Lowe’s is launching a drone delivery service in partnership with DoorDash and Alphabet’s Wing to increase same-day delivery speed, making it the first home improvement retailer to use unmanned aerial vehicles for e-commerce fulfillment. Drone service is available for select products as a pilot program at Lowe’s store in Matthews, North Carolina, the company announced… Continue reading Lowe’s test drives drone delivery
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Month: September 2026
Borderlands Mexico: Customs proposal raises concerns over border delays, cargo seizures
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Customs proposal raises concerns over border delays, cargo seizures; and OmniTRAX expands rail-served capacity in Phoenix market. Customs proposal raises concerns over border delays, cargo seizures Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is pushing… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: Customs proposal raises concerns over border delays, cargo seizures
Feds charge semi-truck business owner in $105M investment fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors charged Kristopher Lunsford in a semi-truck investment scheme involving more than $105 million. The Henderson, Nevada, resident faces six wire fraud counts and two money laundering charges. Investigators claim hundreds of people bought leases expecting passive income from commercial trucking operations. A separate SEC action describes an even larger operation covering approximately 765… Continue reading Feds charge semi-truck business owner in $105M investment fraud scheme
New lawsuit approach: accusing C.H. Robinson, TQL of RICO violations
(Editor’s note: C.H. Robinson has released a lengthy statement in response to the lawsuit. Its entirety is published in different parts of this article.) The latest legal battleground for brokers is a federal lawsuit in Texas that accuses two of the biggest 3PLs of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The suit,… Continue reading New lawsuit approach: accusing C.H. Robinson, TQL of RICO violations
Clarios takes its battery subscription to European fleets
HANNOVER, Germany — Clarios is taking Battery Manager, its monthly-fee battery-monitoring service for commercial fleets, to Europe. The company announced the expansion Sept. 14, timed to the IAA Transportation show in Hanover, Germany. The service was running on about 1,100 connected vehicles across last-mile, long-haul and day cab operations in early September, Cagatay Topcu, vice… Continue reading Clarios takes its battery subscription to European fleets