Category: Management

Trucking Company Employees Force Out Teamsters Union Bosses in Virginia, Similar Ouster Could Soon Come in New Jersey

Trucking Company Employees Force Out Teamsters Union Bosses in Virginia, Similar Ouster Could Soon Come in New Jersey

| November 3, 2024

Efforts come in the face of anti-Right to Work push by Teamsters bosses and Teamster-backed Biden-Harris Labor Board rule change to disenfranchise workers In two recent efforts by trucking employees across the Eastern Seaboard to free their workplaces from Teamsters union officials, a group of Virginia workers has successfully forced out Teamsters Local 322, while […]

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Voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award Now Open

Voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award Now Open

| November 3, 2024

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program, Kenworth Truck Company and Fastport, honors military veterans who have made an outstanding transition into the commercial trucking industry Public voting for Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award finalists begins November 1 and will run through Veterans Day, November 11. This prestigious award, coordinated by the […]

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U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight volume, spend decline at slower pace

U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: Truck freight volume, spend decline at slower pace

| October 31, 2024

Third quarter marked the ninth consecutive quarterly decrease in shipments, but smallest drop in more than a year Truck freight shipments and spending continued to contract in the third quarter, albeit at a slower pace than earlier this year, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Shipments were down 1.9% compared to the previous […]

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C.H. Robinson Reports Significant year-over-year increase in profitability, driven by strong execution, disciplined volume growth and improvement in gross profit

C.H. Robinson Reports Significant year-over-year increase in profitability, driven by strong execution, disciplined volume growth and improvement in gross profit

| October 30, 2024

Third Quarter Gross profits increased 15.5% to $723.8 million C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (“C.H. Robinson”) (Nasdaq: CHRW) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Third Quarter Highlights: (1) Adjusted operating margin, adjusted operating margin, excluding restructuring and loss on divestiture, and adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures. The same factors described in […]

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Women In Trucking Association Names 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation

Women In Trucking Association Names 2024 Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation

| October 30, 2024

List is comprised of a diverse range of company types in the trucking marketplace, including motor carriers, third-party logistics companies, and original equipment manufacturers Redefining the Road magazine, the official magazine of the Women In Trucking Association (WIT), announced today the recipients of the 2024 “Top Companies for Women to Work in Transportation.” The magazine […]

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Torc Robotics Performs Successful Fully Autonomous Product Validation

Torc Robotics Performs Successful Fully Autonomous Product Validation

| October 29, 2024

Autonomous trucking company backed by Daimler Truck achieves productization as it works toward a 2027 commercial launch Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG and a pioneer in commercializing self-driving vehicle technology, began successful advanced validation of the company’s autonomous trucks without a driver in a multi-lane closed-course environment earlier this year. Conducted […]

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