After three years in operation, FMCSA’s drug clearinghouse is ‘a great source of truth’ despite alarming trends, asserts a trucking regulatory expert.
Covenant Logistics Group is hopeful this cycle won’t bring a material earnings decline, which was the norm in prior downturns.
Marten Transport had a mostly steady quarter, with some improvements and some softness.
Current battery-charging cycles could compromise LTL network efficiency, according to the president of AAA Cooper Transportation.
Authorities in Mexico reported more than 8,000 incidents of stolen cargo trucks and trailers in 2022.
Volvo Group set a fourth-quarter record for deliveries, but the OEM said supply chain disruptions and energy costs would impact business.
Covenant Logistics Group missed fourth-quarter expectations even when excluding expenses incurred onboarding equipment.
Nikola coined HYLA as the brand for its hydrogen business, and Biagi Brothers will make early fuel cell truck runs for Anheuser-Busch.
A survey of nearly 1,000 drivers found that carriers generally allow them to return home whenever they want, or not to return home at all.
FitzMark announced Wednesday it has completed its seventh acquisition in the last four years.
By the end of the week, Convoy carriers will be able to receive instant bid feedback on 98% of company-sourced loads.
To address the ongoing climate crisis and slow global warming, governments, corporations and organizations across the globe have set their sights on a greener future.
Tesla announced it is investing $3.6 billion to build two new factories in Nevada, including a facility to mass produce its all-electric Class 8 Semi truck.
Bipartisan legislation would provide new funding for truck drivers and truck parking while exempting ag haulers from hours-of-service rules.
“It’s just not going to be a very fun year, and truckers need to be a little bit more realistic about it,” says Reliance Partners’ Thom Albrecht.
An online auction on Tuesday will sell the assets of family-owned Art Mulder & Sons Trucking of Holland, Michigan, two months after the refrigerated LTL carrier ceased operations after 50 years.
Uber Freight is cutting about 3% of its workforce, all of the jobs coming out of its digital brokerage activities.
Three defendants who pleaded guilty in the Louisiana staged accident scam will get probation, not jail time.
After months of downward moves, used truck prices ended the year closer to pre-pandemic levels than anytime since COVID hit.
Temperature-controlled carrier R.E. Garrison Trucking announced it has acquired produce hauler Boaty’s Transport.
A letter of intent for 100 of its fuel cell trucks in Germany boosts Nikola’s global zero-emission aspirations.
Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio announced it has sped up service on numerous lanes in and out of the state of New York.
The government opposed a new trial for Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton, dismissing his allegations of juror misconduct.
This week in Borderlands: Houston’s MacroFab raises $42M to capitalize on nearshoring shift; Tesla expected to begin production of Cybertruck in Texas in 2023; Nike to open a major logistics center in Dallas; and Dana Inc. to open a new factory in Mexico.
White House economic adviser Brian Deese points to supply chain improvements while new pressures loom overseas.
The world’s first allogeneic T-cell therapy — a type of universal immunotherapy treatment that relies on donor blood — was approved in Europe earlier this month. This is a game changer for medicine. It is also a game changer for the logistics industry.
As valuations of SPAC-backed startups plummet, one autonomous trucking developer that avoided the FOMO and stayed private is thriving.
Walmart’s hiring initiative, which began with recruiting supply chain workers, is broadened to include all associates within a 50-mile radius of hiring offices.
Trailer manufacturers took in 57,300 orders in December, the second-highest monthly total since tracking began in 1996.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics has acquired The Transporter Inc., an intermodal service provider with facilities in Houston, Dallas and Laredo, Texas.
BoxC’s data-sharing initiative with the FDA showcases the growing need for government regulators to work with supply chains to fix operational inefficiencies.
Colorado startup Outrider, which transforms distribution yards into automated operations, has raised $73 million in a Series C round.
Management from J.B. Hunt sees the potential for a rebound in freight markets by the back half of 2023.
