California has received a waiver that allows tighter rules on diesel emissions; will it have a short shelf life?

Surveying the issues in the strike against Amazon by the Teamsters union and defining an “employee” can get tricky.

The Teamsters are making gains at Amazon and among the company’s direct service providers, but the e-commerce retailer says not so fast.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose this week from the lowest level in more than three years.

A key case regarding California’s ability to receive environmental waivers, Ohio vs. EPA, won’t be taken up by the Supreme Court.

TQL isn’t satisfied with its victory in a federal appeals court; it wants the Supreme Court to take up the question of broker liability.

The ability of California to receive a waiver for tougher environmental rules will be taken up by the Supreme Court.

C.H. Robinson had its first investors day in seven years, and the audience liked what it heard.

Supply chain consultant Brittain Ladd sees the wrong people going into key supply chain jobs.

The latest indictments in the Louisiana staged accident case have pulled in two attorneys and two New Orleans law firms and eight persons in total.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined previously to review cases involving the question of broker liability after serious trucking accidents but has been asked to weigh in again.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell to its lowest level since fall 2021.

The Rhode Island truck tolling plan got a mixed verdict in a federal appeals court but has new life.

Bureau of Labor Statistics data on truck transportation jobs showed one of the bigger gains in a long time in November.

The transportation sector at Canadian bank BMO, heavily oriented toward trucking, showed further deterioration in the fourth quarter.

TriumphPay is in the middle of a rollout of LoadPay, a payment tool aimed at owner-operators.

The volume of logistics private equity deals is relatively stable as private equity dealmakers gather in New York.

The Werner case, now more than 6 ½ years old since it became a nuclear verdict, went before the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Despite declining futures prices, the benchmark retail diesel price rose by a small amount.

The New Jersey attorney general has filed arguments against tossing the indictment that includes NFI CEO Sidney Brown.

Trailer manufacturer Great Dane has reached a settlement with the DOJ over the company’s hiring practices for noncitizens who are in the U.S. legally.

A former driver for Walmart has won an almost $35 million verdict against Walmart after he was fired following an injury.

Echo Global has been removed as a defendant in a fatal crash case, another victory for brokers seeking to avoid liability.

The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the first time in four weeks.

UPS is paying a steep fine to the SEC for how it valued UPS Freight before it was sold to TFI.

At FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival, trucking-focused attorney Matthew Leffler said the $100 million-plus Werner case is “the most important case facing the trucking industry now.”

At an in-person State of Freight, FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller and SONAR Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland talked about why they think the freight market has turned.

The benchmark diesel price fell to a level not seen since October 2021.

At a leading rail conference, two railroad CEOs seek to define what service is all about.

A Florida jury awarded $125 million in punitive damages and $16.5 million in other damages against a small trucking company that no longer exists.

California’s attorney general’s office has filed a brief against OOIDA’s attempts to block the AB5 independent contractor law from the state’s trucking sector.

The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges dropped for the third time in four weeks to a more than three-year low.

Keith Wilson, the owner and CEO of Portland, Oregon’s, Titan Freight, has won a surprise victory as that city’s mayor.

Proficient Auto Logistics had warned of a weak quarter. The numbers released Friday proved that projection correct.

RXO is boasting that its projected efficiency savings from the Coyote Logistics acquisition will surpass earlier estimates.

RXO’s third-quarter earnings were highlighted by the first numbers from Coyote Logistics as well as an operating loss.

Wabash National, feeling the impact of lower trailer orders, gets a negative outlook at S&P.

A group with trucking interests as a key driver has been formed in Texas to push new tort reform.

A former bookkeeper for an Iowa trucking company was sentenced to two years in prison after a guilty plea.

Expeditors International by numerous metrics had a strong third quarter.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined in the middle of a wild swing in futures markets.

The number of truck transportation jobs in the U.S., as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is only slightly off from where it was a year ago.

Uber Freight posted a wider EBITDA loss but showed improvement in revenue in the third quarter.

C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman talked with analysts Wednesday about his model for turning the company around. The evidence indicates it’s working.

A first look at C.H. Robinson’s third-quarter earnings reveals slightly slower sequential gains than in recent quarters.

A federally authorized study on driver retention finds turnover results from trucking companies’ economically driven policies.

Werner CEO Derek Leathers delivered a surprisingly positive outlook for the trucking market.

Werner Enterprises’ third-quarter operating ratio deteriorated by 320 basis points.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose though the broader futures market fell.

Interstate traffic in North Carolina and Tennessee is still dealing with the fallout from Hurricane Helene.

