As competition for truck drivers heats up, fleets need to take steps to improve their recruiting, hiring and onboarding processes to find candidates and get them into trucks.
WorkHound’s “feedback loop” is an anonymous way for quick driver comments to get into the hands of trucking companies.
ArcBest on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter results, which once again outpaced analysts’ expectations.
A lack of restroom access for drivers still plagues the trucking industry.
Chicago-based on-demand freight marketplace closes on $200 million series D round.
Here’s what it looked like in the middle of the “Freedom Convoy” protest In Canada.
Rene Garcia was arrested in May 2021 while attempting to drive a truck hiding 51 migrants through a Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas.
In affiliation with Ryder, FreightWaves’ data team recaps Q4 and highlights the trends that are likely to have an impact in the first half of this year.
J.B. Hunt Transport acquires less-than-truckload furniture carrier Zenith Freight Lines from Bassett Furniture.
The two rules are designed to work together, one aimed at OEMs and the other at buyers of their products.
Truckload operator Werner Enterprises is an early evaluator of the latest powertrain technologies, including a hydrogen-powered Cummins engine.
Class 8 equipment orders are impacted by customer cancellations and OEMs bound by the turning of calendar pages.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: KlearNow aims to solve cross-border customs challenges using AI; Link EV Electric Vehicles will build a $265 million factory in Mexico; Loup Logistics acquires a Phoenix transload facility; and a new cold storage facility is set for San Antonio.
Truckers and supporters from the Freedom Convoy pack Ottawa in a morphing protest that originally focused on vaccine mandates at the US-Canada border.
This week: Werner launches its cookbook, Women in Trucking offers ideas for safer training programs and UPS donates $1.25 million to advance underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Decades of discord over employee benefit cuts at Navistar could end soon with a $742 million settlement.
Officials for GoFundMe said organizers of the Freedom Convoy fundraiser have provided a distribution plan for covering participants’ fuel costs.
North Dakota, spurred by the closure of key delivery companies, is looking at several steps to increase the number of CDL holders in the state.
A federal grand jury indicted two former trucking employees of Roadrunner Temperature Controlled, alleging the pair orchestrated a scheme to steal nearly $113,000.
Volvo Trucks pulled out the stops to deliver in Q4, but it cost extra for expedited shipping and to navigate parts shortages.
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Voie, the group’s founder, still plans to retire in July 2023.
Reliance Partners’ Safety Team is set to roll out a Trucking 101 series to tackle the skills every trucker should know but hasn’t been taught.
Shippers are buoyed by the promise of falling rates in the coming months, but this optimistic outlook may put even more strain on rate negotiations in the meantime.
A Florida trucker with U.S. and Canadian citizenship explains why he joined the Freedom Convoy despite being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Growers in the Rio Grande Valley are also having to contend with everything from labor shortages to higher fertilizer prices to rising transportation costs.
Merchants Fleet CEO Brendan Keegan discusses the company’s 2021 performance and his outlook for this year.
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg is unveiling a three-year strategy to work toward zero fatalities and serious injuries involving cars and heavy trucks.
In a time when many trucking companies struggle to retain and hire drivers, the U.S. Xpress recruiting team is achieving double-digit, quarter-over-quarter hiring growth.
The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based truckload carrier said the outlook is for continued operational progress during 2022.
Freight broker Landstar closes 2021 with another beat-and-raise quarter. Demand has yet to buck normal seasonal trends, indicating the first quarter will be strong as well.
In an appeals court filing, OOIDA defended its support for changes in federal work rules for truck drivers.
Difficulty in getting land zoned for trucking is an impediment to terminal expansion, Gantt says.
Knight-Swift Transportation reported another big quarterly result Wednesday. However, it appears the stretch of rapid growth will moderate as the comps have stiffened.
Every region except the Southwest moved less volume than in Q3.
FreightWaves Ratings is extending an invitation to private carriers to be considered for the inaugural list.
