The NTSB is investigating tank car cover performance in the NS derailment.

The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) is "looking closely" at how aluminum protective housing covers on three tank cars carrying vinyl chloride performed after a Norfolk Southern train derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3. Eleven tank cars carrying hazardous materials, including five containing vinyl chloride, derailed. NS conducted...

Holifield had imagined a different LaserShip/OnTrac, so he stepped back.

It needs to be clarified why Mark Holifield resigned as CEO of the regional parcel delivery company LaserShip/OnTrac. According to his departure announcement on Tuesday, the reasons that drew Holifield to the company in late 2021 were less compelling in March 2023. People familiar with the situation say Holifield likely...

The number of layoffs at Truckstop.com is unknown.

Add Truckstop.com to the list of logistics companies that have laid off employees. The precise size of the cutbacks at the load board provider is unknown, and the company has not disclosed it. In response to a FreightWaves inquiry on Thursday, a Truckstop.com spokeswoman issued the following statement: "As a...