Mullen Group reported record second-quarter financial results and increased its 2026 capital budget by $50 million, with chairman and senior executive officer Murray Mullen saying there are growing signs the […] Read original post
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced a new effort called Freedom Haulers, designed to attract more veterans into trucking careers. Led by the Department of Transportation, the Freedom Haulers campaign includes […] Read original post
A stealth project to develop alternative power for cargo shipping just went nuclear. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration and the Port of Long Beach have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to develop small modular reactor (SMR) technology to power commercial vessels and port operations. “This first-of-its-kind partnership with Marad allows us to leverage […]
Italian authorities seized nearly 1,700 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a refrigerated shipping container carrying bananas at the Port of Vado Ligure, a commercial seaport on Italy’s northwestern Mediterranean coast, about 30 miles southwest of Genoa. Officers discovered 650 brick-shaped packages concealed among dozens of banana pallets. The container originated in Ecuador, one of the […]
Chart of the Week: SONAR Tender Lead Time – USA SONAR: STLT.USA The SONAR Tender Lead Time index (STLT) tracks the gap, in days, between when a shipper tenders a load and the date they actually want it picked up. If a load is tendered on a Monday for Thursday pickup, that’s a three-day lead time. It’s […]
Police in Volusia County, Florida, put the brakes on a suspect wanted for multiple diesel fuel thefts. On July 6 and July 12, Circle K gas stations in Deltona and DeLand discovered the loss of approximately 300 gallons of diesel. Using surveillance video, police were able to identify a suspect vehicle, a white Ram 2500 […]
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. faces a multi-million dollar verdict related to a 2021 crash involving an independent motor carrier. In a July 23, 2026, Securities and Exchange Commission filing, C.H. Robinson informed federal authorities that a jury in Dallas County, Texas issued an advisory verdict in a lawsuit “related to a trucking accident involving an […]
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a reckless driving incident that ended with a Toyota crashing off the freeway into a field. On the afternoon of July 23, 2026, CHP responded to a report of a Toyota sedan driving recklessly in the Willows area. The Toyota reportedly hit speeds of 90 m.p.h. “just before […]
Autonomous trucking has historically had a manufacturing problem: proving a truck can drive itself is one hurdle; building enough of them to matter is another. Aurora Innovation (NASDAQ: AUR) says its second-generation hardware finally closes that gap. It is engineered for a 1-million-mile operating life and built for volume production rather than pilot-scale trials. The […]
Growth in last-mile delivery for big and bulky e-commerce items has slowed by half because stagnant home sales mean people are ordering fewer large-ticket discretionary items like furniture and appliances, cutting into profit margins, according to a report from Armstrong & Associates and the National Home Delivery Association. Armstrong & Associates estimated the $10.6 billion […]