Ryder System Inc. is set to lay off 801 employees after losing work at an Applied Materials semiconductor plant in Austin, Texas.
J.B. Hunt recorded a huge headline miss in the fourth quarter. However, excluding what may be a nonrecurring claims expense, the result was more subdued.
Mexico exported 157,522 heavy-duty trucks to the U.S. in 2022, an 18% year-over-year increase.
Bank of America analyst Ken Hoexter now has a buy rating on most of the truckload carriers he follows.
XPO announced Tuesday it has hired Wall Street analyst Ali Faghri to head its strategy initiatives.
Truck-as-a-service startup Forum Mobility enters a $400 million joint venture to establish electric drayage truck charging sites.
Teamsters United said if the Postal Service can respect the King holiday, UPS should as well.
AskWaves checks on the latest FMCSA certification requirements for medical examiners qualified in the trucking industry.
This week in Borderlands: Port Laredo was the No. 2 gateway for international trade in November; Tesla acquired a massive logistics center near Houston; the Port of Brownsville set a record for steel cargo tonnage; and First Call Logistics launched a Texas logistics hub.
Nikola will move battery pack manufacturing to Arizona and files layoffs notice for a former Romeo Power plant.
The California Trucking Association is making its pitch for another injunction to keep AB5 out of the state’s trucking sector.
Nearly 1,400 delivery drivers will split $5.6 million following an eight-year investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor, which found that Parts Authority Arizona LLC and Diligent Delivery Systems misclassified its employee drivers as independent contractors.
The Transportation Intermediaries Association and the Cincinnati Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired are partnering to create brokerage opportunities for those with vision impairment.
Tenstreet’s Job Store allows clients to post their openings across major job boards, partners, and social media websites from one central platform, seriously cutting down on the amount of time companies must spend fine-tuning, managing and checking up on listings.
Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says that a disorganized permit book is a red flag to roadside inspectors.
The ever-changing trucking scene in California started off 2023 with a visit from Washington and a removal of some engines from the road.
Oklahoma-based Diamond T Holdings, the parent company of truckload carrier Western Flyer Xpress, announced late Thursday the expansion of its freight network through an asset deal for the equipment and real estate of Springfield, Missouri-based Indiana Western Xpress Inc.
Shippers are seeing relief in freight costs for the first time in more than two years, according to the December Cass Freight Index.
Legislation aimed at “fixing the supply chain” would allow drivers under age 21 to haul freight to and from ports.
Things get noisy at the union’s two-day meeting to begin reviewing thousands of negotiating proposals.
Tesla plans to spend $775 million to expand its electric vehicle factory in Austin this year.
Nikola purchased ailing battery startup Romeo Power Systems before its likely failure, but the fallout is spreading.
Wabash has signed a multiyear trailer supply agreement with J.B. Hunt, making good on its plan to smooth out equipment ordering.
A first-ever strategy aimed specifically at decarbonizing transportation encourages maritime and rail over highway freight.
Move will add 35.6 cents a gallon to truckers’ fuel tab.
E2open, a publicly traded supply chain software provider, reveals earnings that provide a look into the state of the industry.
Estes Express Lines announced Tuesday that Webb Estes has been named president and chief operating officer.
Already serving nearly seven years in federal prison for embezzling more than $700,000 from the trucking company where she worked, a Missouri bookkeeper was sentenced to two more years for committing Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Mexican authorities reported a total of 1,181 cargo theft incidents across the country in November.
The East and Gulf coasts combined have overtaken the West Coast in port market share, but there are limitations the East needs to deal with, said panelists at a meeting of the Transportation Research Board.
Morgan Stanley said trucking fundamentals could be “bottoming” in a Monday note to clients while Susquehanna called it quits on several stocks.
A new book raises doubts about whether the ELD mandate has boosted truck safety.
Andrew Clarke, the ex-C.H. Robinson Worldwide executive, would relish the opportunity to return as its CEO, according to sources.
