The Latest
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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.
Updated Oct. 11, 2024 -
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Tracking the truck tonnage index
A desperately awaited rebound in manufacturing demand will be central to improving tonnage.
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How truck spot rates are shifting
Dry van spot rates seemed to maintain elevated levels, DAT reported.
Updated Oct. 31, 2024 -
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Class 8 truck, trailer orders by month
A two-year freight recession and thousands of Yellow Corp. assets on the used market have lowered orders.
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California doles out $3.8B for transportation improvements
Approximately $3.5 billion of the total comes from the IIJA, with another $330 million funded by the state’s 2017 highway bill and gas tax.
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How carriers seek to avoid multimillion-dollar cybersecurity mistakes
Conference speakers recently discussed strategies and takeaways on topics ranging from a deepfake of Werner’s CEO, pitfalls with emails and $5 million phone spoofs.
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Landstar expects owner-operator count to continue falling
Truck counts dropped 12% YoY in Q3 and 1% from last quarter, amid a significant increase in truck repair costs and lengthy waits for repairs.
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PAM Transportation Services reports first quarterly profit in a year
The company had operating losses for Q4 2023 through Q2 2024 before flipping that trend in Q3.
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Few mid-career and older workers use AI at work — yet
Many employers are offering some form of training support for workers using AI, including both formal programs and informal resources.
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Werner trims truck count in Q3 amid tougher downcycle
Operating income fell 54% year over year for the quarter, but the carrier reported “early signs of rate inflection.”
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Hurricanes Helene, Milton destroyed trucks, hampered carrier operations
Estes, Knight-Swift, Old Dominion and others described challenges caused by the deadly, back-to-back storms in the last month.
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XPO grows local shipments by 10% in Q3
The LTL carrier added 8,000 local accounts through the third quarter, executives told investors.
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Pricing, demand to stay lackluster for rest of year, analysts say
Pricing is expected to remain relatively flat for LTL and truckload rates in Q4, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.
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Averitt Express launches Guaranteed By Noon LTL service
The delivery service is available in over 2,300 ZIP codes across the South, the carrier announced last week.
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Saia raises rates to offset $1B in investments
The price hike came after the LTL carrier opened 11 truck terminals in Q3, executives said.
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Freight market unlikely to rebound before 2025, Ryder says
The company has observed seasonal demand in Q4, but no freight cycle inflection is expected before year-end, executives said.
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Insurance company sues trucking firm for $300K
National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. said the initial costs, over $1 million over a two-year period, were estimates subject to revision.
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UPS global fleet safety director leaves for bus operator
Joanna Cornell joined Transdev U.S. as its VP of safety and security after more than 23 years at UPS.
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GreenWaste orders first Hyzon hydrogen refuse trucks in North America
The first vehicles are expected to be delivered to the Bay Area as early as Q4 2025, the carrier said.
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Knight-Swift LTL expansion in California unlocks new customers
“We think California was a game-changer for us,” CFO Andrew Hess said.
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Old Dominion operating income drops 9.7% in Q3
The LTL carrier's shipments per day, weight per shipment and tons per day each decreased during the quarter.
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Report: Truck leasing may be better option, depending on fleet size
Smaller trucking companies may lack the economies of scale to realize savings from ownership, accounting firm KPMG found.
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TFI will delay spinoff of Daseke, other truckload assets
The Canada-based freight giant wants to close a $4 billion to $5 billion acquisition around the end of next year before it splits its LTL and TL businesses.
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Growth mindset culture drives workplaces forward, report says
The mindset is really about “attitude, not aptitude,” according to electronic learning platform TalentLMS.
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MCE 2024
Watch weather, take advance steps to protect drivers: ATA panel
Providing snow cleats, driver alerts, safe park assist and other resources are key to preparing for storms and other dangerous conditions, experts said.