Trucking

A proposal to give truck drivers overtime pay would ultimately slow freight movement and impact the speed of e-commerce deliveries.

Chattanooga-based U.S. Xpress announced Thursday that it is cutting 5% of its corporate workforce in an effort to slash costs a week after the truckload carrier reported losing more than $8.9 million in the first quarter.

Electric trucks — battery and fuel cells — unsurprisingly overwhelmed the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.

Spencer Tenney speaks on the state of merger and acquisitions in trucking and freight brokerage; host John Kingston addresses East Coast diesel.

Diesel prices have hit a new high. In a Bloomberg interview, one fuel station owner warned of rationing on the East Coast.

Federal regulators told Congress that insurance companies are refusing to share data about the costs of claims from truck and bus accidents.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the continuing decrease in truckload rates for dry van loads.

Freight data from payments management platform Cass showed April volume declines were worse than normal seasonal trends.

Cummins will work with Daimler Truck North America to get hydrogen-powered fuel cell Freightliner Cascadias to customers in 2024.

Jaypur Logistics and six of its drivers have been declared an “imminent hazard” to public safety and ordered to cease operations immediately.

Poor driving is often a reflection of management. So when fatal accidents occur, it’s not just drivers with blood on their hands.

Diesel inventories on the East Coast are at record lows. Truckers are spooked by the vanishing stocks and soaring rates.

Lordstown Motors lives to fight another day with the $230 million sale of the plant it basically got for free from General Motors.

Yellow Corp. executives told analysts that the company’s plan to close and consolidate terminals won’t reduce capacity in its network.

The company has created a new “baseline” for package-delivery activity, S&P says in assigning its debt an “A” rating.

In its third deal this year, autonomous driving provider Aurora has an agreement with Covenant to “explore ways to optimize” long-haul operations.

Less than a year after acquiring Blue Yonder, Panasonic announced plans for a supply chain business IPO focused on the SaaS business.

April volumes at the Port of Virginia in Norfolk were at the second highest in port history, right behind December 2021.

Multimodal transportation provider Radiant Logistics reported record results again during its fiscal quarter ended March 31. Demand still remains healthy throughout its network.

Startup Xos Trucks introduced full-fledged heavy- and medium-duty electric chassis cabs, signifying its graduation from a powertrain component integrator.

Mehrotra said he was excluded from asking questions because of criticisms of its LTL operations.

U.S. Bank, a major lender to the supply chain, has brought in LiquidX as its fintech partner to speed up its digitization process.

The production version of the battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia evolved from more than 1 million miles of real-world fleet testing.

A 34% increase in retail imports is driving cargo volumes higher, SC Ports said.

Dave Ables is the new president and COO of AFC Transport.

This fireside chat focuses on managing the ups and downs of the trucking market with Convoy’s Dan Lewis.

Melissa Foreman discusses TriumphPay’s new automated payment processes.Fire

Truckers often make business decisions without the data needed to justify those decisions. Truckstop.com is trying to make more data available to owner-operators.

The company beat analysts’ expectations in its first-quarter financial results and named a new head of its brokerage services operation.

The executive envisions a “connected ecosystem” where all capacity and shipments move simultaneously and in real time.

Forward Air announced the first West Coast addition to its drayage franchise with the acquisition of Edgmon Trucking.

Reducing empty miles and dwell time could improve social, environmental and financial sustainability.

Since joining third-party-logistics firm, LFS, as an advisor and investor, Justin Hall has been working to rebrand the company under the name of Primo.

Lightning eMotors, which electrifies commercial vehicle chassis, is teaming with Perrone Robotics to offer Level 4 autonomous vehicles for sale.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of rising diesel costs on the spot market and the trucking industry.

Paccar Inc. is recalling 17,641 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks from the 2018-2020 model years because of a steering part defect.

This week: Pilot donates $100,000 to Hire Heroes USA; Scrubblade becomes a sponsor of the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund; and TravelCenters of America starts taking nominations for its trucker awards.

AskWaves has reviewed the latest comments on a proposal allowing oral fluid instead of urine to test for drugs — the trucking industry mostly likes it.

Universal Logistics saw improvement across all of its asset-light segments during the first quarter. Its updated guidance may prove conservative.

On the show: Test driving Hyliion’s Hypertruck ERX and Q and A with founder and CEO Thomas Healy

On the show: with rates cratering and diesel at record highs we look at the state of trucking for small companies

A 67-year-old Missouri trucking company that hauled mail for USPS shut down and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after losing contracts.

Is a bigger battery on wheels the best way to make autonomous trucks more efficient? Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies thinks so.

With first-quarter earnings pretty much all in the book, Todd Fowler of KeyBank discusses how trucking performed in a strong quarter.

The monthly BLS report on employment showed that truck transportation jobs were up sharply in April after an unexpected decline in March.

Transportation lawyer Cassandra Gaines describes the process of combining legal lessons into carrier monitoring FreightTech.

Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress turned in a quarter that was roughly breakeven, but some of the numbers from its Variant initiative deteriorated significantly.

Fleetcor’s reported first-quarter earnings Thursday include a steady retention rate of 93%.

Rate hikes and a slowdown in online deliveries hit U.S. Postal Service demand in the second quarter.

The East Coast diesel market is getting tighter. Prices are rising, particularly for buyers demanding fuel for the fastest delivery time.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels offers tips ahead of the inspections on May 17-19.

