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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 -
Tracker
How truck spot rates are shifting
Tracking the changes to dry van, reefer and flatbed truck freight rates provides a window into the state of the market.
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Nearly half of emerging leaders say they struggle to manage workplace conflict
Managers tend to recognize this weakness in themselves, and effective training could help them address concerns and build better teams, consulting firm DDI says.
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MCE 2024
Driver engagement doesn’t require major spending: ATA panel
Phone check-ins, employee surveys and mentor groups are low-cost ways for carriers to build culture and remove silos, executives said.
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5 tips for businesses filing hurricane-related insurance claims
With Hurricanes Helene and Milton estimated to have cost tens of billions of dollars in damage, it’s important for businesses to carefully document the impact.
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MCE 2024
Driver shortage eases again in 2024 ‘for all the wrong reasons’: ATA’s Costello
A drop in demand, particularly from industrial customers, is masking a prevailing labor issue for the trucking industry, the chief economist said.
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MCE 2024
ATA president calls on carriers to ‘stick together, get loud and kick ass’
CEO Chris Spear pledged the group would remain engaged on industry issues, regardless of the outcome of the presidential race.
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Tennessee coach company acquires 2 entertainment transportation businesses
Dreamliner will expand its transportation niche with carriers that have worked with Taylor Swift and Jelly Roll.
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New tech aims to make solar powered reefers financially practical
Wabash and the University of Delaware want to make refrigerated trailers lighter to help reach zero-emission goals.
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MCE 2024
Economy is once again trucking’s top worry in 2024
Lawsuit abuse reform, insurance and driver compensation also ranked among the industry’s top concerns, according to ATRI.
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Business bankruptcies rise in 2024
Among them, trucking firms have reported significant slumps in revenue.
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Texas-based refiner files for bankruptcy with $422M of debt
Vertex Energy says its filing stemmed from struggles to capitalize on the renewable fuels market.
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An encouraging sign for contract rates heading into peak season
A key measure made some recent gains as carriers seek to ward off further declines.
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Bay & Bay Transportation names new trucking president
Logistics division leader Justin Johnson will be tasked with growing the segment as the company targets 25% annual growth.
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Forward Air investors push for company sale
Investment firms are urging the board to launch a formal sales process, following a wave of executive departures and a rough acquisition.
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J.B. Hunt buys another 20 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell trucks
The Arkansas-based trucking giant will use some of the trucks in its intermodal operations in California for port and drayage hauls.
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Back-to-back hurricanes: Florida truckers prepare for Milton after Helene
Highway shoulders have been opened to traffic to aid evacuations in some areas ahead of expected 8- to 12-foot storm surges.
Updated Oct. 9, 2024 -
Q&A
Missing rear-impact guard labels are widespread, Pitt Ohio VP says
Up to half of some fleets' trailers have damaged or fallen-off OEM certification stickers, VP of Safety and Risk Management Jeff Mercadante told Trucking Dive.
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Port strike leaves lingering effects, analysts say
Returning to normal operations may take as long as a month, DHL Global Forwarding said.
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NLRB: Virginia trucking firm violated labor law with coercive threats
Garten Trucking owners illegally threatened to shut down the company if a union formed, the National Labor Relations Board found.
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Companies are investing less time and money in women, research suggests
An annual report found an overall decline in commitments to women, stating that “progress has been much slower" at entry and manager levels.
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Trucking industry reverses gains in new women drivers, survey finds
Women represented around 10.7% of student drivers and trainees this year, The National Transportation Institute found.
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Rear-impact guard label inspection enforcement delayed until December
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and other trucking groups shared concerns last month about carriers’ inability to comply when the stickers fall off.
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Forward Air board’s compensation committee chair resigns
The carrier appointed former CEVA Logistics COO Jérôme Lorrain to the board after Craig Carlock announced he will step down.
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ILA port strike ends through tentative deal
The agreement, which extends the parties’ master contract, comes three days after a strike commenced at East and Gulf Coast ports.
Updated Oct. 3, 2024