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Southeastern Freight Lines relocates to larger Louisville terminal
The LTL carrier has more than doubled its number of dock doors at the facility and increased its employee count by five fold.
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Trucking conferences to watch in 2025
Plan your year ahead with these key gatherings that bring industry stakeholders to the same place.
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A look inside Forum Mobility’s Long Beach EV truck charging facility
Amazon and Talon Logistics are among the first customers using the FM Harbor site, which has nine megawatts of power and 44 fast-charging dispensers.
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DHL Supply Chain deploys Volvo autonomous trucks in Texas
The logistics company is using the technology along two routes in the state as it seeks to increase freight capacity.
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TrackerHow truck spot rates are shifting
National dry van and flatbed averages rose the second week of December.
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TrackerWhat’s the latest load-to-truck ratio?
Ratios declined the second week of December, but flatbed generally held steady.
Updated Dec. 19, 2024 -
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TrackerTracking the truck tonnage index
Tonnage in October continued its “slow, and choppy, climb off of the bottom,” ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello said.
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TrackerClass 8 truck, trailer orders by month
Trailer orders fell to the lowest October level since FTR began tracking them.
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Averitt promotes replacements for 2 more retiring VPs
Three VPs have retired from the LTL carrier in the past two months.
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Deep Dive‘A whirlwind’: Saia sprints toward nationwide ambitions in 100th year
The Georgia-based LTL carrier spent $1 billion and reopened more than 20 former Yellow Corp. terminals in its centennial year.
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Hyzon hydrogen fuel cell truck trials shift into order conversations
All 10 of the company’s completed trials for its Class 8 and refuse fuel cell electric trucks have been successful, CEO Parker Meeks told investors.
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Workers are willing to disclose disability — but few ask for accommodation
Nearly 3 in 4 workers who request an accommodation have their requests denied, Deloitte said.
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Trump’s FMCSA chief will have significant sway over trucking
The next head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will have power over speed limiters and other regulations.
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Paccar recalls 221K trucks with Bendix ECUs
Roughly 221,000 vehicles across 23 models from Paccar are affected, widening a recall by multiple OEMs connected to the supplier.
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Why trucking M&A accelerates at the end of the year
Taxes, budgets and other pressures to close before the next year come into play.
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Mullen Group budgets $150M for acquisitions next year
With the help of M&A, the Canada-based transportation conglomerate seeks 10% growth in 2025.
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Fleets, insurers face big unknowns in the transition to autonomous trucks
How premiums will change and how risk is assessed will depend on data gathered on AVs.
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How will trucking fare against tariffs? Economists weigh in
The true impact of tariffs, and which ones will ultimately materialize, is still unclear, experts said.
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BMO’s transportation loan portfolio problems escalate
Impairments in Q4 reached C$464 million, but banking executives predicted the worst was behind them.
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Kal Freight will close tire, parts businesses
The transportation and logistics provider petitioned a bankruptcy court in Texas to restructure its non-core subsidiaries.
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Solid economy gives Fed time to mull rate cut pace, chair says
Jerome Powell’s comments align with those of other officials in recent days who backed a cautious approach to future reductions in borrowing costs.
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Forward Air fires president amid investor pressure to sell company
Chris Ruble, also the company's COO, was terminated without cause on Dec. 6, according to a securities filing.
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Mack adds a dozen EV-certified dealers to network
The increase brought the OEM’s total number of EV-certified dealers to 65 locations in North America.
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Estes reopens former Yellow terminals
The facilities are among the two dozen properties and a dozen leases the Virginia-based carrier acquired in last year's bankruptcy auction.
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Hub Group executives swap C-suite roles
The carrier's chief marketing officer and COO are trading jobs, the company announced.
