Trucking

C.A.T.’s purchase of Manitoba truckload carrier will rev up east-west moves in Canada and cross-border freight with Western U.S. while expanding tractor count by 50%.

John Lyboldt is President of the Truckload Carriers Association, the only trade association focused entirely on the truckload segment of the motor carrier industry.

Saia’s q4 EPS comes in light. Operating income, operating ratio hit by higher expenses on multiple fronts

The integration will help users share data seamlessly and immediately across both Samsara and McLeod platforms.

The Wuhan coronavirus has forced several Chinese cities into a state of lockdown, severely affecting manufacturing hubs and constricting global supply chains.

Companies may be creating unnecessary risk in their operations if they have an out-of-date policy and procedure manual, or worse, aren’t following it.

The proposal is part of a 10-year, $19.4 billion infrastructure plan to improve roads, bridges, airports, rail and bus service.

Big investors like Carl Icahn will have a say in whether Volkswagen’s truck group buys the 83% of Navistar it does not already own, but CEO Troy Clarke’s expected age-related departure this year seems more than a coincidence in TRATON’s $2.9 billion bid.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CFI Logistica expands cross-border operations; Laredo mayor Saenz hails signing of USMCA; jury convicts trafficker using commercial trucks to smuggle drugs; Laredo CBP office gets new director of field operations.  CFI Logistica expands cross-border operations with […]

Parts of northbound Interstate outside of Atlanta reopen after fiery crash shuts all lanes for most of Saturday

Raising tax by 15 cents a gallon is needed before transitioning to mileage-based fee, according to lobbying group.

A Texas jury recently awarded nearly $7.4 million to a man who was seriously injured when a truck driver hauling an oversized load veered off route and struck a bridge, sending metal debris into his vehicle.

Kayla Matthews writes about options if you are interested in starting your own trucking company.

Australian logistics giant
Toll Group possible cyber attack victim

FreightWaves SONAR has new information for subscribers.

Flat volumes, excess capacity persist.

Agency confirms it will credit ‘query’ balances in certain cases.

ArcBest posts down q4 results and January didn’t look much better

USA Truck’s shares fall after another earnings disappointment. New turnaround initiatives were quantified on the company’s conference call.

The ramifications of 2019 will come in the form of shrinking capacity, pushing rates up as supply falls to meet demand instead of dwarfing it.