Tula Technology’s engine controls could clear a major hurdle for trucking companies facing tougher emissions rules.
GoFundMe says it needs to know how organizers of the Freedom Convoy will distribute money to truckers who are heading to Canada’s capital to protest cross-border vaccine mandates.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia announced a 7.5% general rate increase Tuesday. The carrier was the latest to announce rate hikes greater than the normal mid-single-digit increases.
Marten’s labor and purchased transportation costs were higher in 2021 but were more than offset by rising revenue.
The Biden administration is releasing $246 million in FY22 funding to help complete the Appalachian Development Highway System.
Education of all levels of drivers is needed to prevent crashes and casualties.
Management from the nation’s largest flatbed operator, Daseke, says the demand backlog extends for “the foreseeable future.”
Ascend announced Tuesday that it is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of Dedicated Transportation Solutions.
The owner of an Iowa trucking company was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a seven-year, $1.4 million payroll tax scheme.
Paccar Q4 new truck deliveries were up 45% over Q3, suggesting some easing of supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages.
The American Chemistry Council chats with FreightWaves about why government leaders should keep transportation issues at the forefront of policymaking, especially in light of anticipated growth in production of chemicals.
In the aftermath of Central Freight Lines’ abrupt closure five weeks ago, many of the company’s 2,100 employees, including 1,325 truck drivers, are struggling with paycheck concerns and questions about when or if they will receive vacation pay and unemployment benefits, while others claim they were subjected to unsafe working conditions at the company’s headquarters in Waco, Texas.
As truckers across Canada protest vaccine mandates at the U.S. border, an unvaccinated owner-operator says she faces financial ruin over the jab requirement.
The less-than-truckload service provider is using low-carbon diesel, efficiency improvements and electrification to reduce emissions.
Zero-percent factoring will be able to provide relationships and data that can be used as a foundation for other trucking support businesses, according to BasicBlock’s CEO.
“We decided this rebrand was right for us now because we knew people tend to think of us based on what our business did when they met us or based on what service they hired us for. We’re so much more now and wanted our name and brand to represent that.” says CEO Peter Rentschler.
The infrastructure, cost and emissions benefits of renewable natural gas make it a promising alternative fuel to decarbonize trucking, experts said.
Driving long-haul reefer trucks can be challenging, according to message boards and trucking forums.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s commercial truck makers finish the year on a high note; a German automotive company is opening a $59 million plant in Querétaro; Nissan is laying off more than 500 workers at a Mexican plant; and LGT Transport is opening a trucking facility in Texas.
This week: DHL helps rescue five lions and a tiger; Schneider receives the SanMar Mask Award; and C.H. Robinson begins taking applications for student scholarships from carriers and employees.
As the U.S. cuts off borders to unvaccinated truckers, the impacts for Canadian trucking companies run the gamut from a punch in the gut to business as usual.
Manufacturers are feeling the pressure to up their production big time, and that means finding ways to get around continued hurdles like shortages.
Triumph’s CEO Graft is not holding back, likening the automated deals to the invention of the telephone in terms of technical significance.
Carriers, truck brokers and leasing companies will see annual fees collected by states reduced by up to $15,000 per year.
Host John Kingston also looks at renewable diesel, which might not be as plentiful as envisioned.
Supply chain disruptions are blamed for mixed results at Gulf Coast ports.
Leveraging its nationwide network of more than 7,000 attorneys, TVC has a high success rate reducing or dismissing citations.
The U.S. government moves forward with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate despite fears that thousands of truck drivers will leave cross-border freight.
Heartland Express announced 2021 was its best year since going public. Fourth-quarter results were in line with consensus.
Extending a long-term relationship with Isuzu, Cummins will power a Class 6 medium-duty cabover battery-electric prototype.
P.A.M. Transportation Services finished 2021 on a high note, posting another large earnings beat during the fourth quarter.
