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Truck Stop Operator Explores Accommodating Self-Driving Trucks

Truck stop operator Pilot Flying J is taking an equity stake in automated vehicle startup Kodiak Robotics, the first step in what Pilot says will be a broader plan to outfit its highway stations to greet robot trucks.

Daimler self-driving trucks.

The World’s Roads Aren’t Ready for a Hotter Climate

With average temperatures rising and heat waves become more frequent and intense, infrastructure and in particular roads are increasingly vulnerable to human-induced global warming.

A contractor supervises as milling machines remove asphalt from a runway. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: What's Driving Volatility in Transportation Capacity

Kyle Jepson, senior vice president of product at Emerge, discusses inefficiencies and empty miles in domestic transportation, and the technologies necessary to overcome those problems.

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Another Month of High Volume at Port of L.A., While Exports Continue to Fall

July saw another “outstanding” month for cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles and wait times were down, said port executive director Gene Seroka, while noting that exports had continued to decline for three years.

An aerial view of Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

Logistics Giant DSV Targets U.S. in Renewed Acquisition Drive

DSV CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen tells the WSJ that he’s looking to expand his reach in the U.S. as he revives a strategy that has helped build the Danish operator into the world’s third-largest freight forwarder.

Trucks on a highway.

Tesla and Nikola Big Rigs Race for Up to $40,000 U.S. Incentives

After President Joe Biden’s landmark bill passes, the federal government will start doling out up to $40,000 tax credits per heavy-duty truck purchase.

A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Supplier Inflation Logs Slowest Pace Since Last Fall

A key measure of wholesale costs shows U.S. suppliers raised prices in July at the slowest annual pace since last fall, adding to signs that the rapid growth in production expenses that has helped fuel consumer inflation is easing.

A heavy goods vehicle drives down a highway at dusk. Photo: Getty.

FMC Seeks Comments on Possible Emergency Order to Share Information

If the Commission issues an emergency order, common carriers and marine terminal operators would be required to share directly with relevant shippers, rail carriers, or motor carriers information relating to cargo throughput and availability.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Truck-Driver Pay Rose 11% Amid Strong Freight Demand Last Year

A new survey shows wages for truck drivers rose at a double-digit pace last year, as companies raced to recruit workers in a market marked by tight labor conditions and high freight demand.

A trucker drives at night. Photo: Getty.

Why Warehouse Managers Need to Keep a Keen Ear for Workers’ Everyday Problems

The people on the warehouse floor, the folks who pick and pack your orders, and the men and women who drive the trucks that make your deliveries all know the problems that are making your business less efficient than it could be. You should encourage them to tell you.

Two workers review documents in a warehouse. Photo: Shutterstock.

The Best Drivers Are the Ones You Already Have

While it may seem that the solution to the truck driver shortage is simply to recruit more drivers, this overly simplified tactic may be contributing to the problem.

A driver poses in front of his truck. Photo: Getty Images.

Can Rival Shippers Join Forces to Optimize Transportation?

Why can’t shippers, even nominal competitors, get together and share available space on trucks?

Packages are unloaded from a FedEx Corp. truck in New York City. Photo: Shutterstock.

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