Trucking

C.H. Robinson’s newly unveiled touchless appointments will automate manual scheduling tasks.

XPO’s fourth quarter exceeded expectations, and the company provided robust pricing guidance for 2024.

Thomas Schmitt, the Forward Air CEO who put together the deal with Omni Logistics trashed by investors, is leaving the company. 

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reported a better-than-expected close to 2023.

Werner Enterprises saw another step down in operations during the fourth quarter.

A lawsuit that goes back to 2010 and opened the door for the ABC test in New Jersey has been settled.

Georgia Ports Authority announced plans to construct a $29 million overpass to keep trucks away from neighborhoods in Savannah.

Yellow Corp. said it has paid a total of $851 million to the U.S. Treasury as repayment for a 2020 CARES Act loan.

ArcBest continued to swap out spot freight for higher-margin shipments from core accounts during the fourth quarter.

Workers at a Goodyear Tire plant in Mexico were awarded over $4 million in back pay by U.S. and Mexican authorities after a labor rights investigation.

The Logistics Managers’ Index for January showed transportation prices are increasing as retailers take on inventory.

$2 billion in fines and expenses from emissions-rigging slammed Cummins’ Q4 profit in a year of record revenues and cash generation.

ArcBest leveraged cost initiatives to beat the fourth-quarter consensus estimate.

U.S. Bank’s freight indices are down but at a rate that may suggest a balancing of capacity could be ongoing.

Forward Air provided an update on January trends but made no mention of December numbers or who is currently in charge of recently acquired Omni Logistics.

Several hundred people gathered for rallies in three border states Saturday as part of the “Take Our Border Back” convoy that traveled from Virginia to Texas last week.

Has UPS been ill-served by on-going cost-cutting?

This week in Borderlands: Mexico’s truckers plan nationwide strike against cargo theft; EV maker Lucid expands its U.S. manufacturing facility; Grainger announces new distribution center near Houston; and supply chain services provider Kinaxis opens Dallas office.

Tearing down the Interstate 81 viaduct in Syracuse, New York, and replacing it with an urban boulevard moved closer to fruition after a Friday court decision.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia will spend roughly 30% of its annual revenue buying terminals and trucks as it looks to take market share again in 2024.