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BlackBerry Limited recently unveiled BlackBerry Radar™, a new end-to-end asset tracking system for trucking companies and private fleet operators, according to a company announcement. With BlackBerry Radar, customers can optimize utilization of their trailers and shipping containers, improve on-time delivery, reduce theft, and generate more revenue from each trailer, without having to invest in costly…

ATLANTA— Mark Eaves has been a tractor-trailer truck driver for 13 years. Lately, though, he is more like your UPS man on steroids, according to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal. On a typical recent day, he throttled his semi-truck through the narrow streets of Gwinnett County, Ga., subdivisions, avoiding yard crews and…

A trucking provision in a House aviation bill jeopardizes approval of the legislation governing the Federal Aviation Administration, according to congressional Democrats in a story reported in USA Today. The provision dealing with rest breaks for truckers is part of an FAA bill, which primarily aims to shift air-traffic control from the FAA to a…

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., one of the nation’s largest U.S. trucking companies, said it has seen strong shipping demand to start the year, adding to signs of a pickup in the U.S. economy, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. The less-than-truckload, or LTL, carrier, which combines orders from multiple customers on…

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin wants state lawmakers to tighten up regulations over commercial vehicle insurance, saying some out-of-state trucking companies are claiming in-state residency to obtain lower insurance rates, according to a report on WRAL television. North Carolina boasts some of the lowest vehicle insurance rates in the country, but policies are available…

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo signed her toll-funded bridge-repair plan into law last week, declaring victory in a high-pitched legislative battle that has dominated state politics for the past nine months, according to a report on WPRI television. Raimondo signed the bill shortly after the 38-member Senate approved the legislation on a 25-12 vote, less…

The Georgia trucking industry voiced opposition last week to proposed tougher limits on its highway speeds, according to a report on Reuters. The tougher restrictions come from House Bill 499 that Rep. Ron Stephens introduced in response to a crash last year on Interstate 16 that killed five nursing students as they were heading to…

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…