Amazon, DHL, GXO, Kuehne+Nagel, Pepsico and True Value Co. are among firms announcing job cuts, according to a new round of worker reduction notices.
Freight Masters Inc. owner Herman Shaw was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program.
The Cass Freight Index shows both volumes and expenditures remained lower in October.
Less-than-truckload carriers continue to take general rate increases even as the overall demand picture remains murky.
Pilot Flying J named Liz Leon as the company’s 2024 Road Warrior.
This week in Borderlands: Toyota pumping $1.45B into Mexico to boost Tacoma production; Union Pacific to serve Volkswagen hub at Texas seaport; South Korean freight transporter to open subsidiary in Mexico; and Nefab expands in Arizona with warehousing and logistics facility.
Blanket tariffs, like any other tax, may include certain exemptions. It is these exemptions — not the tariffs themselves — that are the real tool.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state would continue plans to enact congestion pricing tolls in New York City, drawing criticism from the Trucking Association of New York.
Safety and trucking capacity changes resulting from new CDL restrictions could hinge on how effective each state is in implementing the regulation.
Is the flux capacitor made famous in “Back to the Future” an answer to more efficient hydrogen storage on Class 8 trucks?
President-elect Donald Trump’s tech policies could boost FreightTech for AI, warehouse automation and 3D printing.
Supply chain services giant Kuehne+Nagel said it has acquired a majority share of IMC Logistics, a marine drayage provider handling 2 million TEUs per year.
FMCSA Clearinghouse Phase 2 enforcement may impact about 179,000 CDL holders who are in prohibited status for a drug or alcohol violation.
Fernando Ruben Guerrero, former customs director for the Port of Veracruz, was killed on Nov. 8.
For the second time in 24 hours, protesters are disrupting cross-border cargo traffic at Laredo’s World Trade Bridge.
While traditional multistop options have served many shippers well, there is an even more impactful option on the market today: Flock Freight’s Shared Truckload.
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.
FedEx is strengthening its air network in Latin America with two new flights linking markets in South and Central America with Miami, the company announced.
PS Logistics announced it has acquired Louisiana-based flatbed carrier Fluker Transportation for an undisclosed sum.
A federal bankruptcy court has denied a request to reconsider its ruling on withdrawal liability claims against Yellow Corp.
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.
A protest at the Mexico border has caused a major backup at the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas.
Radiant Logistics beat expectations for the recent quarter and expects an uptick in gross profit during the last quarter of the year as it supports hurricane relief efforts.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced plans to partially reopen Interstate 40 on Jan. 1 after the remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed portions of the roadway.
The freight industry must take a series of steps to combat an epidemic of fraud.
Keith Wilson, the owner and CEO of Portland, Oregon’s, Titan Freight, has won a surprise victory as that city’s mayor.
It could be the end of the freight recession. What does that mean for 2025?
U.S. liquefied natural gas exports to China could be affected by an escalation of tariffs between the two countries, said Ricaurte Vasquez, administrator of the Panama Canal Authority.
Schneider National announced it will begin an intermodal service connecting Mexico and Texas with the U.S. Southeast next month.
This week in Borderlands: Averitt completes major facilities expansion in San Antonio; Bennett Family of Companies opens new facility in Texas; Aerospace manufacturer completes $28M expansion in Mexico; and Mode Global acquires freight brokerage division of Jillamy.
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Proficient Auto Logistics had warned of a weak quarter. The numbers released Friday proved that projection correct.
After the most prolonged freight recession in history, the market has been showing signs of recovery over the past few months.
For months now, it has been clear that shippers have frontloaded record imports to the country, largely to avoid expected tariffs.
RXO is boasting that its projected efficiency savings from the Coyote Logistics acquisition will surpass earlier estimates.
Judy Love, the co-founder of Love’s Travel Stops, died on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. She was 87.
In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, trucking industry groups see new opportunities to change the regulatory and legislative landscape.
RXO’s third-quarter earnings were highlighted by the first numbers from Coyote Logistics as well as an operating loss.
Forward Air continues to refresh its leadership team, hiring a new chief commercial officer on Wednesday.
Policies instituted over the past four years during the Biden-Harris administration will likely be reversed or sped up – many to the benefit of the trucking industry.
Schneider National is hopeful for a better seasonal inflection in the fourth quarter, noting some areas of the truckload market are seeing significant capacity exits.
Strategic theft and straight theft are particularly prevalent in today’s market.
With deep roots in the truckload space and a strong commitment to innovation, Werner has positioned itself as an intermodal leader across the North American markets.
Wabash National, feeling the impact of lower trailer orders, gets a negative outlook at S&P.
Tariffs, tax cuts and legislation supported by President-elect Donald Trump are predicted to benefit the freight industry.
Schneider National missed third-quarter expectations Wednesday, but shares of the truckload carrier were up 4% in early trading.
Trimble Inc. said its transportation segment performed well during the most recent quarter, with revenue increasing 1.4% to $195 million.
Cargo insurance is one of the top expenses for carriers, but what does it really do and why is it so important?
Lineage Inc. announced quarterly results Wednesday for the first time since becoming a public company.
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.
