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Share: The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we highlight a top safety official stressing the need for seat-belt law enforcement, Yellow Corp.'s disappointment with its Q1 earnings and more. The High Five 1. A top safety official in the trucking industry is urging police to step up enforcement of seat-belt laws on motor carriers due to the high number of drivers and other occupants who weren't complying with those laws when they died in crashes. "I just cannot believe people are not wearing seat belts," Jack Van Steenburg said.

Share: A coalition of trucking companies filed a petition on Monday to force an Indianapolis-based freight brokerage into Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for unpaid transportation services. The involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana, claims CMA Freight Services LLC owes 28 trucking companies nearly $40,000, according to the filing.  Tony Mangini, legal manager for Alexander, Winton & Associates, a contingency-based collection firm headquartered in Olive Branch, Mississippi, said the move was necessary after the freight ...

April 30, 2021 Wabtec 1Q21: ‘Earnings Beat, Backlog Grows Modestly’ Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor “We are seeing continued signs of recovery happening across the global Freight and Transit rail markets,” Wabtec President and CEO Rafael Santana said during a first-quarter 2021 report. “Freight volumes and equipment utilization are gradually improving, demand for freight aftermarket services is increasing, and sustainable investment in global transit remains strong.” Wabtec Corp. reported a “strong operational quarte...

Repaired MSC Ariane resumes voyage to LA ‘Engine issue due to bad quality of fuel’ forced container ship diversion to Japan 0 56 2 minutes read The MSC Ariane, which diverted to Japan for repairs, is slated to resume its voyage to the Port of Los Angeles. (Photo: Shutterstock) The MSC Ariane, which diverted to Japan for repairs, resumed sailing for the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday.  MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. said the Ariane “had an engine issue due to bad quality of fuel” on April 2 while en route from Xiamen, China, to LA. MSC did not say what repairs were done in W...

A FREIGHT company has completed a second major expansion in as many months. Burnley-based EFS Global, already one of the North West's largest freight and haulage groups, has now taken control of Atherton-based Austin Wilkinson for an undisclosed sum, just over a month after acquiring Manchester-based World Freight Terminal. Austin Wilkinson provides haulage, freight forwarding and logistics services across the UK and Europe and will now do so under the Phoenix Way based Burnley company's umbrella. EFS Global managing director Mark Jones said: "Austin Wilkinson is a much respected nam...