The Biden administration announced Robin Hutcheson will replace Meera Joshi as FMCSA deputy administrator.
David Weil would have a key role in determining the federal definition of an independent contractor.
The Biden administration has rejected assertions made by safety groups that more flexible hours-of-service rules will make roads less safe.
Legion Logistics Chief People Person Kyle Kosco chats with FreightWaves’ freight broker/3PL market expert Mary O’Connell on the strategies that go into creating a company culture that attracts and retains employees.
“People see themselves valued more by the marketplace sometimes than they do by where they are, and that’s why you suddenly see a lot of this Great Resignation business,” said Adrian Chapman, owner and CEO of Cover 3 Consulting.
FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill chats with SandTable founder Michael Fullam about his recent brokerage launch during the Sales & Marketing Summit.
As carriers face stiff competition for drivers, Ten4 Recruiting President Matt Beach explains what it takes to recruit them — beyond big bonuses and higher rates.
“Before you start your TikTok or before you start your social media platform, make sure that you have a goal in mind,” said Luke Kostka, co-founder and creative director at New Norml Media.
ArcBest announced a $25 million investment in a software company that provides remote operation of forklifts and trucks.
Communicating expectations with drivers and customers lowers the sales risk in the volatile perishables market.
Schneider’s intermodal profits in the first nine months of 2020 were double those of a year earlier.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat fourth-quarter expectations. Visibility into 2022 remains murky but management is calling for continued growth.
While vaccine mandates prompt real fears of a cross-border capacity crunch, the cost of moving freight between the U.S. and Canada has been underpriced for too long.
J.B. Hunt’s fourth quarter comes in ahead of consensus as the intermodal, brokerage and truckload divisions see notable year-over-year improvements.
Nikola secures a long-term battery supply for its electric trucks with Proterra, which earlier locked up critical cells with LG Energy Solution Electric.
All Daimler Truck segments reported higher sales in 2021 as the recent spinoff posted its first numbers as a publicly traded entity.
Another guilty plea last week brings the total to 30 for the U.S. attorney’s office.
XPO adds two terminals and 50 dock doors to its North American network.
KLLM Transport Services is the latest carrier to announce a historic pay increase for drivers.
Comments coming into FMCSA look to be mostly opposed to the Apprenticeship Pilot Program.
Used truck prices continued to rise as 2021 ended with a short supply of late-model used trucks the main culprit, but there were other reasons too.
For years, the industry has asked for the ability to expand its driver workforce. FMCSA’s apprenticeship program is that opportunity, and now is time to jump on this opportunity.
“We need to be able to not only get that data, but as a transportation industry, we need to understand how to interpret that data,” said Brad Benbow, business growth investments at Ardagh Group.
A confluence of critical events will determine if the company can deliver on its margin improvement pledge.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexican fishing vessels will be barred from US Gulf ports; Mexico drops to third place among U.S. trade partners; Canada joins Mexico in a USMCA automotive dispute; and FedEx will open a distribution center in central Texas.
This week: the transportation industry supports Truckers Against Trafficking, J.B. Hunt drivers donate school supplies to their kids’ teachers and Mayor Pete gets a bobblehead.
As the vaccine mandates begin for truckers at the U.S.-Canada border, here are five burning questions about what’s required, how many drivers might leave and what the freight markets are telling us.
Time is running out for trucking companies to upgrade or replace third-generation mobile devices to 5G network services or face possible violations if logging devices can’t function properly.
Schneider National says it will shut down its Canada-based business, impacting 150 personnel including truck drivers, by the end of March.
Jackknifed trucks were a problem during the recent snowstorm that shut down I-95; a senator thinks he has a solution.
The Biden administration unveiled on Friday the state allocations for a historic $27 billion bridge replacement and construction program with California coming out on top.
Truck Tech is a weekly newsletter providing perspective and context on autonomy, electrification and other technologies impacting the fleet ecosystem.
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