Trucking

Mexico’s automotive manufacturing industry exported 331,517 passenger vehicles and pickup trucks in June.

A bevy of new final-mile delivery companies is eating into the market share of FedEx, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service. The competition is keeping a lid on rates to the benefit of e-commerce shippers.

Geodi of France has tabbed Laura Ritchey to succeed Mike Honious as president and chief executive officer of its Americas region. 

Texas trucking tort reform aims to limit the ability to file lawsuits against trucking companies after accidents.

After getting boxed out of a key tax break in One Big Beautiful Bill, small-business truck drivers are refocusing on legislation giving them overtime protection.

DHL Parcel in Germany is looking to expand use of parcel vending machines.

This week in Borderlands Mexico: DP World sees big logistics opportunities across Latin America; Aerospace manufacturer plans $120M expansion in Texas; and Third-party logistics provider plans warehouse near Houston.

New immigration restrictions could curb driver availability, trigger a massive capacity crunch, and pull the trucking industry out of The Great Freight Recession. The Trump administration’s English Language Proficiency (ELP) mandate, effective June 2025, is already limiting the 3.5 million driver pool, particularly impacting immigrants, who according to the BLS account for at least 20% […]

Rising costs collided with depressed freight rates, according to ATRI’s latest operational costs of trucking benchmarking report. According to the data, the industry’s average cost of operating a truck declined slightly by 0.4% to $2.260 per mile.

UPS will offer an early retirement package to drivers as it looks to cull 20,000 workers amid slower parcel growth.

Virginia truck drivers that need a skill performance certificate will benefit from a more streamlined evaluation process.

LTL carrier XPO had its debt rating cut by S&P..

President Trump is expected to sign legislation that extends business-friendly provisions included in the 2017 tax cuts.

Trade stakeholders in Arizona and Texas urge the Trump administration to maintain the Tomato Suspension Agreement between the U.S. and Mexico.

FedEx will soon provide a single pricing structure for parcel pickups to coincide with restructuring of Express and Ground networks into a single network.

The monthly jobs report showed small changes in truck transportation employment, more of the overall trend of stability.

DHL Group has replaced the heads of Global Forwarding, eCommerce and Supply Chain at various levels within the Americas region.

Border agents recently seized $31 million worth of narcotics from commercial shipments in Texas, Michigan, Ontario, and Quebec.

The U.S. Postal Service is slowing down service to remote post offices to speed up the rest of the mail distribution system and even out volume flows.

A proposed private passenger train will make the Los Angeles to New York City trip in less than 72 hours – and carry tractor-trailers and their drivers.