Jim Mullen is slated to head the Truckload Carriers Associaton.
The Self Drive Act of 2026 empowers the trucking sector by authorizing revenue-generating autonomous freight and relaxing federal crash-reporting requirements.
Data from ACT Research and FTR shows improved January truck orders, though underlying freight demand remains fragile.
FedEx has partnered with three investment companies to buy European parcel carrier InPost and take it private, with both sides leveraging complimentary strengths in last-mile delivery and global distribution.
Samsara’s Super Bowl ad features Jesse Love.
The goods moved and costs associated with food and beverage consumption for Super Bowl LX are staggering, supported by a highly coordinated supply chain.
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Connected vehicles, ADAS safety tech, autonomous advancements and software-defined vehicles drive innovation
Paladin Capital’s Chapter 11 filing ties together recent truck carrier shutdowns at Robert Bearden Inc. and Quickway Transportation.
Sun Country Airlines generated record cargo revenue last quarter as its Amazon flying business took off.
TravelCenters of America’s (TA) most recent charity golf tournament did more than set a fundraising record. It showed that industry support for driver health and hardship relief is not only growing, but becoming more intentional. The tournament raised more than $100,000 for the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, the largest single-year contribution since the partnership […]
An accounting error at Hub Group has placed its financial statements for the first three quarters of 2025 under review.
Arrive Logistics trimmed its staff at its Toronto office as part of a strategic retooling of its Canadian operations.
RXO’s fourth quarter was tough but it is focusing on a longer-term message.
Federal regulators are weighing a proposal to allow drivers to ditch ELDs for paper logs, potentially ending the digital mandate for small carriers.
Werner Enterprises is taking steps to restore its one-way unit to profitability by reducing the fleet size and eliminating unprofitable freight.
Georgia-based regional carrier Robert Bearden Trucking has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The U.S. Postal Service saw quarterly adjusted operating income tumble by nearly two-thirds as parcel volume fell by double digits and revenue contracted during the peak shipping season.
Truck drivers describe being pressured to operate in unsafe environments and explain what drivers can do when safety is put at risk.
Chattanooga-based platform adds 1,000 spots in three months as major carriers embrace private parking marketplace
Spot and contract rates climb amid tighter capacity and stricter regulatory pressures on carriers
The first look at RXO’s fourth quarter earnings show the impact of a bad market for brokers.
Amazon said its regionalized fulfillment network and expanding same-day delivery helped boost fourth-quarter results to $213.4 billion in net sales.
Nashville-based Quickway Transportation and two of its affiliate companies have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Werner Enterprises has begun restructuring its one-way fleet, a move announced alongside the reporting of its fourth-quarter results, which fell short of expectations.
A truck driver licensing overhaul has moved to OMB for final review, signaling an imminent end to regulatory limbo for nearly 200,000 foreign-domiciled truckers.
XPO’s less-than-truckload tonnage was flat in January, breaking an 18-month stretch of declines.
ShipTime Canada is expanding its last-mile virtual delivery network with the acquisition of on-demand warehouse platform Warehowz.
FedEx has filed plans with local planning authorities for the addition of another major parcel sorting building at its super hub at Memphis airport in Tennessee.
With its end-2025 acquisition trifecta that brought it three factoring companies all at once, Love’s Travel Stops is likely to look for more this year to grow its factoring activities within its Love’s Financial Services division. Love’s announced the acquisition of three factoring companies–TBS Factoring Service, Saint John Capital and Financial Carrier Services–just before Christmas. […]
XPO beat fourth-quarter expectations on Thursday.
A California jury awarded $52 million to truck drivers who said Sysco retaliated against them for reporting safety and labor violations.
Allstates WorldCargo adds customs brokerage capabilities by acquiring Promptus.
The Stop Underrides Act 2.0 mandates 40 mph-rated side guards for all new trucks and trailers while dropping the controversial retrofit requirements for existing fleets.
