Category: Management

Wabash Inks Multi-Year Agreement with Rockland Flooring as New Trailer Facility Ramps Production

Wabash Inks Multi-Year Agreement with Rockland Flooring as New Trailer Facility Ramps Production

| September 19, 2023

On the heels of opening its advanced dry van manufacturing facility, the company closes another long-term supply agreement to enhance supply surety Wabash (NYSE: WNC), announced a multi-year agreement with Rockland Flooring for laminated wood trailer flooring. “We’re pleased to expand on our long-standing relationship with Rockland Flooring by executing our first long-term agreement for […]

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DAT Truckload Volume Index: Freight volumes bounced back in August

DAT Truckload Volume Index: Freight volumes bounced back in August

| September 19, 2023

The pricing environment was mixed as line-haul rates tumbled Truckload freight volumes increased in August as shippers positioned freight ahead of the fourth quarter, said DAT Freight & Analytics, operators of the DAT One freight marketplace and DAT iQ data analytics service. Buoyed by shipments of retail goods and fresh food, the DAT Truckload Volume […]

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EKA and BlueGrace Logistics to Deliver Integrated LTL Services to Supply Chain Customers

EKA and BlueGrace Logistics to Deliver Integrated LTL Services to Supply Chain Customers

| September 19, 2023

EKA and BlueGrace will make it easy for Omni-TMS™ customers to ship their products by using LTL transportation mode and in a secure, efficient, reliable, and cost-effective manner EKA Solutions Inc, the industry-leading provider of the People-First cloud-based integrated freight management platform, EKA Omni-TMS™, announced a Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) partnership with BlueGrace Logistics, one of North America’s top third-party […]

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Volvo enters long-term collaboration with Boliden to deploy autonomous solutions

Volvo enters long-term collaboration with Boliden to deploy autonomous solutions

| September 18, 2023

 V.A.S. will deliver a complete autonomous transport solution that includes vehicles, hardware, software, control room, repair and maintenance, and training Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and Boliden have entered into a long-term collaboration to implement autonomous transport solutions as a part of Boliden’s operations. The collaboration will cover numerous projects including the deployment of autonomous transport […]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Grants to Improve the Commercial Driver’s Licensing Process and Get More Safe Truck Drivers on the Road

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Grants to Improve the Commercial Driver’s Licensing Process and Get More Safe Truck Drivers on the Road

| September 18, 2023

Historic funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps streamline CDL issuance and expand opportunities to Veterans and in underserved communities The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it will award approximately $48 million in grant funding to increase commercial driver’s license (CDL) driver training opportunities and continue to improve […]

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TEAMSTERS RELEASE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICY FRAMEWORK

TEAMSTERS RELEASE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE POLICY FRAMEWORK

| September 12, 2023

Workers, Safety Must Be Prioritized in Autonomous Vehicle Legislation  The International Brotherhood of Teamsters released a guiding document for federal policymakers to address issues with autonomous vehicles (AVs). The framework, Autonomous Vehicle Federal Policy Principles, arrives at a critical time when accidents caused by self-driving cars and trucks increasingly harm families and put communities at risk across […]

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