television station WPRI. Chris Maxwell, the trucking group’s president, confirmed that his…
Trucking executives say they still expect growing business from Amazon.com Inc., even as the company takes steps to move some of its own freight, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. The Seattle retailer said in December it would roll out thousands of branded semi-trucks, one of several recent moves by the company to…
U.S. Xpress, a leading provider of transportation services across North America, recently announced that it has taken a leadership position among national carriers by focusing efforts on driver safety and increasing the base mileage pay by an average of 13.5 percent for Over the Road (OTR) solo drivers who have remained accident and ticket free,…
Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) has had her sights set on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) since last year, when she introduced legislation to overhaul the federal agency. Fischer recently had an up close and personal contact with the agency when her Senate Commerce Committee considered the nomination of T.F. Scott Darling to…
Truck drivers are tired—literally—of searching for parking spots. In a survey of 4,000 truck drivers conducted by an Illinois consulting firm, 95 percent said they spend more than 15 minutes to find parking for mandatory rest periods. Nearly 40 percent search for longer than an hour. The scenario further exhausts tired drivers and impacts businesses’…
A survey conducted by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) shows that 75 percent of truckers will avoid Rhode Island if the state adopts Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposal to toll trucks. OOIDA surveyed members in Rhode Island and northeastern states – Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and…
According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the industry is desperately trying to fill some 48,000 jobs—and that shortage could go up to 175,000 by 2024 as drivers retire and the demand for shipping and deliveries booms, in part due to the growing dominance of online retail. The ATA pegs the average private-fleet trucker’s salary…
New data from The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) highlights a number of important safety issues facing long-haul truck drivers (LHTDs) and their employers. The study, published in the December 2015 issue of the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, is the first to describe truck crashes, work-related injuries, work environments, and driver…
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe recently announced that the Virginia Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cuban National Port Authority to evaluate commercial opportunities between the Port of Virginia and Cuba’s newly opened Port of Mariel Special Development Project. The MOU establishes a platform for cooperation and information sharing aimed at…
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