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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...

You are right about why the story is a story, but wrong about it being about Christianity. The man in question is a high profile figure and that is why the story is a story. If he was a city mayor, coach at a large college or high-ranking police officer, the story would be the same; "Daughter...

"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

At the Sylectus conference, in the question and answer time that followed Jacobs' speech, someone in the audience asked, "Who are the losers?" Jacobs had just laid out his plan for building a multi billion-dollar freight forwarding and truck brokerage company and was then asked, "Who are the...

Cross-country from Seattle, WA, to Erie, PA, this week. Green lighted through some scales, pulled into a couple of others to be weighed and waved through. Business as usual this week regarding scales and inspections.

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.

I wonder, could a robot win a NASCAR race when it is alone in a field of human drivers?

Traffic could go either way when robots are widespread on the road. Some say as you say; that the robot cars and trucks will take in all available information and optimize their moves and routes relative to traffic. The available information will include the robots talking to each other about...

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...

The latest development in the ongoing Jabin Bogan story is: DOT orders shutdown of Demco Express Demco Express is Bogan's employer. There is no question that the DOT was right to shut this company down given its safety record. I have never seen scores so bad. But the company did the right...

You don't have to replace trucks, you just have to cover loads. In terms of total truck count among all expedite carriers, how many trucks are available today compared to five, two and one year ago? That is not an easy number to determine but I get no sense that there is a decline. When a...

While turnover at expedite carriers is less than that of truckload carriers, it is still high with most. Losing half the fleet would not be a deal-killing consideration. Whether they are sold or not, expedite carriers do that every year. Recruiting brings new horses through the front barn door...

If you are ordering new, and cart stops are available, spend the money and get the cart stops. One of the things that make them so good is that they can be operated with your foot. Example: You are wheeling a tall, heavy computer server onto the lift gate. When the gate is fully lowered, the...

That does seem strange, especially since the issues are known. I am surprised by your Onan results, past and present. Diane and I have the same Onan Quiet Diesel 7500 on our truck that came with it in 2006. It has over 10,000 hours on it now and has needed only two repairs. The first was the...

Agreed. Cart stops are an essential lift gate feature, especially in expedite where high-value and sometimes top-heavy items are often on the liftgate. Our remote control is not wireless but that too is essential. It enables the operator to be close to the freight when the lift gate is being...

The first news story was on February 28. The second was on May 3 with Arkansas Best being injected into the mix of named potential buyers. Quoted sources are unnamed. Comments from known players are not being made. I have not worked this story or interviewed anyone on this topic. It seems to...

Suppose Roberts did not get picked up by FedEx like it did and instead managed to continue on as the independent expedite carrier it once was. What made that company great back in the good old days and -- with all the new technology and competition that emarged in the last 25 years -- what parts...

Longevity is both an advantage and issue with super singles (wide-based singles). They are said to last a long time and offer other benefits but to fully realize those benefits you need to run the tire through its useful life to recover the up-front cost. The longer any tire is on the road, the...

You want your lift gate platform to be at least big enough to handle a 48x48 pallet. You would then wheel the pallet out of the truck onto the lift gate (or off the ground onto the lift gate), remove the pallet jack and park it along side of the pallet for the trip up or down. Or simply wheel...