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    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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    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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    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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    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.

  • The remains of Roys in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 27, 2024 in Steinhatchee, Florida.
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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
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    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.

  • Two tractor-trailers are shown arriving at the Port of Newark on Oct. 4, 2024.
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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.

    Updated Oct. 8, 2024
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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
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    Gatik aims to scale driverless freight operations in Texas next year

    The self-driving company previously rolled out its technology in Bentonville, Arkansas, and the greater Toronto area.

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    ArcBest chief innovation officer to retire

    Michael Newcity, who served over three decades with the company, will step down in December.

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    Trucking firm exits inch closer to equilibrium

    Operating authority revocations slowed in Q3, according to analysts, with FMCSA data pushing toward a more balanced market.

  • Residents walk along Catawba Avenue while debris is cleared in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29 in Old Fort, North Carolina.
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    ‘Down for the foreseeable future’: Truckers grapple with Hurricane Helene’s aftermath

    The storm washed out Interstate 40, a key freight corridor, and other trucking routes across the Southeast. The recovery could take weeks or longer.

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    ILA strike begins, disrupting East and Gulf Coast ports

    Without a new port labor deal, the International Longshoremen’s Association instructed its members to halt work after midnight Tuesday.

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    Pitt Ohio relocates Toledo terminal to Michigan

    The move provided the LTL carrier with more than 100 additional dock doors and other capacity enhancements.