Key performance indicators (KPIs) are assigned benchmarks for evaluating progress toward your company goals. For shippers, using your transportation management system (TMS) to establish and track KPIs is crucial to understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your shipping operations and optimizing for the future. Deciding which KPIs to track can be difficult. That’s why GlobalTranz,...Read More

First responders from Norfolk Southern Corp. this weekend are responding to their second freight train derailment in Ohio in less than a month, coming just four weeks after another Norfolk Southern train came off the rails and spilled noxious chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, according to published reports. The Atlanta-based railroad operator had made no...Read More

Nissan says it is now using two battery-electric Class 8 trucks to deliver new vehicles from the Port of Los Angeles to dealerships in the Los Angeles region. Two manufacturers of electric heavy-duty trucks, Nikola and Kenworth, are each providing trucks that will pull traditional car haulers. The program is...Read More

One of the recurring complaints voiced by many truckers is the disappearance of full-service, sit-down restaurants at truck stops. At least one major truck stop chain has started to change that. TravelCenters of America has opened its new proprietary restaurant brand Fork & Compass at the Petro Stopping Center in Perrysburg, Ohio. The traditional restaurant...Read More

With the transportation sector being the largest source of GHG emissions in the U.S.1, fleets are increasingly feeling the pressure to lower carbon emissions. One of the most popularly discussed solutions is the move toward electric vehicles. While progress has been made in bringing electric trucks to market — challenges remain. Thankfully, there is a solution...Read More

Feeling overwhelmed by the persistence and prevalence of crisis? There’s a new word for this current state: polycrisis. Wishing your supply chain were strengthened rather than strangled under these conditions? There’s an older term now being applied to supply chains for this capacity: antifragility. Are you trying to figure out how NOT to join the...Read More

As a shipper, you are probably always on the lookout for ways to save money and increase operational efficiencies to protect your bottom line. One solution that some companies struggle with is reverse logistics. This is the process of regaining value on returned products or its parts and materials by reintroducing them into the marketplace....Read More

Trucking industry companies are preparing for a volatile year ahead, thanks to ongoing labor challenges, inflation, and higher fuel costs. That’s according to a recent report from Toronto-based transportation management software (TMS) provider Rose Rocket. More than half (53.5%) of the 108 carriers and brokers surveyed said that hiring and retention will be a top...Read More

Tomeka McLeod The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) and the Midwest Hydrogen Corridor Consortium (MHCC) have joined together as a single regional coalition to apply for U.S. Department of Energy H2Hubs funding for development of a Midwest hydrogen hub. This partnership aims to officially bring together the original MHCC entities, including bp, Applied Research...Read More

CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver training for the trucking industry, recently added new courses that address mental health challenges for truck drivers and personal security issues that drivers may encounter on the road. The new course, “Mental Health,” is designed to increase awareness about mental health challenges and provide drivers with solutions to improve...Read More