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Fed Ex Freight Launching New CRM to Chase Market Share Goals - TT
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (539+ words) Fed Ex Freight plans to employ a new customer relationship management system to pursue its goals for gaining market share in under-penetrated verticals after the less-than-truckload carrier becomes a stand-alone entity. The Memphis, Tenn. -based carrier's CRM will be ready…...
FMCSA Recertifies North Dakota for Non-Domiciled CDLs, CLPs - TT
5+ hour, 42+ min ago (555+ words) North Dakota has resumed issuing non-domiciled commercial driver licenses after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration lifted a halt imposed on 24 noncompliant states. "We are very pleased to receive our recertification from FMCSA and resume this important service," Robin Rehborg,…...
Cargo Theft Bill Takes Important Step Forward - TT
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (525+ words) A bipartisan bill aimed at cracking down on cargo theft is gaining traction on Capitol Hill as backers push for approval before lawmakers" pre-election window narrows. Supporters of the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act say the legislation is poised to…...
AI, Cost Discipline Lift C. H. Robinson in Tough Q4 - TT
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (465+ words) The Eden Prairie, Minn. -based logistics and shipping company posted net income of $136. 3 million, or $1. 12 a diluted share, for the three months ending Dec. 31. That compared with $149. 3 million, $1. 22, during the same time the previous year. Total revenue decreased 6. 5% to $3. 91 billion…...
CVSA to Urge FMCSA to Limit Truck Driver Conveyance Time - TT
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (496+ words) Commercial motor vehicle inspectors have quietly gathered data on truck driver personal conveyance time and are making plans to soon ask regulators to limit the use of conveyance time to two hours. Collecting data during more than 41, 000 roadside inspections, leaders…...
FMCSA Extends Waiver for Paper Medical Certifications - TT
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending the amount of time drivers may carry paper copies of their medical exam certifications as the agency continues to work on a transition to digital records. The waiver permits motor carriers and…...
FMCSA's Elison Touts NTDC Drivers' Dedication to Safety - TT
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (586+ words) MINNEAPOLIS " To kick off four days of competition at the 88th annual National Truck Driving Championships, the chairman of American Trucking Associations praised the contributions of the 425 elite drivers vying for a national title. From a stage at Minneapolis Convention Center,…...
Class 8 Truck Sales Start 2026 on a Down Note - TT
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (938+ words) U. S. Class 8 retail sales started the year down from the previous year, but there is some hope after recent order activity. Omdia Automotive data showed sales in January decreased 24% to 12, 287 units from 16, 175 the previous year. Sales figures trended below the previous…...
DTNA Q4 Truck, Bus Sales Decline 27. 5% Year Over Year - TT
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (481+ words) Daimler Truck North America sold 34, 017 trucks and buses in the fourth quarter of 2025, down 27. 5% from 46, 906 vehicles in the same period a year earlier, parent company Daimler Truck said Jan. 16, as demand continued to be hampered by the ongoing freight rate…...
Daimler Truck Confident in North American Sales Rebound - TT
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (808+ words) Daimler Truck is now confident about a rebound in North American heavy-duty truck sales in 2026 after the first couple of months of the year unfolded and the volume of data points increased. Top executives at the parent company of Daimler…...