Matt Horton Voltera, a company that develops and operates electric vehicle (EV) charging facilities, has joined CharIN, a global association of 290 members dedicated to interoperability of the CCS and MCS vehicle charging standards. Voltera will share its best practices and insights based on charging depot construction for customers across North America and thereby support...Read More

Walmart recently announced it was expanding its Associate-to-Driver program, which allows employees working in stores, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and transportation offices to become drivers. Through this expanded pilot program, associates in stores, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and transportation offices within a 50-mile radius of a participating transportation office will be eligible to apply to the Associate-to-Driver program....Read More

Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Inc., right, with Mike Sievert, president and CEO of T-Mobile US Inc., during a news conference at the SpaceX Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas. (Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg News) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Elon Musk oversaw the creation of a...Read More

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. This article is from Open Sky Group and offers tips for removing wasted time in your operations. “Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin…” That’s an opening line from a...Read More

As a shipper, you probably have asked at one point or another “what is freight class?” You’ve probably even wondered “how to calculate freight class.” With everything that a shipper needs to know, it can get confusing. In our guide below, we cover everything you need to know about freight classes. We even provide a...Read More

Sure, you may have gotten a good price on that scan gun, with its blazing-fast read rates and rock-solid wireless connection. But how good is that mobile device at its most important job: keeping your DC workforce happy enough that they show up for their next shift? After all, a handheld computer is not much...Read More

The Amperage Group has launched Amperage Capital to enable electric vehicle (EV) charging in apartment communities. Amperage Capital pays for construction costs to get power to parking spaces and the costs of charging equipment for assigned EV charging in apartment communities. “In order for electric vehicles to be widely adopted, there needs to be a...Read More

In this article, we review how carrier and forwarder fragmentation remains one of the most significant hurdles for modern freight, how freight standardization and platformification are posed to change that, and why innovation we can’t even imagine might be around the corner. This article originally appeared in Eric Johnson’s excellent newsletter, The LogTech Letter.  ...Read More

Truckers will still be able to stop, take a break, and pick up items for the road when the Beckley and Bluestone travel plazas on the West Virginia Turnpike shut down next month for complete renovations. The Beckley and Bluestone travel plazas will be closed beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1, to begin demolition and site redevelopment....Read More

A Tesla sedan at a charging station in Cranberry, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] DETROIT — With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramatically Jan. 13 on several versions of its electric vehicles, making some of its models...Read More