Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- Bankrupt Arrow Trucking’s former CEO may be considering a guilty plea to federal bank fraud charges, according to KJRH TV News.
- Seven truck drivers are awarded $2 million by a jury in an employee misclassification case centered on work rules governing cartage operations at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, notes the Long Beach Post.
- The new container trucking commissioner at the port of Vancouver is coming under fire from unions over conflict-of-interest concerns, reports CTV News.
- R&R Trucking is revising its home time policies as part of its truck driver retention efforts, according to The Edwardsville Intelligencer.
- Ford Motor Co.’s new all-aluminum body F-150 pickup posted strong sales in its first month of availability, reports Fortune; partly a reflection of strong sales overall for pickups and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) back in January, notes USA Today.
- Those strong F-150 sales are also helping spur the addition of more assembly-line jobs at Ford, says CNBC News.
- A plan to re-route freight trains around San Antonio, TX, is expected to cost $2 billion, notes News 4 TV.
- Demand for industrial real estate will stay strong in 2015, according to the Journal of Commerce, in part due to continued steady growth in freight volumes.
- The State newspaper profiles the family behind the legendary monster truck “Grave Digger.”
- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is trying to give up the Chevy Colorado pickup truck awarded to him as Super Bowl MVP to teammate Malcolm Butler, who made a critical game-saving interception, according to the Washington Post.
