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DB Schenker Completes Acquisition of USA Truck

The transaction was approved by USA Truck’s stockholders at a special meeting of stockholders held on Sept. 12.

Joe Jaska, Executive Vice President Land Transport for the Americas Region at DB Schenker. Photo: DB Schenker

Truck Fleets Are Waking Up to the Need to Slash Vehicle Emissions

A significant industry challenge revolves around answering the question of how to efficiently move the transportation industry toward a carbon-free future.

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Announces $20 Million Federal Grant to Port Of Los Angeles

The port said the infrastructure investment, along with funds from the Jobs Act, will support rail-roadway separation to improve truck access and speed cargo flow through the area.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, with Port of Los Angeles Executive Director, Gene Seroka, announcing the $20 million grant on Sept. 7. Photo: Port of Los Angeles

How Consumer Price Hikes Impact Fleet Operating Costs

A rising Consumer Price Index directly correlates to the cost of financing equipment, but it can also have a significant ripple effect on other cost centers, such as maintenance and repair.

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Best Buy Says Supply-Chain Strains Are Improving Heading Into Fall

Consumer-electronics retailer Best Buy added to the mounting signs of ample capacity and receding freight rates, with a note that transportation markets are “stabilizing and moderating” heading into the fall peak season.

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Truck Spills 150,000 Tomatoes Causing California Crash

A truck spilled more than 150,000 tomatoes across Interstate 80 Highway in California Aug. 29, bringing traffic to a standstill.

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Equipment Shortages Snarling U.S. Supply Chains

Logistics executives say sea containers and the steel trailers needed to ferry goods on trucks are in short supply, as efforts to cope with steep inventory imbalances send new backups rippling across supply chains.

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Interview with VW's Trucking CEO

The 55-year-old Swede was named chief executive officer of the Traton trucking unit after a management shakeup last year. He’s to steer a turnaround of the business after Europe’s biggest carmaker struggled for years to improve cooperation between its different commercial-vehicle brands.

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Podcast | The Plight of the Drayage Driver: When Will It Get Better?

The life of the drayage trucker in “normal” times is a difficult one. And these times are anything but. Drew Herpich, chief commercial officer with Transportation Insight and Nolan Transportation Group. He discusses the pressures that are weighing on drivers today, and the prospects for relief.

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How Visibility Can Ease the Pain of Long Chassis Return Times

The trucking industry is still far from solving some of its deepest challenges since the pandemic, such as the shortage of intermodal chassis in circulation.

Truck chassis sit stacked at the APM shipping terminal in the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.

How Technology Can Enhance the Uncontracted Freight Process

Businesses are moving away from archaic long-term freight contracts, chasing cheaper and contemporary alternatives. The new, digital and uncontracted freight era has begun.

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California to Approve Plan to Ban Sales of Gas-Powered Cars by 2035

California is expected to ban the sale of new gasoline vehicles by 2035 as the state takes dramatic steps to reduce emissions and combat the climate emergency.

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