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  • A C.H. Robinson office near Webster St. in Chicago.
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    CH Robinson confirms layoffs as costs rise

    The company is in the process of informing affected employees, according to a spokesperson.

    By Updated Nov. 11, 2022
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    US Xpress posts $22.7M loss after crash costs spike

    Two large claims drove up expenses in Q3 as the carrier slashes its workforce to find savings.

    By Nov. 9, 2022
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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
  • UPS driver loads a cart with boxes as he makes deliveries December 17, 2004 in San Francisco, California.
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    UPS plans logistics-as-a-service offering to build out revenue streams

    The company will coalesce capabilities of several disparate services, such as Roadie, Coyote Logistics and Delivery Solutions.

    By Nov. 9, 2022
  • A Yellow Corp. truck is seen near its terminal July 8, 2003 in Miami, Florida.
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    Yellow to sell 28 terminals as transformation plan nears completion

    With LTL demand moderating, real estate sales have boosted the carrier's bottom line.

    By Nov. 8, 2022
  • A Werner truck is attached to a reefer trailer.
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    Werner acquires Florida-based logistics and transport business for $112.4M

    ReedTMS will help the carrier’s freight brokerage capabilities and logistics portfolio, according to CEO Derek Leathers.

    By Nov. 7, 2022
  • Women in Trucking President and CEO Ellen Voie in the driver's seat of a truck.
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    Filling the Driver's Seat

    Women in Trucking founder talks breaking barriers, recruiting female drivers

    Ellen Voie says carriers need to address harassment in the industry if they want to diversify their driver ranks.

    By Nov. 7, 2022
  • A truck on a road by grass and trees
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    Werner expects premium pricing to be down at least 60% this quarter

    Peak season this year is "underwhelming thus far," said CEO Derek Leathers.

    By Nov. 7, 2022
  • FedEx Freight tests dimensional LTL pricing

    The pilot program takes into account the space a shipment requires in a truck, as well as the weight and shipping speed.

    By Nov. 4, 2022
  • A worker at an e-commerce facility.
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    Ryder acquires e-commerce fulfillment firm as it looks to grow network

    The deal includes Dotcom Distribution's 400,000-square-foot New Jersey facility and about 100 workers.

    By Nov. 3, 2022
  • XPO Logistics founder Brad Jacobs and Mario Harik talk between photos with colleagues in front of the New York Stock Exchange on the day of the Nov. 1 spinoff of RXO, the company's brokerage arm.
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    Deep Dive // XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    Why XPO and its spinoffs expect growth even as Brad Jacobs steps back

    The logistics juggernaut has broken up. But incoming executives plan to continue the founder's emphasis on tech integration and creating shareholder value.

    By Nov. 2, 2022
  • Billy Joel played a surprise set — including hits “Piano Man,” “Only the Good Die Young,” and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” — at Daimler Truck’s annual customer appreciation event during ATA MCE 2022.
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    Billy Joel, federal regulators and other highlights from ATA MCE 2022

    FMCSA Administrator Robin Hutcheson and ATA President Chris Spear also gave notable remarks during one of the trucking industry's biggest conferences.

    By Nov. 2, 2022
  • A rendering of a Nikola truck pulling a Covenant Logistics trailer.
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    Covenant hit with $7.5M increase in maintenance, operations costs

    Executives are now pursuing a more aggressive replacement strategy as they seek to control inflation.

    By Nov. 2, 2022
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    Love’s adds store with 60 truck parking spaces

    The 12,000 square-foot site grows the company's footprint to 600 stores nationwide.

    By Brett Dworski • Nov. 2, 2022
  • A Schneider National tractor.
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    Schneider records $57M legal hit after losing contract battle

    Watkins & Shepard, which Schneider purchased in 2016 to expand first-and-last mile services, alleged the carrier failed to help grow the business.

    By Nov. 1, 2022
  • An XPO truck in Queens, New York
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    XPO Logistics completes brokerage spinoff

    RXO is now a standalone company based in North Carolina.

    By Nov. 1, 2022
  • Old Dominion truck outside a service center
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    Old Dominion is back to fully insourced domestic linehaul operations

    Regional demand trends helped the LTL’s purchased transportation spend return to preferred levels.

    By Oct. 31, 2022
  • A driver in an Old Dominion Freight Line truck
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    Old Dominion is not filling vacancies as it seeks to lower short-term costs

    Reluctant to lay off drivers it already trained, the company is instead relying on attrition to lower its headcount.

    By Oct. 28, 2022
  • A gasoline truck on a road.
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    Flashback: Companies hit with record-high fuel prices

    Diesel prices dipped further into trucking’s bottom line in October, approaching a peak level in June.

    By Oct. 28, 2022
  • A headshot of Drew Wilkerson, courtesy of XPO on May 9, 2022.
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    Courtesy of XPO Logistics
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    Q&A // XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    Incoming RXO CEO talks brokerage strategy ahead of spinoff

    Drew Wilkerson, who will lead the business following the Nov. 1 split from XPO Logistics, says he is focused on organic growth.

    By Oct. 27, 2022
  • Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at ATA MCE 2022.
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    ‘Leaving talent on the table’: Buttigieg urges trucking to recruit more women drivers

    The transportation secretary called the gender disparity “mathematical madness” amid a driver shortage.

    By Oct. 26, 2022
  • A Knight truck on the side of the road
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    Knight-Swift projects ‘muted peak season’

    The trucking company said efforts to diversify business units could help it weather upcoming freight demand challenges.

    By Oct. 26, 2022
  • American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear speaks at the 2022 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition on Monday.
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    ATA president touts legal, legislative victories in MCE address

    American Trucking Associations chief Chris Spear highlighted the industry's fights over the vaccine mandate, truck tolling and infrastructure.

    By Oct. 25, 2022
  • Truck drivers navigate a rain-covered highway on the outskirts of Chicago.
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    Driver shortage eases slightly in 2022 but relief likely temporary, ATA reports

    The industry is short about 78,000 drivers, an improvement from last year’s 80,000-person gap estimate, the group’s chief economist said.

    By Oct. 25, 2022
  • Drivers fill up their trucks at a gas station in Milford, Connecticut.
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    Fuel prices are trucking’s top concern in 2022: ATRI

    The driver shortage fell to No. 2 after five years as the industry’s top problem, but that doesn’t mean the issue is improving, the group’s president said.

    By Oct. 24, 2022
  • Parked tanker trucks from Kenan Advantage Group, or KAG.
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    KAG Logistics steps into Canada market with Connectrans acquisition

    In-house cross-border operations carry advantages, especially for companies handling large amounts of freight.

    By Oct. 20, 2022