John Deere, Rockwell, AOI, SEL and others break ground on plants across Texas, the Midwest and Southeast.
UPS says a Teamster lawsuit seeking to stop it from offering a large buyout package to parcel drivers is without merit and should be dismissed by a district court.
Another attempt to license last mile delivery drivers in New York City is raising many questions on numerous logistics issues.
The freight market has been sending mixed signals for months, but one trend stands out clearly as we move deeper into 2026: trucking spot rates have staged a meaningful recovery, while intermodal rates remain stubbornly anchored near cycle lows. Look at the data. Truckload spot rates (inclusive of fuel) are holding elevated around $2.80 per […]
This week in Borderlands: Exports of Mexican-made trucks to US fell 54% in January; China-based Daimay opens first auto plant in Mexico and Alliant Insurance acquires a trucking portfolio, opens Laredo office.
International Roadcheck 2026 focuses on ELD safety and cargo securement.
Truckload carrier Pamt Corp. booked a fifth consecutive net loss on Friday.
Truckload stocks have been on a wild ride after signs of an improving spot market were amplified by positive manufacturing data, and then slightly doused by the threat of AI upheaval.
The Trump administration is reassessing portions of last year’s steel and aluminum tariffs and weighing targeted exemptions.
The day after, an analysis of why logistics stocks sold off so hard Thursday.
RXO has seen its debt rating cut by Moody’s to a non-investment grade level.
The EPA has rescinded a landmark Obama-era policy that removes the agency’s authority to enforce greenhouse gas standards and electric vehicle quotas for trucks.
FedEx management on Thursday explained the rationale for their new investment in InPost, a fast-rising European parcel carrier.
The House of Representatives voted to lift tariffs on Canadian goods amid rising concerns over costs, freight volumes and North American trade stability.
FedEx unveiled its four-year growth strategy on Thursday, setting a goal of 14% profit growth by 2029.
Recent enforcement actions show criminal networks targeting shipments, warehouses, border crossings and international exports.
FMCSA has finalized strict new non-domiciled CDL standards, initiating a five-year staggered phase-out for an estimated 200,000 drivers affected by the new rule.
QXO is making its second big purchase in the building products field.
Amazon continues to set the pace for parcel delivery expectations, rolling out same-day pharmacy delivery to another 2,000 locations this year.
GXO Logistics expects North American freight demand to remain stable in 2026, guiding for flat volumes while leaning on new contract wins.
The annual revision of jobs published by BLS found that truck transportation jobs were far less than earlier estimated.
Newbie parcel carrier Gofo stoked its big growth ambitions with the acquisition of Cirro E-commerce, an e-commerce logistics platform company, giving it better inroads to retail customers.
Canadian truck drivers continue to lose thousands of dollars annually to unpaid labor and wage theft, according to a new report.
A first look at Ryder’s earnings.
An EEOC lawsuit over the failure of a company to hire a deaf driver has ended with a settlement.
GXO’s revenue increased to $13.2 billion in 2025 amid a confident outlook tied to outsourcing, e-commerce and automation trends.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia missed fourth-quarter expectations on Tuesday but said the recent period could mark the trough for margins.
Proficient’s stock price suffered a big decline Tuesday after its earnings were released a day earlier.
Trimble’s transportation and logistics business posted mid-single-digit organic growth in the fourth quarter amid a challenging freight environment.
President Donald Trump’s threat to block the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge could disrupt one of North America’s busiest truck freight corridors.
UPS is preparing a second voluntary buyout offer for parcel delivery drivers. The Teamsters union has gone to court to force UPS to withdraw the program on the grounds that it doesn’t adequately compensate drivers and undermines the union.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia missed fourth-quarter expectations ahead of the market open on Tuesday.
Business Roundtable is urging the Trump administration to extend the USMCA trade pact, citing strong job and export gains in states like Texas and California.
Pacific northwest ports have signed an agreement to create an inland logistics hub to boost Washington state trade.
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.
This week in Borderlands: Mexican truckers win union rights after years of intimidation, dismissals; Port of Lázaro Cárdenas posts record cargo volumes in 2025; and Port of Lázaro Cárdenas posts record cargo volumes in 2025.
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 Inc. 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.
