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  • Uber Intermodal port of los angeles
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    Uber Freight names new head of intermodal

    Former Norfolk Southern executive D’Andrae Larry will lead the segment as the company looks to offer shippers lower cost brokerage options.

    By • July 31, 2023
  • Yellow posted four signs announcing operations had ceased at the gate of its Hayward, California terminal.
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    Yellow ceases operations, bankruptcy expected

    The third-largest LTL carrier posted notifications to customers and employees at terminals on Sunday.

    By • July 30, 2023
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
  • A Yellow Corp. truck at a terminal.
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    Yellow looks to sell brokerage as bankruptcy looms

    The company said multiple parties have expressed interested in acquiring its non-union 3PL subsidiary.

    By • July 28, 2023
  • An Old Dominion Freight Line truck pulls two trailers
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    Old Dominion revenue dips 15% in Q2

    The carrier's daily LTL shipments dropped last quarter, but executives were optimistic about a late-July freight upturn.

    By • July 27, 2023
  • A Waymo self-driving truck sits inside a conference center in Dallas in November 2022 for the Women In Trucking Association's Accelerate! Conference & Expo.
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    Waymo redirects focus to self-driving cars at the expense of trucking

    The tech company, under Google parent firm Alphabet, is pushing back its timeline and operations for commercializing autonomous tractor-trailers.

    By • July 27, 2023
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters leaders voted Monday to unanimously endorse a tentative labor agreement with LTL carrier TForce Freight.
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    Teamsters leaders endorse tentative TForce Freight labor deal

    The LTL carrier’s 7,800 union employees will vote on ratification this week.

    By • July 26, 2023
  • Schneider National Julie Streich
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    Schneider National appoints manufacturing exec to its board of directors

    Julie Streich fills a newly created director post for the Wisconsin-based logistics service provider.

    By • July 26, 2023
  • MEI Pro-Pac International J&J Machinery Transport flatbed oversize
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    Heavy-hauling specialist MEI expands Southeast presence with Pro-Pac deal

    Buying Pro-Pac and affiliate company J&J will bolster the company’s service offerings, MEI CEO Dan Cappello said.

    By • July 26, 2023
  • P.A.M. Transportation has acquired Metropolitan Trucking for $77.4 million.
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    PAM Transport reports profit decline in Q2

    Q2 operating income was $13.8 million, a YoY decrease, but the carrier moved past Q1 headwinds

    By • July 25, 2023
  • An XPO truck drives in Dallas.
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    XPO promotes finance SVP to CFO

    The LTL carrier appointed Kyle Wismans to succeed Carl Anderson, who is leaving next month.

    By • July 25, 2023
  • A. Duie Pyle outside warehouse Allentown Pennsylvania LTL
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    A. Duie Pyle opens new warehouse and distribution center

    The Allentown, Pennsylvania, facility enhances the LTL carrier’s Northeast logistics network.

    By • July 25, 2023
  • A Marten Transport tractor-trailer in June 2023 on I-95 in Virginia.
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    Marten Transport’s operating efficiency takes another hit

    The carrier reported that tough market conditions and higher costs continued in Q2.

    By • July 24, 2023
  • Maverik
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    Maverik offering truck and RV fuel discounts at 80 locations

    The convenience retailer has partnered with technology company TruckSmarter which, beyond fuel savings, lets drivers book loads and improve their cash flows.

    By Brett Dworski • July 24, 2023
  • A Yellow Corp. truck on the road.
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    Teamsters call off Yellow strike at 11th hour

    The Central States Pension Fund granted the LTL carrier another 30 days to make $50 million in pension and benefit payments.

    By • July 24, 2023
  • A Knight Transportation trailer is hauled southbound on I-95 in Virginia.
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    Knight-Swift projects US Xpress to become profitable in 2024

    The new parent company has already found $6 million in monthly cost savings.

    By • July 21, 2023
  • A Yellow Corp. truck at a terminal.
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    Yellow saga: Trucking industry leaders react to the LTL firm’s turmoil

    Forward Air CEO says “the bottom is behind” the LTL segment and it may recover faster with Yellow out.

    By , , • July 21, 2023
  • Jaguar Transportation Luminus
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    Luminus Management acquires Jaguar Transportation

    The Mexico-based carrier focuses on supporting cross-border import and export trade with the U.S.

    By • July 21, 2023
  • A Yellow Corp. truck is parked at a terminal.
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    Yellow blames Teamsters for its inability to make pension payments

    The union fired back that saving the company is not its members' responsibility.

    By • July 20, 2023
  • JB Hunt BNSF containers
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    JB Hunt Q2 revenue falls 18% in weak freight market

    Carrier executives say a normal freight peak during the second half of the year is unlikely.

    By • July 19, 2023
  • A Yellow Corp. truck at a terminal.
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    Teamsters threaten strike at Yellow over pension payments

    A work stoppage could begin Sunday if the LTL carrier does not pay the $50 million it owes to the Central States benefits and pension plans, the union said.

    By • July 19, 2023
  • An exterior photo of General Mills' corporate headquarters in Minnesota.
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    General Mills boosts truckload use to optimize logistics

    The company is also increasing its digitization and warehouse automation efforts to fix a sub-optimized network.

    By • July 19, 2023
  • Lily Transportation Corp. Transervice Logistics
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    ZS Fund acquires Lily Transportation

    The private equity firm’s combined trucking business with Transervice Logistics will employ over 1,750 drivers.

    By • July 18, 2023
  • An XPO service center in Georgia that recently received an expansion.
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    XPO adds 46 doors in Atlanta area

    The expansion is part of a broader plan to add 900 doors to its North American network by 2024.

    By • July 18, 2023
  • Redwood Chicago HQ Logistics
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    Redwood Logistics continues expansion streak with acquisition of Rockfarm Supply Chain Solutions

    The Chicago-based logistics provider's latest deal is its fourth purchase since 2019.

    By • July 17, 2023
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    National Convenience Distributors acquires Colonial Wholesale

    The deal extends NCD's reach into Florida, helping it reach 24,000 retailers up and down the East Coast.

    By Brett Dworski • July 17, 2023