A bill to create a presumption that port and parcel delivery drivers are employees and not contractors and allow allegedly misclassified drivers to sue for damages is up for a vote Monday in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Trucking Logistics
Trucking is the dominant mode of domestic freight transportation in the United States. It is divided between for-hire trucking, composed of long-haul and regional truckload carriers and less-than-truckload carriers, and private, shipper-owned fleets. Smaller, niche operators include drayage truckers that haul intermodal containers from rail yards and seaports, and flatbed companies that handle heavy freight.
Press Releases
17 May 2013
The government of Canada has invested in the Atlantic Gateway to improve the supply chain efficiency and competitiveness of transportation in New Brunswick...
17 May 2013
Mullen Group has signed an agreement to acquire Jay’s Moving & Storage, a private, less-than-truckload transportation corporation owned by Dennis Doehl, based in Regina, Saskatchewan.
17 May 2013
FedEx Freight Canada, a subsidiary of FedEx, has held an opening ceremony for its new service center for the Vancouver, British Columbia, area.
16 May 2013
C.R. England has appointed Sam Scott and Tracy Brown as new division presidents, according to Chad England, CEO of the transportation company.
15 May 2013
As temperatures rise across the country, consumers will be moving outdoors and heading to stores. Supressed demand may translate to a rush to find trucks in late May, said Derek Leathers, Werner Enterprises' president and COO.
14 May 2013
Most Port of New York and New Jersey container terminals have agreed to provide truckers with turn-time data gleaned from newly installed radio-frequency identification technology, a port official said.
14 May 2013
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index for March improved from February’s negative 9.5 reading to a current reading of negative 7.3, indicating a slightly better but still negative environment for shippers.
14 May 2013
U.S. diesel prices rose in the week ending May 13, ending a 10-week decline, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
13 May 2013
Though focused on building XPO Logistics' truck brokerage business, CEO Bradley S. Jacobs hasn't ignored the company's Express-1 division, the fifth-largest expedited trucking company.
13 May 2013
Expedited carriers are diversifying services, adding technology and seeking new customers in an age of ‘deferred delivery.’
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