The Montgomery decision has brought a rapid spotlight on what brokers are going to pay for insurance.
A federal bankruptcy court in New Jersey has approved STG Logistics’ reorganization plan.
Target has recruited ex-Walmart exec Jeff England away from QXO to be its next chief supply chain officer.
Provably safer trucking capacity will fetch a premium on the market.
The BUILD America 250 Act creates the first federal framework for autonomous commercial trucks. It is not a green light. DOT has 2 years to write the safety standard; the liability question stays in front of a jury; and the bill funds retraining for drivers in the cab today.
Companies tied to transportation, warehousing, manufacturing and food logistics announced more than 5,000 layoffs stretching from California to Pennsylvania.
MicroVision acquired Luminar assets for $33 million, adding Iris and Halo LiDAR. The company’s strategy for commercial trucking includes insurance and safety savings.
Volvo Autonomous Solutions and DSV have started autonomous freight operations between Dallas and Houston. Volvo Autonomous Solutions, or VAS, is deploying its Autona/freight solution for DSV. The Autona/freight platform combines the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck with self-driving technology from partners Aurora and Waabi. The operations run between Aurora’s terminals in Dallas and Houston and integrate […]
As van and flatbed volumes surge and rejection rates climb, the very conditions driving optimism are making it increasingly difficult for major fleets to recruit and retain drivers.
Coupa executives and customers at Inspire 2026 said AI and transportation optimization tools are helping companies cut planning cycles from weeks to hours.
What will be considered a reasonable amount of diligence when onboarding carriers?
The Supreme Court just told 28,000 freight brokers that they owe a duty of ordinary care in carrier selection. The question every broker, shipper, and 3PL should be asking is not whether they need a carrier vetting process. That question was answered on May 14. The question is: what technology are they using to build one that a jury will believe?
Evergreen Marine Corp. saw first-quarter profit tumble 70% as higher container volumes were dragged by weaker shipping rates.
Flexport leaders said import demand remains uneven across North America, with Houston and East Coast ports gaining share.
The speculation has started on what the Montgomery case will mean for the brokerage industry.
Executives at J.B. Hunt Transport Services said at an investor conference this week that truckload rates are likely to increase 20% over the next two years as carriers restore margins.
Changes in the New Jersey independent contractor rule, revealed last week, are taking some of the edge off earlier hostility to the proposal when it was first introduced. But what remains is still being viewed by those who hire independent contractors as an ABC test that will be one of the most stringent in the […]
Cargo theft is not slowing down. It is adapting. What used to happen outside the operation is now happening inside it.
Coupa Inspire 2026 is highlighting how companies are using AI-driven sourcing, network optimization and automation tools to cut costs, speed procurement and navigate increasingly complex global supply chains.
The board at FedEx has formally greenlit the spinoff of its freight division.
The American trucking industry built its workforce narrative on a myth, and the modern driver, who wants to be home by Friday and isn’t interested in sleeping in a cab for two weeks, is the one exposing it.
Outpost launched its second-generation gate automation platform on Wednesday, introducing a ruggedized kiosk that deploys in as little as one day and slashes gate operating costs by up to 70 percent. The Austin, Texas-based truck terminal owner and automation company now processes more than 3 million gate events annually across its network of more than […]
The seventh annual State of Sustainable Fleets report lands as fleets face one of the most uncertain environments in decades. Tariff disruptions, regulatory reversals and a prolonged freight recession have suppressed new vehicle orders across every drivetrain. Federal policy shifts erased the previous federally driven push toward zero-emission trucks. The rollback of greenhouse gas vehicle […]
BMO’s transportation group, a big lender to trucking, is being sold.
Hub Group said Tuesday that the scope of a previously identified accounting error has necessitated the restatement of financial results for additional periods.
DOJ targets organized cargo theft and freight fraud, elevating federal focus within the logistics industry.
There’s already been much written and said about the recent changes to California’s DMV regulations and what they mean for autonomous trucking. To summarize, the rules were released April 28 and cover both light- and heavy-duty vehicles. This is a notable shift. California has long been a leader in autonomous driving for robotaxis but has […]
Kodiak AI posted 74% Q1 2026 revenue growth to $1.8M and expanded its customer-owned driverless fleet to 28 trucks. The company logged over 23,500 paid hours in the quarter alone and raised $100M to fund scaling.
Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics beat quarterly expectations on Monday.
Proficient Auto Logistics had a tough first quarter but sees a second quarter improvement.
Autopilot helps project44 customers build and deploy their own AI agents.
Freight fraud exposed: $10M scam highlights logistics vulnerabilities and cargo theft risks.
Authorities across North America seized millions of dollars in narcotics, counterfeit goods and contraband in April.
For the third time in a year, Wabash National has had its debt rating cut by Moody’s.
The U.S. Postal Service made strides in the second quarter reducing heavy losses, but has a long way to go to become profitable.
The Trump administration’s trade agenda is facing mounting legal and political pressure from importers, the European Union and automakers.
Forward Air’s stock was off more than 40% on Friday after it said it may lose a large customer and that a take-private bid for its entire enterprise had failed to materialize.
Greenlane brings high-power charging to Dallas and Houston on the I-45 corridor with six to eight pull-through lanes, dual CCS/MCS, and Nevoya’s multi-year commitment.
Truck Parking Club appoints Victor Westerlund as CFO. The Stax Payments veteran joins as the company surpasses 5,000 truck parking locations and targets 10,000 by 2026.
Investors liked what they saw and heard in RXO’s first quarter earnings.
Shippeo announced that it has acquired German supply chain automation company Logward for an undisclosed sum.
Maersk said first-quarter profits fell as weaker rates undercut increased volumes in the ocean container business.
RXO had the type of rough quarter that might be expected given rising spot freight rates against lower contract numbers, but it foresees a significantly better second quarter. In its earnings released Thursday morning prior to an 8 a.m. EDT conference call, the company said it expected a second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $27 million to […]
A request by two separate plaintiffs for a court to stay the enforcement of the federal government’s rule governing issuance of CDLs to most non-domiciled drivers has been denied. The request came from two separate groups of plaintiffs. One is Martin Luther King County in Washington state, more colloquially known as King County, home of […]
DHL is ditching the Deutsche Post corporate name and giving it to its Post & Parcel Germany unit as part of an internal reorganization.
Aurora and McLane launched driverless hauls in Texas after 280k-mile pilot with 100% on-time. Aurora and Volvo opened 200-mile route to Oklahoma City
Trimble posted stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings and lifted guidance amid growth in transportation software.
Uber Freight management is celebrating a year-on-year increase in revenue.
Temperature-controlled facility operator Lineage said the market is stabilizing as customer food inventories return to normal levels.
GXO Logistics CEO Patrick Kelleher said Amazon’s new supply chain services validate — rather than threaten — the long-term growth opportunity in outsourced logistics.
“Fleet managers are operating in one of the most complex environments in recent memory,” said Josh Lovan, Industry Business Advisor at J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. “Regulation changes, driver shortages, rising equipment costs, and accelerating technology adoption are becoming increasingly challenging to deal with.” The data from the company’s sixth annual State of Fleet […]
The Iran war is impacting FedEx operations in Dubai, which wants U.S. permission to pause flights there from Hong Kong so it doesn’t lose the right to fly that route.
The first weeks of the CAPE tariff refund process are exceeding expectations operationally, experts say.
ORBCOMM has replaced its previous debt structure with new financing.
GXO Logistics reported first quarter revenue of $3.3 billion, up 10.8% year over year.
Nearly $4 million in stolen cargo was recovered in a Los Angeles County case tied to multiple companies, with one arrest made following a search warrant in Vernon.
Super Dispatch has released new data from its Fuel and Transport Cost Tracker detailing the impact of rising diesel prices on carriers, brokers and shippers.
Air and ocean freight moved in different directions at Expeditors in the first quarter.
Cargo theft incidents are being linked to motor carrier authorities that appear legitimate but may be controlled by unknown operators.
WEX and an activist investor ended their proxy battle with Impactive to get three board seats.
Both FMCSA and outside companies are spurring carriers to get ready for the next phase of Motus.
Pamt Corp.’s first-quarter real estate gain helped offset a loss in its core truckload operation.
AI investment is increasingly driving construction growth in the U.S.
With its $95M raise, Loop is building the foundational data platform that turns trapped operational data into strategic decisions across logistics, finance and supply chain.
Universal logistics’ intermodal struggles overshadow contract logistics growth, pushing the company into a quarterly loss.
