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I wonder if this woman's opinion opinion of truck drivers, and the opinions of the bystanders have changed any since this incident. Story Here

From the Landstar web site: Intelligence Alert The following information is based on an alert received from the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition this morning: There is credible information this morning (July 16th) from law enforcement sources in Miami Florida that a known cargo...

Wall Street Journal article: Your E-Book Is Reading You

From CNBC: Bankrupcy as an Option at Navistar?

Last November, this piece was published in Expedite NOW: "Truck Tires Grow Scarce While Prices Soar... What You Can Do" Today, Bloomberg reports that a glut in the natural rubber supply has developed and prices for that commodity are declining because of the economic slowdown now underway in...

Landstar posted on Twitter that driver turnover at truckload carriers is now at 90 percent (see this) and that Landstar's is under 30 percent. Landstar Express America's (Landstar's expedite component) turnover rate is about 10 percent. Not bad, 'eh?

A year or so ago, maybe longer, I don't recall exactly, FedEx Custom Critical announced a branding color change such that the Custom Critical blue would become red like the FedEx Freight brand. Diane and I are noticing lately that FedEx Custom Critical branded trucks are shrinking or...

"Speed limiters are unsafe, arbitrary and violate the principles of justice according to a recent precedent-setting ruling by an Ontario trial judge." Story here More here

Now published is an article I wrote after interviewing XPO CEO Bradley Jacobs and Express-1 president Jeff Curry about the future of Express-1. You can read it here.

In New Jersey, if a human is not buckled into his car or truck seat, it is a $46 fine. If your pet is not buckled in, the fine is $250-$1,000 and up to six months in jail. Stories here and here.

Truckers often react to stories like this with comments like "Not in my lifetime" or "Robots cannot drive safer than a professional like me." But such denial does nothing to slow the rapid movement toward self-driving trucks. Some are in real-world use right now as explained and pictured in this...

Pallet Jack Drifting

Legislation is moving forward in two states (OH & PA) that makes it illegal to have hidden compartments in trucks, either in all circumstances or some circumstances depending on the language of the bill. The intent is to help make the world safer by denying hidden compartments to people who use...

Expedite NOW article now online: The Effervescent Joy of Expedite CEO's