Freight Waves

The larger issue of federal moves to strip commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) away from a significant chunk of those who hold them under various rules was in the background of a Washington courtro...

DHL Group’s domestic Germany delivery unit has officially opened the expansion of its parcel center in Cologne-Eifeltor, bringing the facility’s sorting capacity to nearly 50,000 pieces per hour, the company announced Tuesday.

DHL said the expansion was necessary to accommodate growing package volumes from businesses and individuals in northwest Germany, where Colog...

Volvo Trucks has completed the North American rollout of a software update system that lets drivers start updates from their trucks and leave while the software installs, allowing updates to run during breaks or other scheduled downtime instead of requiring a service center visit.

The feature, called “lock and leave,” is now available across the U.S. and Canada. Dri...

Shell and FAW Trucks have developed and tested a battery pack that uses an immersion-cooling system to better manage battery heat, improve vehicle performance and durability, Shell announced.

The battery pack uses an electrically insulating fluid that surrounds the battery cells, allowing heat to be transferred away from the cells more effectively during operation. ...

Third-party logistics provider Spartan Logistics announced it has acquired Allen Logistics. The deal adds 100,000 square feet of space to Spartan’s asset-based network of over 20 dry storage and food-grade warehouses.

Financial terms of the transaction were not provided.

Spartan Logistics’ latest acquisition in Whitehouse, Ohio, gives it seven locations in...