FMCSA clarifies that while most English proficiency failures now trigger out-of-service orders, truck drivers in designated border zones will be allowed to continue their routes.
A driver who set Swift trailers on fire now has a second sentence for his activities.
Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion voiced optimism about a potential demand inflection but cautioned that this cycle has been full of false starts.
Uber Freight posted flat revenue in the fourth quarter, but achieved breakeven profitability for the first time in over three years.
Old Dominion Freight Line beat fourth-quarter expectations as cost management and yield hikes helped offset volume declines.
Geotab has released updated findings from its third major study on EV battery degradation. The analysis draws on more than 22,700 electric vehicles across 21 makes and models, spanning several years of aggregated telematics information. The verdict: modern batteries remain robust, but charging behavior has emerged as the dominant factor in how quickly they age. […]
Persistent weakness in freight demand is driving a growing list of layoffs across trucking, logistics and manufacturing.
Logistics provider Stord continued its e-commerce expansion on Tuesday with a deal to absorb a warehouse and customers that American Eagle Outfitters is leaving.
The Trump administration is demanding warranty and failure data from top manufacturers in an effort to end truck engine shutdowns.
Truckload carrier Heartland Express reported another net loss.
At FreightWaves’ 2025 F3: Future of Freight Festival, Christopher Clemmensen, Executive Vice President of Marketing at Echo Global Logistics, sat down with Brad Guinane, Chief Revenue Officer at SONAR, to discuss how shippers are navigating today’s increasingly complex freight environment and building more resilient, end-to-end supply chain strategies.
At FreightWaves’ 2025 F3: Future of Freight Festival, Zach Jecklin, Chief Information Officer at Echo Global Logistics, sat down with FreightWaves to discuss the changing landscape of AI and its place in the modern transportation and logistics space.
New federal rules unlock thousands of H-2B visas for transportation yet a State Department freeze and strict English testing could still keep foreign drivers off U.S. roads.
Veho is offering e-commerce shippers a way to reduce costs so they can offer free shipping if they are willing to accept day-range certainty instead of a day-definite delivery, in effort to differentiate themselves from other independent parcel carriers.
The freight market tightened again in January, with transportation prices seeing the fastest growth rate since April 2022.
A long-running lawsuit by drivers against Werner has been settled, and the size of the payout pool revealed.
Recent industrial developments across Texas show how developers are positioning ahead of expected freight and distribution growth in 2026 and beyond.
NFI CEO Brown, whose criminal indictment was tossed last year in New Jersey, saw that decision affirmed on appeal.
GenLogs bridges the gap between carrier data and real world conditions.
Carriers are rejecting more than 13% of tendered truckload shipments.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: As I-35 traffic worsens, SH 130 courts cross-border trucks; Nestlé Purina plans $100M factory expansion in Guanajuato; and Ryder adds major warehouse, yard capacity in northern Mexico.
A proposed bill in Arizona would allow police to arrest truck drivers found using falsified commercial driver’s licenses and seize tractors.
A federal lawsuit by Vantage Carrier alleges R&R Family of Companies affiliates failed to pay more than $1 million in freight invoices, adding to mounting carrier and creditor claims following the company’s collapse.
The Trump administration is investigating whether EV safety risks justify a retreat from electric truck adoption following the rollback of federal emissions mandates.
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have finally finalized language on a new labor contract. It’s been a long, difficult process.
Amazon is starting to curry favor with potential customers of an LTL offering.
ArcBest is cutting costs and improving processes as the market looks to shake off a prolonged downturn.
The industry-wide push for better visibility has fundamentally reshaped the way freight moves. Freight visibility platforms have built networks with millions of users, promising real-time insights.
Covenant Logistics reported a Q4 net loss, but told analysts it is seeing early signs of pricing power and improving freight fundamentals heading into 2026.
Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest missed fourth-quarter consensus expectations.
Are ELP out-of-service violations actually effective law enforcement?
