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Luther Binford, a 91-year-old active truck driver for Mesilla Valley Transportation, is our latest FreightCaviar Podcast guest. Here's his story, lessons learned, and his best advice for others in the industry.
Plus, U.S. strikes Houthis in Yemen, US-Canada-Mexico trade up 8% in Jan., a Texas semi crash spurs litigation, and more.
California authorities closed a 100-mile stretch of I-80, linking Reno and Sacramento, due to "spin-outs, high winds, and low visibility." The closure, from the California-Nevada border west of Reno to near Emigrant Gap, California, lacks an estimated reopening time.
Good morning. We hope your weekend was peaceful and relaxing. Unfortunately, truckers on I-80 experienced quite the opposite. The Sierra Nevada was hit with a blizzard, leaving many truckers stranded in the snow. Check out our main story for more on that. In other news, produce season has unofficially begun, Andrew Silver joins his father, Jeff, at Mastery, and a truck driver from Sysco escaped a harrowing death.
🤔 Question of the Day: Which fruit (you might think it's a vegetable, but it's not) is harvested in Texas between March and April? Scroll to our What's Cookin' in Freight image to find out.
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Luther Binford, a 91-year-old active truck driver for Mesilla Valley Transportation, is our latest FreightCaviar Podcast guest. Here's his story, lessons learned, and his best advice for others in the industry.
Plus, U.S. strikes Houthis in Yemen, US-Canada-Mexico trade up 8% in Jan., a Texas semi crash spurs litigation, and more.
We asked our 65,935 LinkedIn followers if tariffs are good for freight. Here’s what they said:
Hackers posted 19,000 fake loads under TLS’s name. Here’s how it happened and what brokers need to know.
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