Trucking

Natural gas has long been a bit player in a diesel-driven engine world. That may change with Cummins’ beefier 15-liter offering.

This week in Borderlands: The U.S. mulls terminating a tomato trade agreement with Mexico; Walmart opens a fulfillment center near Dallas; Saddle Creek Logistics is opening a distribution center in Arizona; and layoffs hit GulfMark Energy’s operations in Texas.

ArcBest’s less-than-truckload operation saw a meaningful step up in profitability in the third quarter as it remains selective on market share opportunities.

A threat to Mack Trucks’ primary business exists as long as brinksmanship with the striking UAW continues.

A bankruptcy judge said Friday that Yellow Corp. can move forward with a plan to use liquidators to dispose of rolling stock.

Saia posted across-the-board gains but its operating ratio worsened as it absorbed higher-than-expected costs.

Universal Logistics Holdings released its third-quarter financial results on Friday, reporting year-over-year decreases in its trucking, intermodal and brokerage segments.

Echo Global Logistics leverages a variety of intelligence capabilities to provide shippers and carriers with solutions that meet them where they are in their technology adoption journeys.

After 12 years at the helm of the freight brokerages he founded and bootstrapped in 2011 — SEL Supply Chain Solutions (SELSCS) of Fort Worth, Texas — CEO Dennis Martin says he is winding down operations.

A review of the state of SPAC-sponsored and other electrification startup shows a less-than-pretty picture.

Augmenting a carrier staff with state and federal regulatory experts can help an organization exceed the minimum recordkeeping requirements, which can reduce the risk of a negligent hiring claim.

Because of the freight boom in recent years, many smaller carriers, especially those that were new entrants to the industry, fell into unsafe practices.

ArcBest reports a third-quarter earnings beat when adjusting for several one-off items.

Hub Group reported $1 billion in revenue and earnings per share of 97 cents during the third quarter.

Amazon’s EPS handily beat estimates, while operating and net income posted four- and three-bagger gains.

A new federal labor standard opens up trucking companies to a wider range of costly employee liabilities, according to a legal expert.

Heartland Express books a third-quarter net loss and makes changes to cull unprofitable accounts.

Truckload carrier Covenant Logistics Group said the freight market is bottoming out, and the company is eyeing only a “modest decline” in earnings next quarter.

While indications of a freight market shift are heartening for carriers, their strongest impacts will not be seen until well after the conclusion of the next bid season.

UPS’ third-quarter results reflect struggles with macro weakness, volume diversions and higher labor costs.