XPO port, rail drivers strike over job classification

Today, port and rail drivers who claim they have been misclassified as independent contractors at XPO Cartage, part of XPO Logistics Inc., began an “Unfair Labor Practice” strike to protest job classification.

Drivers are picketing XPO facilities in Commerce, Rancho Dominguez, and San Diego, and are picketing at America's largest port complex, the twin ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, and the Intermodal Rail Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF), when XPO trucks attempt to enter marine terminals and the rail yard.

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Steve Bannon says Sean Spicer does fewer daily briefings because he ‘got fatter’

When he was asked why the White House has recently diminished the number of daily press briefings...

Seven fleets to participate in Run on Less demonstration

Report: Logistics industry headed for cognitive dissonance

Trucking is confronting a new era of logistics uncertainty, according to an annual report being released today; one where e-commerce, new technologies and business tactics, plus more regional and last-mile freight demand could upend the industry's economics for years to come.

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CTA calls on members to complete NAFTA survey

Whole Foods CEO hints at another brand under Amazon

Amazon plans to keep the natural grocer's high standards, Whole Foods Chief Executive John Mackey said, adding, "They're not stupid enough to go change that." The filing contained a transcript of a town hall meeting for Whole Foods employees. The remarks offered a preview into how e-commerce giant Amazon might turn around the sluggish sales of Whole Foods since announcing on Friday it would buy the company for $13.7 billion, including debt.

VMAC launches air compressor for 2017 Ford F-250, F-350

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