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Chassis constraints at Port of Oakland leave trucks on their own
The chassis pit has reopened as of Tuesday, but TraPac noted availability remains limited.
By Colin Campbell • Updated June 8, 2022 -
Heartland Express buys Smith Transport for $170M
The deal marks Heartland’s second major acquisition of a dry van TL carrier in the past three years.
By Colin Campbell • June 1, 2022 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from Trucking Dive
These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry.
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Courtesy of Sysco
Sysco moves drivers to 4-day workweek in bid to improve retention
The food distributor will also be delivering six days a week to improve asset utilization.
By Max Garland • May 31, 2022 -
Courtesy of Schneider
Schneider targets intermodal growth as rail-to-truck conversion accelerates
The carrier is working to double the size of its intermodal operation even as rail service challenges push more shippers to rely on trucks.
By Sarah Zimmerman • May 25, 2022 -
Courtesy of XPO Logistics
XPO’s new pricing platform helped raise contract rates
Technology helped the carrier reduce manual tasks for its pricing experts by 80%, and it paid off with an 11% rate increase on contract renewals.
By Edwin Lopez • May 24, 2022 -
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ColumnCarriers should be weary of cost creep when working with intermediaries
Third-party relationships can bring added administrative, claims and other expenses that executives should consider.
By Lanny Fleming • May 23, 2022 -
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Old Dominion could exceed $300M network expansion budget as costs rise
The LTL carrier’s CEO cited heightened real estate and materials prices as contributing factors.
By Colin Campbell • May 23, 2022 -
US Foods seeks to eliminate wasted miles in its routing system
The initiative has already led to a roughly 10% improvement in case volumes per mile in leading markets versus 2019, an executive said.
By Max Garland • May 18, 2022 -
Courtesy of Saia
Saia aims for 4 new terminals in Q2
The LTL carrier is tapping into new markets and growing existing ones as it nears 200 terminals in its network.
By Kate Magill • May 17, 2022 -
Courtesy of Ryder
Ryder gets a $4.4B takeover bid
HG Vora sent a letter to Ryder with the proposal, noting they believed the company was undervalued by the market.
By Edwin Lopez , Max Garland • May 13, 2022 -
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YRC/Yellow’s survival taleYellow to close 9 Western terminals in first phase of network overhaul
Executives said the transformation plan will help the company become a “super regional carrier,” allowing it to prioritize more next-day service.
By Kate Magill • Updated May 12, 2022 -
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How smaller carriers are combating rising fuel costs
Fleets are looking for new ways to add efficiencies and get “the most miles from each gallon.”
By Amanda Loudin • May 10, 2022 -
Courtesy of XPO
XPO spins off its brokerage armXPO names CEO of planned brokerage spinoff
Drew Wilkerson, currently president of North American Transportation at XPO, brings 14 years of brokerage leadership to the role.
By Edwin Lopez • May 9, 2022 -
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US Xpress pursues Variant turnaround to make digital fleet ‘a scalable business’
U.S. Xpress has worked to improve utilization through Variant, but a deterioration in business is prompting executives to overhaul operations.
By Sarah Zimmerman • May 9, 2022 -
Courtesy of ArcBest
ArcBest’s MoLo deal fuels contract growth in softening spot market
ArcBest is already seeing more loads per day from newly integrated accounts.
By Max Garland • May 5, 2022 -
Courtesy of Yellow Freight
YRC/Yellow’s survival tale10 takeaways from the House investigation into Yellow
An oversight report found Yellow inappropriately received $700 million in emergency relief funds. But that’s not all it sheds light on.
By Kate Magill • May 3, 2022 -
Courtesy of Old Dominion Freight Line
Old Dominion says equipment delays are limiting growth
The wait for new trucks has pushed the LTL carrier to delay the replacement of aging equipment, but executives expect relief later this year.
By Colin Campbell • April 27, 2022 -
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Analysts fear a freight downturn. Here’s what trucking execs had to say.
Werner’s CEO expects there will ‘be blood in the water’ among smaller carriers as spot market demand cools.
By Colin Campbell • Updated May 11, 2022 -
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Knight-Swift adds 6 LTL terminals
In addition to facilities in Texas and Nevada, the company is looking to expand to the U.S. Southwest and Northeast.
By Edwin Lopez • April 27, 2022 -
Heartland Express expects tight capacity to continue, even as freight demand cools
“We expect volatile freight demand throughout 2022,” CEO Mike Gerdin told investors.
By Max Garland • April 26, 2022 -
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GTI buys Foxconn Logistics to bolster container transport expertise
Foxconn’s list of blue-chip clients in the U.S. made it an attractive purchase for the Canada-based logistics company.
By Colin Campbell • April 25, 2022 -
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Truckload rates expected to plateau in Q2 as demand cools
Spot rates are falling, but contractual pricing power remains with the carriers.
By Max Garland • April 25, 2022 -
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Knight-Swift is looking for more LTL deals
The company generated $352 million in free cash flow last quarter, which puts it in the position to make more acquisitions.
By Edwin Lopez • April 21, 2022 -
Courtesy of Orange EV
Ruan adds Orange EV terminal truck to its electric fleet
A Ruan executive said a previous deployment of the electric yard truck surpassed “uptime expectations.”
By Kate Magill • April 20, 2022 -
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JB Hunt reports rising trucking demand as rail challenges restrict intermodal
Truckload revenue grew 77% YoY in Q1, the segment’s best performance since 2005.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 19, 2022
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