DHL is signing up for hydrogen trucks to be used in Illinois.

Ryder has been pushing to rely less on vehicle leasing, and it’s getting there. 

Here’s a first look at Ryder’s third quarter earnings.

October’s SONAR webinar looked at key factors in earning the Shipper of Choice distinction.

Supply chain software provider Manhattan Associates says it is taking longer to close deals.

TFI CEO Bedard said on an analyst call that he wasn’t sorry the company bought UPS Freight, but he was plainspoken about its issues.

Canadian transport and logistics company TFI International’s third-quarter earnings missed consensus forecasts by 18 cents per share.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges declined Monday after four weeks of rising prices.

Marten Transport turned in a quarterly earnings report that was negative by almost every measure.

Forecasts of a bullish freight market were featured in this month’s State of Freight webinar for FreightWaves SONAR.

Trucking and marijuana use was the background issue in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this week regarding a driver who was dismissed for failing a THC test even though he hadn’t used marijuana.

The TriumphPay payments network turned in a positive EBITDA performance in Q3, a key benchmark for the company.

Backers of California’s AB5 independent contractor law have scored a fresh victory after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Postmates/Uber case.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for a fourth straight week, but futures prices plunged.

The annual ATRI survey of top industry concerns reveals a big gap between what drivers and carriers worry about.

A tough earnings report at supply chain software provider E2open was greeted with a big sell-off on Wall Street.

OOIDA and load board operator have teamed up in a deal that will give OOIDA members a discount.

NFI CEO Sidney Brown has filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss his criminal indictment stemming from a New Jersey real estate dispute.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the third consecutive week.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed a small drop in trucking jobs in September but an enormous one at warehouses.

A second front will be opened in the legal battle over whether Amazon is a joint employer of drivers along with its delivery service partners.

Major interstate closures are continuing in both North Carolina and Tennessee after Hurricane Helene.

Pilot Travel Centers got a two-notch upward bump in its debt rating from  Moody’s.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose 0.5 cents per gallon this week.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law AB98, which will impact the growth of warehouses in California.

NFI CEO Sidney Brown and other defendants in the criminal case related to the Camden, New Jersey, waterfront redevelopment have moved for dismissal.

Its big deal with Platform Science announced, Trimble’s transportation segment is touting upgrades and new products.

Anne Reinke is leaving the Transportation Intermediaries Association to head the Intermodal Association of North America, and Chris Burroughs, already a VP at TIA, will fill her slot.

S&P gave a thumbs-up to the credit metrics at RXO after the company set two deals to fund the Coyote Logistics acquisition.

Data released by CVSA on International Roadcheck supports earlier numbers that suggest plenty of drivers stayed home.

A deal between Relay Payments and Love’s Travel Stops means the payments provider will cover about 75% of the diesel market.

A decertification effort by a small group of unionized workers at a Werner unit in New Jersey has ousted the United Food & Commercial Workers union a year after it was certified.

The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges rose for the first time Monday after 10 weeks of declines.

The basic per diem rate allowed by the IRS for payments to transportation workers is rising by $11 in fiscal year 2025.

Marten Transport cited the weak freight market in reducing the salaries of six top executives. The executives’ 2023 salaries ranged from $267,000 to about $811,000.

Here are five takeaways from FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar for September.

Technology alone is not enough to retain drivers, according to a panel at Trimble’s technology conference Insight. Human intervention still matters.

Trimble customers who gathered in Las Vegas got the big news that Platform Science is acquiring Trimble’s telematics business.

The retail diesel price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges has fallen for a 10th straight week.

Daimler Truck North America is the latest trucking-related company to get hit with a nuclear verdict.

The monthly report on oil demand from the International Energy Agency should be good news for transportation companies.

Ancora placed a few of its people on the Norfolk Southern board in May, and that likely led to CEO Shaw’s ouster.

A driver who lost his job after taking a CBD product he thought didn’t have THC is about to argue before the Supreme Court that he should be able to sue the manufacturers under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

In the middle of an overarching downward trend in the price of oil, the benchmark diesel price fell for the ninth straight week.

Universal Logistics is cutting more than 90 workers at its facility in Detroit.

The BLS report for August showed another decline in truck transportation jobs and another increase in warehouse employment.

Opponents of a bill transferring significant authority over California warehouses from local governments to the state are waiting to see whether Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign it.

The Texas Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Werner Enterprises in a long-running, $100 million nuclear verdict case.

The drop in the benchmark retail diesel price is a lot smaller than what is going on in futures markets.

Moody’s reduced truck parts retailer FleetPride’s outlook to negative.