This week in Borderlands: Canada remains top US trading partner ahead of Mexico; Texas group acquires heavy-haul carrier United Vision Logistics; GM plans to expand electric vehicle production in Mexico; and Chinese manufacturer announces first plant in Mexico.
This week: J.B. Hunt is inducted into the philanthropic society of a Texas cancer center, NFI helps Girl Scouts earn their Transportation Badge and Werner continues to wear red to support a military nonprofit.
Amanda May, 36, of Whitesville, Kentucky, has filed a motion to intervene in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by her mother’s partner, Spangle The Clown, against Lala Trucking Inc. and one of its drivers.
FedEx Freight Direct now offers returns of big and bulky items.
Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle stresses the importance of continual training because no one knows everything — no matter how long you’ve been in the industry.
The number of truck transportation jobs rose in December, but following revisions of the earlier months, the fourth-quarter gain was minimal.
NOVA Infrastructure has announced it added another port drayage provider serving the Port of Charleston to its portfolio.
Less-than-truckload provider Roadrunner has announced its “biggest-ever transit improvements.”
Uber Freight’s Frank McGuigan, who played a key role in selling Transplace to the digital brokerage company, is leaving at the end of the month.
Capacity investments and slowing online demand helped carriers hit their peak-season delivery targets, according to ShipMatrix.
Class 8 truck backlogs enter 2023 in healthy shape despite three consecutive months of lower orders after a record September.
Locus is expanding its workforce and solution offerings for Mexico’s booming e-commerce market.
Analysts waxed pessimistic about C.H. Robinson’s near-term outlook, arguing that the company’s culture needs to change.
Forward Air announced it will buy fellow expedited less-than-truckload provider Land Air Express in a $56.5 million transaction.
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Regulators are modifying financial requirements and penalties for brokers, freight forwarders and surety bond issuers.
Bestpass and Drivewyze have come together in a collaboration aimed at an expansion of using tolling data to aid drivers.
New details have emerged about United Furniture’s financial health and why its lender, Wells Fargo Bank, filed a petition on Friday to force the furniture company into Chapter 7 proceedings after its abrupt shutdown.
Not all that long ago, real-time, end-to-end visibility was considered a perk. Over the past few years, however, on-demand visibility has become a consistent expectation.
Transportation prices fell at the fastest pace on record, according to the December Logistics Managers’ Index.
Third-party logistics provider and freight brokerage giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday morning that President and CEO Bob Biesterfeld has stepped down. The resignation was effective as of Saturday.
Deal flow slowed in 2022, but there were still a number of transactions that changed trucking’s landscape during the year.
Liability concerns for drivers who are deaf or hard of hearing are unfounded, according to federal regulators.
Demand for 3PL services to handle last-mile shipments of heavy goods will grow by double digits annually through 2025, according to a report by Armstrong & Associates and the National Home Delivery Association.
This week in Borderlands: Xometry CEO predicts expanded manufacturing in US; Costa Rica pushes to join USMCA trade pact; Texas port in negotiations for large-scale green ammonia plant; and $900K in meth seized at Laredo port of entry.
Bankruptcies, freight demand, trucking legislation and more dominated the headlines this year.
2022 brought a recession in the trucking industry, but few large trucking companies declared bankruptcy.
The carrier will not let peak-season delivery levies fall away in mid-January as it has always done.
For a series of convoluted reasons, a ratings agency has changed its outlook on flatbed operator Daseke.
Freight forwarder MTM Logix recently received a private equity investment aimed at capitalizing on companies nearshoring to the Americas.
Tesla, GM, Chevy and other EV makers may see early volume before revised tax credit provisions’ full criteria take effect.
Robust marketplace offers more than connectivity for shippers and carriers.
TriumphPay’s Emily Meyers notes that it’s tougher for carriers to predict their cash flow and expenditures while facing such long payment cycles.
Congress and the Biden administration will aim to advance trucking policy despite the potential gridlock of divided government.
