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  • A FedEx Freight driver stands on the liftgate of his trailer in San Francisco, California, on June 25, 2019.
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    FedEx Freight president to retire ahead of spinoff

    Lance Moll will step into an executive advisor role at the carrier at the end of the month.

    By Jan. 17, 2025
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    ArcBest chief commercial officer to retire, amid other leadership moves

    The company simultaneously announced a shuffle of its logistics and strategy management amid a broader changing of the guard.

    By Jan. 17, 2025
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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
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    5 compensation and benefits trends to buy into in 2025

    To attract and retain workers, employers will focus on competitive salaries and flexible benefits, experts say.

    By Ginger Christ • Jan. 15, 2025
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    5 trucking regulations to watch in 2025

    The industry expects a rollback of federal rules under a second Trump administration.

    By Jan. 15, 2025
  • 5 questions about FedEx’s planned Freight spinoff

    The parcel giant’s planned move raises questions about timing, leadership and impact on the rest of the LTL market. Here’s what we know so far.

    By Jan. 10, 2025
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    Final rule to overhaul H-1B visa eligibility requirements takes effect Jan. 17

    Employers should be prepared for potential disruption caused by the rule, attorneys for law firm Fragomen wrote this week.

    By Ryan Golden • Jan. 9, 2025
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    Plus hires another former FMCSA deputy chief

    Earl Adams Jr., who led the agency's efforts on autonomous trucking, joined the AV tech firm as VP of public policy and regulatory affairs.

    By Jan. 8, 2025
  • Portrait shots of Ryder President and COO John Diez and EVP and CFO Cristina Gallo-Aquino shown side by side.
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    Ryder financial execs promoted to COO, CFO

    The company promoted John Diez and Cristina Gallo-Aquino, who both started as assistant controllers at the company.

    By Jan. 6, 2025
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    TFI International promotes wave of executives

    Three leaders were elevated to newly created roles on Jan. 1.

    By Jan. 6, 2025
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    CH Robinson CEO discusses technology, M&A, freight cycle

    Generative artificial intelligence is reducing time spent on tasks from hours to minutes, CEO Dave Bozeman told Trucking Dive in an interview.

    By Jan. 3, 2025
  • A Hyzon tractor-trailer on a road lined with palm trees.
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    Hyzon lays off workers, plans to liquidate business

    “To date, no viable strategic alternatives are available to the Company,” according to a Friday securities filing.

    By Dec. 20, 2024
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    Keys to longevity: Business lessons from three 100-year-old LTL carriers

    Dedication to customers and employees, plus investments in growth, are critical to long-term success, executives told Trucking Dive.

    By Dec. 19, 2024
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    Fed trims main interest rate, signals prospect of less easing in 2025

    Policymakers reduced the benchmark interest despite signs that their nearly three-year fight to push down inflation to their 2% target has stalled.

    By Jim Tyson • Updated Dec. 18, 2024
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    ‘In the trenches’: CH Robinson CEO shares views on tariffs, nearshoring

    The brokerage giant, heavily involved in U.S.-Mexico truckload crossings, is focused on helping customers navigate potential changes in cross-border trade, CEO Dave Bozeman said.

    By Dec. 18, 2024
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    Averitt promotes replacements for 2 more retiring VPs

    Three VPs have retired from the LTL carrier in the past two months.

    By Haley Cawthon • Dec. 18, 2024
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    Workers are willing to disclose disability — but few ask for accommodation

    Nearly 3 in 4 workers who request an accommodation have their requests denied, Deloitte said.

    By Kathryn Moody • Dec. 17, 2024
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    ‘A whirlwind’: Saia sprints toward nationwide ambitions in 100th year

    The Georgia-based LTL carrier spent $1 billion and reopened more than 20 former Yellow Corp. terminals in its centennial year.

    By Dec. 17, 2024
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    Nearing 2025, almost half of workers expect to leave some vacation time unused

    A recent survey contains “mixed messages” about what employees want from their time-off policies, said Eagle Hill Consulting’s Melissa Jezior.

    By Ryan Golden • Dec. 16, 2024
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    Forward Air fires president amid investor pressure to sell company

    Chris Ruble, also the company's COO, was terminated without cause on Dec. 6, according to a securities filing.

    By Dec. 9, 2024
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    Averitt promotes international solutions director to vice president

    Richard Egan, who will succeed retiring VP Charlie McGee, has 40 years of logistics experience, the carrier said.

    By Dec. 2, 2024
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    Landstar opens owner-operator facility in Indiana

    The Crawfordsville site offers secure parking, Wi-Fi, laundry, showers and a business center, the company said.

    By Nov. 25, 2024
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    Trump nominates Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of labor

    The American Trucking Associations encouraged a thorough vetting of her positions on independent contractor law.

    By Ginger Christ • Nov. 23, 2024
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    ATA environmental affairs VP takes job at American Truck Dealers

    Jacqueline Gelb will be ATD’s next president, her new employer announced.

    By Nov. 21, 2024
  • President-elect Donald Trump joined Wisconsin's then-Gov. Scott Walker and then-Rep. Sean Duffy for a small business roundtable in Altoona in 2016.
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    ‘Exceptional’: DOT secretary nominee would support trucking priorities, groups say

    Former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy understands trucking issues and will be an ally of the industry, ATA, OOIDA and TCA said.

    By Nov. 19, 2024
  • A J.B. Hunt tractor-trailer at a Pennsylvania Turnpike rest stop during an October afternoon with a roadway light behind it.
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    Overcapacity has lessened significantly, JB Hunt CEO says

    President and CEO Shelley Simpson said signs are pointing to improvement in the trucking market.

    By Nov. 12, 2024