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. has begun the next phase of its multiyear transformation. A recent proposal seeks to consolidate and close terminals in the West.

Electric truck maker Nikola posted its first gross profit in Q1 and racked up orders backed by California incentives.

Supply chain technology provider Trimble reported record revenue for the first quarter of 2022.

Echo Global Logistics announced its first acquisition since being taken private last year. It signed an agreement to acquire temperature-controlled services provider Roadtex Transportation.

Trucking executives at large fleets acknowledged a weakening spot market during the first-quarter earnings season but their ties to the contract market give them confidence.

Revenue seen growing by 11% to 15%, up from 8% to 12%; CEO sees growth across all verticals.

XPO Logistics released a sustainability report that hones in on recruiting underrepresented groups and using optimization to reduce emissions.

Aided by the acquisition of Transplace last year, Uber Freight posted positive EBITDA for the first quarter.

Class 8 truck orders fell to a seven-month low in April as manufacturers continued to restrict bookings over supply chain uncertainty.

Capacity tightness was fueled by a massive demand spike along the I-55 corridor.

The nation’s top highway safety watchdog plans to push federal regulators to require a higher level of speed-limiting technology than currently proposed.

What’s good at the Port of Cleveland; spot slides again; The Future of Supply Chain; news on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Traton Group is glad it bought Navistar when it did. The U.S. truck and bus maker is helping offset war and other issues at the German holding company.

As spot rates tumble, shippers should consider rerunning their RFPs to lock down better prices.

Werner Enterprises continues to see solid contractual rate increases. However, it warned that newly minted carriers dependent on the spot market are likely in trouble.

TuSimple, the autonomous truck developer is delaying its purpose-built driverless truck to 2025 while slowing its roll in other areas.

Management from flatbed provider Daseke said April was “strong,” a continuation of the better-than-expected performance it recorded in the first quarter.

Freight forwarding, supply chain and express units see strong trade-related demand.

Paccurate raised $2.2 million to advance its cartonization and optimization platform.

Transportation capacity grew for the first time since May 2020, according to a monthly supply chain survey.

Expeditors suffered a serious cyberattack in the first quarter, with a loss of volume, but still managed to make more money than the first quarter of 2021.

Cummins Inc. expects to keep raising prices to stay ahead of inflation in the materials it buys for engines and powertrains.

Freight brokerage firm C.H. Robinson had its debt rating affirmed by Moody’s, with the agency seeing “disciplined” finances at the 3PL.

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The benchmark DOE/EIA retail diesel price is at its all-time high after an almost 35-cent increase in the number since last week.

Nikola is raising money to scale its production of electric trucks through sales of new stock and tapping an equity line of credit.

Locomation expects to be the first company to deploy autonomous trucking technology safely, legally and routinely in commercial operations at scale across the United States, starting next year.

Turbulent times in trucking in with record diesel prices cutting into the cost everything, plus pyrotechnic logistics

LTL trucker Saia set several first-quarter records in its earnings report, and it will add 10 to 15 new terminals this year.

The survival of electric pickup truck startup Lordstown Motors likely hinges on completing the plant sale to Taiwan’s Foxconn.

Craig Fuller explains the impact of higher diesel prices on the U.S. economy and consumers.

AskWaves: What happens when an 18-wheeler gets a flat?

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck exports slump in March; Solar component maker opens Texas production line; Trucks collide near downtown San Antonio; CBP seizes $35M worth of meth in shipment of strawberry puree.

This week: J.B. Hunt recognizes its first female driver to hit 3 million safe driving miles, FedEx Ground announces its Entrepreneurs of the Year, and Walmart gives back to the community of its new distribution center.

TFI CEO Alain Bédard may want to set TForce Freight wages based on worker geographies instead of one uniform structure in upcoming talks with the Teamsters.

While consumers are directly responsible for the majority of food waste, supply chain mishaps cause 40% of food waste in North America. That includes food that spoils in transit.

Commercial vehicle crashes often make front page news, but these accidents — and resulting injuries and fatalities — are actually on the decline.

Companies across the logistics industry will need to start considering their carbon footprint as new regulations come down and consumers start voting with their dollars.

USA Truck posted its seventh consecutive quarter of record earnings Thursday and expects 2022 to be another record year, James Reed, president and CEO, said during a call with analysts Friday.

Management from ArcBest said positive yield actions are allowing it to keep reinvesting in the network, which will continue to improve service and margins.

On an earnings call with analysts, Covenant Logistics execs talked about the strong quarterly performance but noted that costs beyond fuel continue to rise.

Retention efforts across the industry tend to focus primarily on pay. While pay is certainly an important factor in retaining quality drivers, simply issuing raises is not the answer to the driver turnover issue that plagues the industry.

Nikola is helping to bring electric infrastructure companies to the Arizona desert where it has begun production of electric trucks.

The trucking industry is looking to pull young people into the industry through a new group. FreightWaves talks to the organization’s president.

Using data to optimize supply chain efficiencies can reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Customers are keen to lock in capacity for the year and mitigate risk, executives said during Hub Group’s first-quarter 2022 earnings call.

ArcBest easily beat first-quarter expectations Friday. The positive revenue trends have carried through April.

A previously convicted fraudster ran a Ponzi scheme and bilked investors out of $40 million in a truck investment venture, then used the money to pay personal expenses, feds say.

Net sales hit the high end of estimates; shares get whacked in after-hours trade.