Robert “Bob” James SchauppRobert “Bob” James Schaupp, a fixture in both Wisconsin and national trucking industries, died earlier this month. He was 95 years old. Mr. Schaupp served as president of LCL Transit and chairman of the board for P&S Investment Company—which includes LCL Bulk Transport, a leading food-grade tank truck carrier. He joined LCL Transit Company in Green Bay in 1957 and played a pivotal role in its growth and success. Under his leadership, LCL in 1983 became P&S Investment, which includes six operating companies: LCL Transit, LCL Bulk, HFCS Transport, Stellar E ..read more

President Joe Biden Wednesday, April 24, announced a goal of creating a zero-emissions freight sector in the U.S. as part of efforts to reduce pollution and improve air quality. Key to realizing that is the increased use of emissions-free vehicles, and the plan announced by Biden includes $1.5 billion to accomplish that goal. Biden's plan calls for: $1 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency for states, cities and Tribes to replace Class 6 and Class 7 heavy-duty vehicles, including school buses, refuse collection trucks and delivery trucks with emissions-free vehicles $400 million fr ..read more

ATRIThe American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) recently released a new report that analyzes the benefits of employing renewable diesel (RD) as an alternative to battery electric vehicle (BEV) trucks. This analysis is a follow-up to findings from past ATRI research on the topics of zero-emission vehicles and electric infrastructure challenges. In those past reports, ATRI utilized the U.S. Department of Energy’s GREET Model to confirm renewable diesel as a promising solution for lowering the trucking industry’s CO2 emissions. While both RD and BEV pathways have implementatio ..read more

Global logistics provider C.H. Robinson today announced it is helping shippers navigate a surge in temperature-controlled freight leading up to Mother’s Day. Nearly 70% of all florals move during a three-month period between Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, including 56 million pounds of fresh flowers delivered for Mother’s Day alone. This causes a jump in truckload demand as high as 3,000% when compared to the rest of the year, according to a statement from C.H./ Robinson. The journey of a Mother’s Day bouquet includes:  Temperature-Controlled Air: Direct from the field, flowers are de ..read more

As work continues to remove the steel and concrete of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge and open a fourth channel to allow more vessels into the Port of Baltimore, the City of Baltimore has filed suit against the operators of the container ship that struck the bridge during the early morning hours of March 26. In a suit filed in the U.S. District Court of Maryland, the city claims the collapse of the bridge was the result of the "gross negligence, and recklessness, and as a result of the unseaworthiness of the vessel." The city's suit also said the crew of the 984-foot-long container ..read more

A truck driver was shot and killed Tuesday morning, April 23, in an apparent road rage incident. The shooting occurred on Interstate 20 near U.S. Highway 80 in Caddo Parish, which is located in the northwest corner of Louisiana and on the state line with Texas. A statement from the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office said the driver of an Acura SUV and the driver of a tractor-trailer had some sort of verbal exchange, and pulled over on the Exit 3 on ramp in Greenwood. The trucker tried to run away, but was followed and shot by the SUV driver, according to the sheriff's office. The SUV driver left th ..read more

How do you research a fleet? Last week we asked, "Where are you most likely to look for a job?" 53.85% said, "Talk to other drivers." 25.48% said, "Indeed" 11.06% said, "Google" 7.21 said, "Craigslist" 2.4% said, Zip Recruiter ..read more

A 63-year-old woman became the second person to die as the result of a disgruntled trucker driving a tractor-trailer into a Department of Public Safety office in Brenham, Texas two weeks ago. Cheryl Turner was one of six people in the building at the time of the crash who were hospitalized. She died Monday, April 22. The crash occurred April 12 when Clenard Parker, 42, allegedly stole a fully-loaded flatbed tractor-trailer, led police on a chase before leaving the highway and driving the rig into the DPS building. Fourteen people were in the building at the time of the crash. Police said Parke ..read more

A facility housing two Pennsylvania trucking companies was destroyed by fire early Monday morning, April 22. More than 70 firefighters fought the blaze on Route 309 in Orefield, Pennsylvania, which is located off Interstate 476 about eight miles west of Allentown. The two trucking business located at the site of the fire were OCS Transport Services, and Doctor Diesel. OCS Transport Services has five drivers and hauls general freight and refrigerated food interstate, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's SAFER website. Doctor Diesel's website says the company is a multi ..read more

The Houston Community College (HCC) commercial truck driving program recently received a Regional Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) in the amount of $332,000. The grant has afforded HCC to add to its fleet two tractor-trailers with newer technologies like adaptive cruise control, auto braking, lane departure sensors and disc brakes. Students will also benefit from the addition of a fourth full-motion simulator which allows students to get familiar with components and the concepts of truck maneuvers such as shifting, backing, and turning before ..read more