Trucking

The monthly J.D. Power used truck report reflects a still-weakening market.

DP World is launching an intermodal service to transport finished vehicles by rail from Mexico to the U.S.

EV startup Harbinger grabbed $400 million in vehicle orders and announced a $73 million Series A funding round.

Forward Air announced it has hired two-time YRC Worldwide chief financial officer Jamie Pierson.

An amended class action complaint from Forward Air’s shareholders has been filed in a Tennessee court.

Well-known transportation equity research analyst Amit Mehrotra is leaving Deutsche Bank, which for now at least is ending equity coverage of transportation companies.

Brock Johns, a leader in the world of transportation management systems, highlighted the need for “convergence” to increase supply chain efficiency.

This week in Borderlands: Nearshoring to continue boosting US-Mexico trucking in 2024; Careismatic Brands to close Dallas distribution hub, lay off 404 employees; ITS Logistics to open office in Fort Worth; and Aztema begins construction of $240M tire plant in Mexico.

Regulators pushing to make the electric truck transition go faster are getting pushback from a range of industry stakeholders.

Relocalize wants to eliminate middle-mile logistics and reduce emissions by replacing trucks with on-the-spot food supply and distribution microfactories.

The Justice Department’s move to loosen restrictions on pot has drawn a strong reaction from large trucking companies that fear recategorizing the drug could lead to more crashes.

Getting a commercial learner’s permit at 17 would give disadvantaged students a faster path to truck driver jobs, Connell High School in eastern Washington told regulators.

At Manhattan Associates’ Momentum conference, a Google Cloud executive gave an overview of generative AI’s explosive growth in supply chains.

After hinting at a brokerage and managed services integration in its latest earnings report, Uber Freight has launched a spot market update to Uber Freight Exchange to combine its carrier and shipper networks.

In the wake of the Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB Chief Jennifer Homendy wants states to start testing their bridges to prevent similar catastrophes.

A coalition of far-flung states has filed a lawsuit to fight California’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule.

The $284 billion automotive logistics market needs technologies that enhance supply chain visibility, experts say.

April data from freight payments platform Cass shows freight demand remains near cycle lows.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized nearly $500,000 worth of cocaine hidden in a semitruck hauling cotton candy.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia has tapped Matthew Batteh, vice president of finance, as its new chief financial officer.