We sat down with Jonathan Kolb, Founder of OBC ONE, to explore the high-stakes, hand-delivered world of onboard couriers where packages fly 8,000 miles and delays can cost millions. Plus: our featured carrier of the week.
Plus: Strait of Hormuz tensions, Senate pushes English tests for CDL drivers, Craig Fuller slams FourKites’ CEO, and more in today’s newsletter.
Craig Fuller clarifies that his comments on Project44’s Movement platform were misrepresented by FourKites CEO Matt Elenjickal
UPS and Teamsters gear up to resume negotiations for a new labor contract. Talks focus on industry-leading pay and benefits for unionized workers.
UPS Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will resume labor contract negotiations for the week starting July 24. The talks had stalled on July 5, despite the agreement on major issues like two-tier pay, overtime, and vehicle air conditioning. UPS is committed to boosting its industry-leading pay and benefits, and seeks a fair deal providing certainty to customers, employees, and businesses. Teamsters leadership has been meeting with its 340,000 UPS workers to discuss potential actions, including a strike if their demands are not met by the current contract's expiry on July 31.
Transportation stakeholders are closely watching the outcome of these high-profile negotiations.
For us, UPS went from getting >90% of our shipments, to "0" of the last 97 orders. USPS Ground Advantage absolutly smoked their prices, and delivery times are excellent pic.twitter.com/gBTUtoUtgp
— Tom Munro (@wthomasmunro) July 19, 2023
Senate bill proposes mandatory English tests for new truck drivers before CDL approval.
Today we sat down with Chris Kuna, a transportation pro with over a decade of experience. He shares what the logistics industry misunderstands about truckers' lives, habits for staying healthy on the road, and his long-term vision for Driverness.
Today’s FreightCaviar newsletter covers the new English proficiency enforcement for CDL holders—but this expanded article dives deeper into the debate, the risks, and the potential disruptions for freight.
U.S. carriers say foreign B-1 visa truck drivers are illegally hauling domestic loads, undercutting rates and pushing small operators out of business.
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