U.S. Xpress

FMCSA takes on request to allow hair tests into drug clearinghouse

truck with hair test sample

A group of big-name trucking companies are once again asking federal regulators to allow hair testing for drugs to determine if a person is fit to drive — and this time the government has agreed to consider their case.

The Trucking Alliance, whose members include J.B. Hunt Transport (NASDAQ: JBHT), U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX) and Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE: KNX), are seeking an exemption that would for the first time allow positive results using hair to test for drugs — taken from random...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucking-group-raises-pressure-to-allow-hair-for-drug-testing

U.S. Xpress CCO gone after just year and a half on job

U.S. Xpress has seen its second significant departure of an executive in the last eight months.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX) said it and chief commercial officer Jake Lawson had “mutually decided to part ways.” 

The move follows the December departure of Variant president Cameron Ramsdell. However, Ramsdell was “terminated,” according to the wording of the form 8-K SEC filing that U.S. Xpress submitted in December. The filing for Lawson did not...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/u-s-xpress-cco-gone-after-just-year-and-a-half-on-job

El gigante del transporte U.S. Xpress despide al 5% de su personal

A red and white tractor-trailer of the company US Xpress travels on a road

U.S. Xpress, con sede en Chattanooga, Tennessee, anunció que está recortando el 5% de su personal corporativa en un esfuerzo por reducir costos después de que el transportador de carga de camiones informó la semana pasada que perdió más de 8,9 millones de dólares en el primer trimestre. 

Brad Carmony, vicepresidente de comunicaciones de marca de U.S. Xpress, dijo que la decisión de recortar unos 70 de sus 1.400 empleados de oficina, que trabajan principalmente en la tecnología de la información,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/el-gigante-del-transporte-u-s-xpress-despide-al-5-de-su-personal

Aurora signs up truckload carrier Covenant to work on autonomous technology 

Aurora Innovation Inc. has signed up its third truckload carrier this year to partner on possible deployment of its autonomous vehicle technology.

In the latest transaction, Aurora (NASDAQ: AUR) said it had agreed with Covenant Logistics (NASDAQ: CVLG) on what it described as a “collaboration to explore ways to optimize Covenant’s long-haul operations with Aurora’s autonomous trucking product.”

The deal with Covenant comes on the heels of similar announcements of collaborations with Werner...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/aurora-signs-up-truckload-carrier-covenant-to-work-on-autonomous-technology

At U.S. Xpress, Variant’s numbers still lag but CEO Fuller vows progress

Although a first glance at some of the numbers on the Variant segment of U.S. Xpress seems to reveal little improvement in its performance, CEO Eric Fuller told analysts that the best is yet to come. 

“Variant is the growth engine for our company, and improving its financial results is critical for our long-term success,” Fuller said Thursday.

The numbers at Variant that looked better were figures that looked good at all truckload carriers in the first quarter. For example, Variant’s average...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/at-u-s-xpress-variants-numbers-still-lag-but-ceo-fuller-vows-progress

U.S. Xpress y Kodiak Robotics llevan a cabo pilotos de transporte autónomo de Dallas a Atlanta

Cuando se trata de programas piloto de transporte autónomo, U.S. Xpress se está moviendo.

El transportista con sede en Chattanooga, Tennessee, está llevando a cabo pilotos autónomos con Kodiak Robotics, su tercer acuerdo con una empresa de transporte autónomo después de las asociaciones con TuSimple y Aurora Innovation.

USX (NASDAQ: USX) es el primer “socio fundamental de carga de camiones” de Kodiak en su Programa de Despliegue de Socios, ayudando a la startup a desplegar la tecnología de...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/u-s-xpress-y-kodiak-robotics-llevan-a-cabo-pilotos-de-transporte-autonomo-de-dallas-a-atlanta

U.S. Xpress running Dallas-to-Atlanta autonomous pilots with Kodiak Robotics

When it comes to autonomous trucking pilot programs, U.S. Xpress is getting around.

The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based carrier is running autonomous pilots with Kodiak Robotics, its third deal with an autonomous trucking startup following partnerships with TuSimple and Aurora Innovation.

USX (NASDAQ: USX) is Kodiak’s first “cornerstone truckload partner” in its Partner Deployment Program, helping the startup deploy self-driving technology. 

The partnership also marks the launch of Kodiak’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-xpress-running-dallas-to-atlanta-autonomous-pilots-with-kodiak-robotics

El mejor intérprete del programa de embajadores de Variant ganó 100.000 dólares antes de conducir una milla

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – La iniciativa Variant de U.S. Xpress -construir un transportista de camiones radicalmente diferente dentro de uno ya existente- lleva mucho tiempo promocionando lo que considera una característica fuerte: una mejor retención de los conductores.

Los resultados del cuarto trimestre de U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX) fueron los primeros en los que se presentaron las estadísticas operativas de Variant. Desafortunadamente, lo que mostraron fue que mientras la retención de conductores en...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/el-mejor-interprete-del-programa-de-embajadores-de-variant-gano-100-000-dolares-antes-de-conducir-una-milla

Ramsdell joins Emerge as chief operating officer

Scottsdale, Arizona-based digital freight procurement platform Emerge named Cameron Ramsdell its chief operating officer Monday morning. Ramsdell, who joins Chief Executive Officer Andrew Leto and President George Abernathy on the company’s executive team, said he plans to focus on the capacity side of Emerge’s marketplace.

Previously, Ramsdell served for nearly three years as the president of Variant, an automated digital fleet inside U.S. Xpress (NYSE: USX). Prior to Variant, Ramsdell was at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ramsdell-joins-emerge-as-chief-operating-officer

U.S. Xpress sees freight moving at ‘fever pitch’ through at least H1/22

U.S. Xpress says inflation, consumer spending will determine trajectory of freight cycle

A first-half 2022 economic outlook issued by truckload carrier U.S. Xpress Wednesday calls for strength in freight demand to last through at least the first half of the year. The company highlighted some caveats, most notably the impact of inflation on consumer spending.

Inventory replenishment is likely to carry freight demand through the beginning of the year, the report said. After that, it’s really up to how much of a bite inflation takes out of the consumer’s wallet.

“If the economy can...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-xpress-sees-freight-moving-at-fever-pitch-through-at-least-h122

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