GXO Logistics Inc. sees an upward trend in the global freight market in 2025, boosted by e-commerce.
Dedicated fleets allow companies to provide the top-notch service their customers want without the high levels of risk and investment involved in creating private fleets.
A late night crash on Saturday involving a semi-truck left four people dead and 17 injured in southeast Michigan.
Expeditors International by numerous metrics had a strong third quarter.
October’s Logistics Managers’ Index showed supply chain managers expect transportation rates to move significantly higher over the next year.
Forward Air lowered full-year earnings guidance on Monday and said it wouldn’t address press reports that it is up for sale following a messy merger.
GXO achieved 28% revenue growth in the third quarter to a quarterly record of $3.16 billion, boosted by new e-commerce customers.
Two-year-old SpeedX is entering the international logistics sector with the acquisition of Accelerated Global Solutions.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has announced executive management changes as it aims to increase its market share during the next freight market upswing.
Supply chains will see direct effects regardless of the outcome of the presidential race. But what specific impacts on the freight industry are likely under a Harris versus a Trump administration?
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $250 million for a multistate project to add electric truck chargers along the I-95 freight corridor.
Delays in setting up a new registration system will push back compliance deadlines for a rule addressing freight fraud in trucking.
ArcBest missed third-quarter expectations and is guiding to more than 500 basis points of less-than-truckload operating ratio degradation in the fourth quarter.
Outgo believes that traditional factoring has failed to deliver for carriers.
Today’s cross-border environment is being shaped by the rising popularity of nearshoring, as companies rethink their supply chain strategies.
How much influence could a $250 million purchases of 500 electric trucks have on establishing the value of used trucks?
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.
On a recent episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler interviewed Eric Bippus, executive vice president of sales and systems development at Hexagon Agility, to outline key considerations and benefits of implementing renewable natural gas into your fleet.
ArcBest sees weak trends in both its asset-based and asset-light segments during the third quarter.
E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc.’s North American sales increased 9% year over year to $95.5 billion in the third quarter.
Roughly 6% of CDL holders may be involved in predatory lease contracts with their carriers, according to a federal task force.
Uber Freight posted a wider EBITDA loss but showed improvement in revenue in the third quarter.
A recent FMCSA-sponsored study looking at the impacts of pay and working conditions on long-distance truck and bus drivers also calls into question claims of a persistent driver shortage.
The president and CEO of Washington Trucking Associations, Sheri Call, explains why mandates could be a problem for trucking companies due to multiple factors.
Hub Group reported year-over-year revenue decreases in its intermodal and logistics segments during 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.
FreightWaves SONAR hosted a webinar Wednesday discussing its new shipper data consortium with Charles Odom, director of logistics at Halliburton.
A first look at C.H. Robinson’s third-quarter earnings reveals slightly slower sequential gains than in recent quarters.
The Truckload Carriers Association named Texas driver Michael Dorsey a Highway Angel for his efforts to save lives during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO beat third-quarter expectations and outlined a plan for outsize yield and margin growth.
In the quest for sustainability, the transportation sector stands as one of the most significant arenas for change.
A federally authorized study on driver retention finds turnover results from trucking companies’ economically driven policies.
XPO beats third-quarter expectations, reporting 200 basis points of margin improvement in its less-than-truckload unit.
Safety and cost implications for trucking weigh heavily on three rulemakings that could see action next year.
Truckload carrier Heartland Express reported another loss in the third quarter and said cost cutting alone won’t return it to profitability.
Werner CEO Derek Leathers delivered a surprisingly positive outlook for the trucking market.
Truck broker Landstar System said Tuesday it expects no material lift in the freight market for the remainder of 2024.
Werner Enterprises’ third-quarter operating ratio deteriorated by 320 basis points.
International container volume gains more than doubled domestic traffic in the third quarter, according to the Intermodal Association of North America.
Freight broker Landstar System missed third-quarter expectations Tuesday after the market closed and issued fourth-quarter guidance that was also light of consensus.
Moran Transportation announced it has acquired fellow less-than-truckload transportation provider RMX Freight Systems.
A federal bankruptcy judge overseeing Yellow Corp.’s liquidation has corrected a mistake in an earlier opinion, which could significantly alter how much Yellow owes to pension funds.
Interstate traffic in North Carolina and Tennessee is still dealing with the fallout from Hurricane Helene.
Despite a first-half lull in domestic network demand for logistics services, the world’s largest forwarder saw overall volume growth in the third quarter.
This week in Borderlands: Truck driver salaries in Mexico averaging $423 a month in 2024; Horizon Auto Logistics opens office in Veracruz, Mexico; LG Electronics opens $60M plant in Central Mexico; and Texas bridge project receives $80 million in federal funding.
Fleet managers are turning to new AI-driven Drowsiness Detection technology, which shows that 77% of drowsy driving events are detected by behaviors other than yawning alone.
The organization’s new admitted trucking program is representative of TIE’s dedication to bringing more capacity to the underserved trucking insurance landscape.
Universal Logistics Holdings officials said they expect operating revenues of $1.8 billion to $1.9 billion in 2025.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia saw a modest backup in financial results during the third quarter but reasserted confidence that it’s on the right path with its terminal growth strategy.
