Business
“Why shippers will add more FedEx and UPS competitors to their carrier mix in 2023”
Read more: https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/2023-parcel-carrier-diversification-fedex-ups-competition-amazon/640495/
“Estes Express Lines president shares plans for trucking company’s future”
Read more: https://www.transportdive.com/news/webb-estes-president-COO-estes-express-lines-q-and-a/641474/
“FedEx to Use Olympic-Style Rankings to Weed Out Delivery Contractors”
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-31/fedex-to-weed-out-delivery-contractors-with-olympic-style-rankings
Electric Vehicles
“Kruger Energy orders 50 electric trucks”
Read more: https://www.electrive.com/2023/01/28/kruger-energy-orders-50-electric-trucks/
“Penske Truck Leasing Commemorates Delivery of All-Electric Walk-In Vans in California”
Read more: https://theevreport.com/penske-truck-leasing-commemorates-delivery-of-all-electric-walk-in-vans-in-california
Government Policy
“U.S EPA Finalizes Step One of Its ‘Clean Trucks Plan,’ Tightening Emission Standards For Heavy-Duty Highway Engines And Vehicles Starting With The 2027 Model Year”
Read more: https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/rail-road–cycling/1275752/us-epa-finalizes-step-one-of-its-clean-trucks-plan-tightening-emission-standards-for-heavy-duty-highway-engines-and-vehicles-starting-with-the-2027-model-year
“FMCSA Rejects Request to Use Hair Testing Results”
Read more: https://datac.ca/fmcsa-rejects-request-to-use-hair-testing-results/
Technology
“US Army Selects Four Companies to Build New Tactical Truck Prototypes”
Read more: https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/01/27/us-army-selects-four-companies-to-build-new-tactical-truck-prototypes/
“Penske Truck Leasing Announces Certification of Penske Driver App as Electronic Logging Device in Canada”
Read more: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/penske-truck-leasing-announces-certification-of-penske-driver-app-as-electronic-logging-device-in-canada-301732404.html
Miscellaneous
“UPS Faces Rising Labor Costs, Strike Risk in Upcoming Union Fight”
Read more: https://www.supplychainbrain.com/articles/36503-ups-faces-rising-labor-costs-strike-risk-in-upcoming-union-fight
“UPS Plants Fake Packages to Catch Delivery Mistakes – and Calls It ‘Salting’”
Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/ups-plants-fake-packages-catch-115500807.html
“Labor Woes Expected to Persist for Trucking Fleets in 2023”
Read more: https://www.transportdive.com/news/trucking-labor-workers-outlook-2023/641507/
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