Jobs, Hiring & Layoffs
4XH Logistics plans 230 San Antonio-area layoffs
A Texas WARN notice and local reporting say third-party Amazon delivery contractor 4XH Logistics plans to eliminate 230 positions between November 6 and November 19.
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Laws & Regulations
Iowa allows qualifying harvest loads up to 90,000 pounds
A temporary Iowa proclamation waives permits for specified harvest-related loads up to 90,000 pounds on non-interstate routes through October 10, while axle and posted limits still apply.
Recalls & Equipment
DTNA recalls 2,404 Cascadia and 49X trucks for brake repair
NHTSA campaign 26V583 covers certain Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 49X trucks that received an incompatible earlier repair for front brake-modulator corrosion.
Companies & Industry
Cass: freight shipments turn positive as truckload rates rise 11.3%
Cass's August index recorded its first year-over-year shipment gain in 42 months while its truckload linehaul measure rose 11.3%, a useful signal for carriers that still requires lane-level context.
Companies & Industry
Colombia-Solidarity Bridge opens earlier for empty trucks
CBP began a 90-day program that opens weekday northbound processing at the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge one hour earlier for tractors and empty trailers only.
Companies & Industry
Spot truckload rates rise across dry van, reefer and flatbed
FTR's review of Truckstop data found broker-posted spot rates increased across all three major equipment types in the week ended September 4, although holiday timing influenced the comparison.
Companies & Industry
U.S. diesel benchmark falls 16.5 cents to $6.127
EIA's November 10 release put the November 9 U.S. on-highway diesel benchmark at $6.127 per gallon, down 16.5 cents in a week but still $2.290 above the comparable week last year.
Pay & Benefits
ATS raises regional company van pay to 70 cents per mile
Anderson Trucking Service says its September 7 increase moved regional company van-driver base pay from 60 to 70 cents per mile for loaded and empty miles.
Companies & Industry
Google backs 25 electric trucks for Houston–Dallas freight route
Google says it is joining Nevoya and the Center for Green Market Activation to support 25 battery-electric Class 8 trucks and charging infrastructure on a Texas freight corridor.
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