Covenant Logistics posted a Q4 loss, while highlighting fleet rationalization and balance-sheet discipline as key priorities for 2026.
Schneider National’s stock was down 16% in after-hours trading on Thursday following a worse-than-expected earnings report.
New legislation would mandate independent appeals for safety data contested by truck drivers while expanding carrier access to current driver records.
Partnership targets key U.S. corridors with first locations opening in summer 2026
Jacksonville-based AGX Freight Group has suspended operations after a lender dispute restricted access to working capital.
Regulators are pursuing a three-year extension for a non-domiciled CDL data collection despite legal challenges, citing a need for federal oversight.
Logistics real estate operator Prologis said “a new cycle is kicking off” in 2026.
Another successful quarter led analysts on the C.H. Robinson earnings call to wonder what the longer-term future holds.
Filter to succeed Rourke.
For the first time in Tesla’s history revenues fell year over year, as officials point to the Semi truck as a key future growth lever.
Broker Landstar System’s fourth quarter was negatively impacted by one prior and two recent tragic accidents.
The first look at C.H. Robinson’s earnings that investors applauded.
Proposed federal legislation would allow tow operators to transport disabled tractor-trailers to repair facilities without taking them apart on hazardous highway shoulders.
A Texas lawsuit filed by Jimenez Logistics alleges R&R Express and RFX failed to pay $264K in freight invoices.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Retail Federation among those supporting C.H. Robinson in the brief.
Werner Enterprises announced it has acquired FirstFleet, making it the fifth-largest dedicated truckload provider in the U.S.
As long-haul carriers outgrow legacy TMS platforms, unified operating systems built around AI and financial intelligence are starting to take over The Chicago-based Datatruck recently raised a $12 million Series A round led by Avenue Growth Partners. This highlights a broader shift across North American trucking. Carriers are increasingly replacing legacy TMS platforms with AI-native […]
Marten Transport saw improvement sequentially even as year-to-year comparisons remained weak.
UPS is continuing to cut down Amazon volumes and consolidate package sorting centers in a bid to improve efficiency and shipment yields.
Federal regulators have officially opened a 30-day comment period on ATA’s request for a five-year exemption to continue onboarding 18-to-20-year-old interstate truck drivers.
The three-part series of the Trucking Alliance’s safety agenda wraps up with discussion of English, ELDs and insurance.
Nike is laying off 775 U.S. distribution center workers as it accelerates automation and restructures its supply chain.
American Eagle Outfitters is closing down Quiet Logistics and Office Depot is cutting its logistics service subsidiary Veyer, demonstrating that sidelight businesses can be distractions from core retail execution.
UPS has accelerated the retirement of its MD-11 freighter fleet because they will likely require extensive repairs to make them airworthy following a fatal crash and there are newer planes in the delivery pipeline.
Lenders urged R&R Family of Companies to wind down operations in December as carriers went unpaid, according to a new lawsuit.
Smith System’s new Trainer Center platform aims to help trucking fleets run more consistent driver training programs.
Triumph Financial’s earnings had numerous points that showed a strengthening freight market.
Third-party logistics providers accounted for a larger share of the top 100 industrial leases in 2025, according to CBRE Group.
A court refused to grant an order forcing California to resume granting CDL renewals.
Alaska Airlines says it needs to update its transportation services agreement with Amazon because the current cargo flying isn’t profitable.
FedEx Freight has its first rating from a credit agency and it’s less than FedEx.
M&A advisory firm Tenney Group is calling for a spike in transportation and logistics deal activity in the fourth quarter.
Missed pickups have long been an accepted cost of doing business in less-than-truckload shipping. They’re frustrating, inefficient and expensive, but for an industry built on shared capacity and tight scheduling, they’ve often felt unavoidable. C.H. Robinson is betting that doesn’t have to be the case. The logistics provider has rolled out a new set of […]
The FMCSA has issued an emergency declaration covering most of the US waiving hours-of-service rules through February 6 for truckers delivering essential supplies.
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