Trucking

Ruan Transport is laying off 144 workers from a facility in Tolleson, Arizona, after losing a customer contract.

Daimler Truck AG is pivoting to Europe for zero-emission vehicle growth under its “Stronger 2030” strategy, citing favorable regulations and incentives over U.S. uncertainties. Mercedes-Benz Trucks aims for 25,000 ZEV unit sales by 2030

This week in Borderlands: US ending tomato trade agreement met with praise, criticism; Amports expands vehicle storage capacity at Mexican seaport; and CBP find cocaine in raspberry shipment from Mexico.

Triumph Financial wrapped up a quarter where lots happened with the company beyond its bottom line.

More than 4,000 layoffs hit freight-related companies across the U.S. over the last several weeks.

Numerous changes to the way less-than-truckload freight is categorized take effect on Saturday.

Many businesses are diverting parcel shipments to cheaper carriers as FedEx and UPS hike rates and surcharges, according to the latest TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.

Oregon isn’t enforcing its copycat Advanced Clean Trucks rule, but it just tied itself closer to what California is doing.

The Canadian government is going around union leadership to force a vote on Canada Post’s contract offer to mail carriers. Voting starts next week.

Shippers often face a false choice between the speed and security of truckload and the lower cost of LTL. Shared Truckload (STL) offers a third option, and it is gaining traction as shippers look for ways to reduce costs without sacrificing reliability. Flock Freight’s FlockDirect® service enables STL at scale by pooling multiple shipments from […]

ArcBest announced CEO Judy McReynolds will retire at the end of the year after a 15-year run at the helm.

Four years into its turnaround plan, the U.S. Postal Service is still a work in progress. New Postmaster General David Steiner now has the job of returning the agency to financial health.

A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), released Tuesday, looks at two decades of changes in truck driver demographics to identify untapped recruitment pathways, as fleets grapple with turnover and hiring hurdles.

Forest View, Illinois-based trucking company Chicago Suburban Express will close its doors on Friday.

Marten’s second quarter showed some measures of improvement even as it acknowledged the tough freight market.

Authorities in the U.S. have asked the Mexican government to investigate whether a Tijuana-based trucking company has denied the right of truckers to organize for bargaining purposes.

The logistics industry has long struggled with inefficient communication methods that frustrate drivers and waste valuable time for brokers and carriers. TextLocate addresses these pain points through its innovative SMS-based system. As the dominant driver communication provider in the logistics industry, TextLocate combines chat capabilities and image capture with location tracking – a powerful combination […]

Werner Enterprises lost on an appeal in a case involving a deaf driver, but the financial stakes were lower than at first.

The frequency of incidents involving cargo thieves acting upon inside information rose during the second quarter.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ second quarter comes with few surprises as the multimodal transportation provider navigates the bottom of the cycle.