Union Pacific could walk away from its proposed merger with Norfolk Southern if federal regulators impose onerous conditions for approval.
e2open’s Logistics as a Service is proving that companies don’t have to choose between execution capacity and strategic control when it comes to outsourcing logistics operations.
BNSF Railway saw first-quarter profits strengthen on higher freight volume and more efficient operations.
Schneider National said price renewals are currently at the highest levels since 2021 and that it expects to capture mid- to high-single-digit increases on one-way contracts this year.
FBI warns of rising cyber cargo theft, as cybercriminals increasingly target freight industry operations
Hirschbach Motor Lines plans to own 500 Aurora Driver-powered trucks as part of an expanded partnership that will let the Iowa carrier run a hybrid network
Schneider National beat first-quarter expectations and reiterated its full-year earnings outlook.
DHL Express led DHL Group to a profitable first quarter as the integrated logistics provider navigated through Middle East supply chain disruptions.
While global competitors in Europe and Asia are grappling with surging gas prices and heavy war-risk premiums, the United States is emerging as a structural winner in heavy manufacturing.
Self-help initiatives at XPO are being met with better demand, pushing the less-than-truckload carrier’s financial results meaningfully higher.
A major U.S. alcohol distributor is closing facilities and laying off almost 4,700 workers across seven states.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia’s margins appear to be turning the corner following a multiyear expansion.
The North American rail industry is at a crossroads due to reshoring and tech growth. This symposium provides a forum to align strategy, policy, and execution for the future.
Four months after their January agreement, Kodiak and Bosch have moved to engineering execution. Kodiak is testing Bosch camera samples and has completed early SensorPod integrations.
XPO saw improving trends in its less-than-truckload unit during the first quarter, with margin improvement outpacing normal seasonal patterns.
With 10,000 LNG trucks already operating globally, Westport is introducing its next-generation compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel storage and delivery system to ACT Expo 2026. powered
The Houston company landed a 231-mile empty-cab run from Houston to Hutchins on time with zero humans or remote assistance.
More than 300,000 carriers operate in a system that cannot fully verify who is behind each authority. With limited enforcement and disconnected data, fraud continues to enter through the front door. This May, industry leaders are heading to Washington, DC to address the problem at its source.
The Montgomery broker liability case before the Supreme Court was heavily discussed on C.H. Robinson’s earnings call.
Amazon’s first quarter revenues rises 17% during the first quarter to $181.5 billion, boosted by e-commerce sales across North America and Europe.
The AI productivity platform has acquired stealth startup Merlin, a stealth AI company focused on wholesale distribution
A first look at the earnings of C.H. Robinson.
Old Dominion Freight Line said the less-than-truckload demand picture is improving.
Re-rates are now a significant cost driver for LTL shipments, and Old Dominion Freight Line is focused on identifying gaps and providing better data for shippers.
Target’s first-of-its-kind receive center in Houston adds upstream capacity to position inventory closer to demand.
Canadian National said profits declined even as total freight moving across its network improved.
UPS announced that it will eliminate a total of 51 parcel distribution centers this year as part of a network downsizing effort, as it reported lower profits that still topped consensus forecasts by analysts.
Grant Goodale, CPTO at Ryder System, breaks down the four waves of logistics tech and shares what the company’s Baton innovation lab is building next.
Old Dominion Freight Line exceeded first-quarter estimates, noting freight demand improved as the quarter progressed.
An $81 million verdict in Utah against a building supply company over its trucking operations that killed a preteen is being called the largest civil verdict ever awarded in that state and has entered the discussion about being one of the largest nuclear verdicts in trucking in recent years. The verdict came down in a […]
Broker Landstar System said Tuesday that the truckload market is in the early stages of an upcycle, noting revenue per load is trending well ahead of normal seasonal patterns.
Werner’s Q1 results highlight early signs of a freight recovery, with rising rates and shrinking capacity setting up stronger earnings in the second half.
Port Houston’s March throughput climbed on grains and energy cargo, even as steel imports declined.
ArcBest is seeing some positive signs as carriers gain the upper hand in negotiations.
Alain Bedard, the CEO of TFI International, has never been shy about discussing the problems of his U.S. LTL operations, which the company built from the acquisition of UPS Freight in 2021. On a previous earnings call with analysts, he said the U.S. LTL operations of TFI were“too fat.” On another call, he called some […]
