Carriers 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

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

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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

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

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

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

Yellow 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

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

XPO 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

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

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

10 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

XPO to increase LTL capacity with 2 new terminals

The terminals in California and Georgia are part of XPO's wider LTL expansion efforts to increase door capacity by 6%.

By Kate Magill • April 18, 2022

Tales from the C-Suite: The blurred lines between trucking CIOs, CTOs

As the industry begins to adopt real-time tracking, CIOs and CTOs both need to make decisions on data with speed. 

By Heather Larson • April 14, 2022

Relationships are still crucial in trucking, even as intermediaries rise

The growth of intermediary platforms has put distance between carriers and their true clients. Is that healthy?

By Lanny Fleming • April 12, 2022

JB Hunt launches program for shippers to offset transportation emissions

Businesses can purchase credits to make shipments carbon neutral under the carrier's Clean Transport program. 

By Sarah Zimmerman • April 11, 2022

Chewy launches freight service to fulfill linehaul needs

The online retailer is leveraging its own middle mile fleet in a bid for more reliable and less expensive transportation.

By Max Garland • April 6, 2022