Trucking

The marriage of consultancies underscores parcel delivery’s growing appeal.

ABF Freight head Tim Thorne announces his retirement after a 31-year career with the less-than-truckload carrier. ABF’s current VP of linehaul, Seth Runser, will become the carrier’s new president in July.

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Canadian last-mile delivery company partners with California’s Royale EV to electrify vehicle fleets.

Kodiak Robotics, one of a handful of startups aiming to automate commercial trucking, has successfully completed “disengage-free” deliveries on a 205-mile stretch of Texas highway.

Dachser promotes Burkhard Eling to CEO; GlobalTranz hires Bryan Foe as SVP; the Containerization & Intermodal Institute appoints Randy Bayles to its board; and Illinois Railroad Association taps Michelle Kelm as executive director.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Border bridge project gets presidential permit; Honda to build electric vehicle in Mexico; Texas-based Spirit Truck Lines acquired by Forgelight; and CBP seizes meth hidden in tortilla press.

The purchase of 12.5 million shares of Hyliion stock with warrants issued to initial stock purchasers in SPAC sponsor Tortoise Acquisition Corp. netted $142 million for the hybrid truck driveline maker.

Trucking groups OOIDA, WSTA and ATA condemn the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, call for truckers to focus on policy, not politics.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, the freight bull market shows no signs of slowing; Chao says goodbye; and trucking continues to add jobs.

Q1 should be one of the stronger first quarters in recent history from a consumer and freight volume standpoint.

For the second month in a row, China was the main trading partner of the U.S., followed by Mexico, Canada and Japan.

The deal with NorthPoint, believed to be valued at $160 million, ends US Steel’s 67-year ownership of the complex.

Uber’s stock dips on a report that Goldman Sachs is looking to unload 38 million shares. The company has made several moves recently to shore up the balance sheet and sustain its cash-intensive brokerage segment.

Road Hunter, a popular navigation app for truckers, surveyed its users to find out more about their ELD providers. The app’s founder said there is a huge market for truckers potentially willing to switch ELD providers.

Expect better times in 2021, industry observer says

First-round borrowers can get more money in the second round but need to show some financial downturn to do so

MSU’s Miller: Not seasonally adjusted numbers show a market with some weakness but trends are still higher

Here is the first issue of FreightWaves Truck Talk, a weekly newsletter adding perspective, context and commentary to industry news and trends.

The Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has extensive pharmaceutical experience and will handle the storage and transportation of COVID-19 vaccines for Moderna around the world.