David Bell, founder and CEO of CloneOps.ai, discusses how his decades of experience in the logistics industry enabled him and his team to build an AI voice agent with exactly the kinds of robust features that transportation businesses need.
Most major railroads maintained their 2025 outlooks even amid worries about trade and the economy.
Forward Air is seeking shareholder approval to reincorporate in Delaware, where it may be easier to sell the company or seek other strategic alternatives.
West Coast politicians and port executives warned that President Trump’s tariffs will have far-reaching consequences for the U.S. economy.
A group of owner-operators won a more than $10.4 million judgment in a class-action suit against a carrier that a federal court found underpaid the drivers by underreporting part of its gross revenues.
Freightmate AI has filed a motion to dismiss Flexport’s copyright infringement lawsuit against it.
With over 80 locations and counting, Southern Tire Mart at Pilot is rapidly growing its presence to serve more drivers and fleets. For both fleet managers and owner-operators, the growth of this network represents a valuable opportunity to streamline maintenance operations and reduce downtime.
Warehousing and storage jobs were the bright spot in March as inventories swelled.
DHL Group is trimming some airline partners to reduce excess capacity in its air network as part of an effort to maintain growth in a turbulent market.
Amazon officials said on Thursday tariffs are creating uncertainty for global online retailers.
Canadian National saw 8% earnings growth and had an improved operating ratio in the first quarter.
More than 1,800 layoffs since the beginning of April are tied to the manufacturing, distribution and freight sectors.
This week: We examine freight fraud stats and close the case on some stolen vehicles.
Penske, US Xpress, UPS, and more are in already planning workforce reductions.
Schneider National is still targeting 2025 as a growth year but not likely as robust as hoped due to trade uncertainty.
Fixing the Highway Trust Fund is a priority for the trucking industry – but not by charging trucks based on routes and weights, say owner-operators.
Balkan Express and its affiliate brokerage filed for Chapter 11 protection citing debts of $25 million.
Engine issues, production backlogs, and labor and parts shortages have airlines and aircraft lessors scrambling to maintain operational readiness.
Schneider National posted a rare earnings beat in what was a tough quarter for transportation companies.
Heartland Express booked another net loss during the first quarter.
CPKC CEO Keith Creel says the railroad, which reported higher revenue and profits for the first quarter, is “off to a strong start” for the year.
The company’s autonomous freight service, operating without a human driver onboard, is now making regular deliveries between Dallas and Houston.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday to revoke two trucking-related Environmental Protection Agency waivers granted to California.
It’s been a year since a turnaround at C.H. Robinson was evident in its earnings, and the first quarter did not disappoint this year.
Penske Logistics plans to lay off 337 warehouse and other workers in Missouri due to the loss of a contract.
C.H. Robinson saw less first-quarter revenue than it did a year ago, but it made more money.
Here’s a sector-by-sector breakdown of how major players are reacting to the mounting pressure of tariffs and retaliatory trade measures.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reiterated its outlook for margin improvement in 2025 even if the economy doesn’t cooperate.
Equipment manufacturer Wabash saw its already-falling stock decline more after it released earnings on Wednesday.
Lineage Inc. had revenue of $1.29 billion and earnings per share of 86 cents in the first quarter.
Supply chain businesses ranging from rail to trucking to warehousing saw layoffs and bankruptcies throughout April, as tariffs and other economic factors slam freight markets.
The Trump administration eases tariffs on auto industry metals, offering relief to U.S. automakers and suppliers through exemptions and reimbursement incentives.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO is one of the few transportation companies to report better-than-expected results for the first quarter.
Werner CEO Derek Leathers held court with analysts on a quarter that was historic, but not in a good way.
Werner Enterprises posted a net loss for the first quarter.
UPS is downsizing its workforce as it pulls back from delivering packages for Amazon, its largest customer.
ArcBest said it’s still seeing a rational less-than-truckload pricing environment and expects a normal seasonal uptick in demand during the second quarter.
The freight arm of Uber Technologies shares growth plans for its carrier base at the company’s 2025 Carrier Summit in Atlanta.
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it plans to curb some tariffs on cars and foreign parts imported to the U.S.
ArcBest reported a miss for the first quarter as it balances keeping its network full with finding decently margined freight.
DHL said it is resuming deliveries of B2C shipments over $800 after U.S. authorities relaxed rules that had increased red tape for processing medium-value shipments.
Two more men were charged with the murder of a cooperating witness in the Louisiana staged accident scam.
Kingsley Trucking ceased operations on Thursday after a Canadian court placed the 46-year-old carrier into receivership.
Broker Landstar System has delayed its first-quarter report as it further investigates what it says was fraud tied to an independent agent working under its freight forwarding operation.
Tariffs can take a toll on the bottom line. Bonded warehouses help combat that.
Apollo Global Management has a grim warning for the trucking industry: a recession is coming and mass layoffs will come with it.
WorkHound, which takes in mostly driver feedback and sends it to their employers, has been sold.
A federal jury has ruled that AI-powered technology made by Motive does not infringe on any of Omnitracs’ patents.
Importers bringing goods into the U.S. were improperly declaring imports that racked up $310 million in fees.
We’ve all heard how emerging AI technologies will optimize the freight industry in ways we can only dream about. But the scary truth is that AI is already fueling our nightmares—by supercharging freight theft. Why aren’t more people talking about the dark side of AI? For one, most of the worries are centered on job […]
Saia’s shares are getting punished as the company’s ambitious growth efforts have been derailed by a trade war.
DHL Express has grown its next-day delivery capabilities by adding a Brazil-to-US lane to its Medical Express service.
S&P Global is making a multistep deal with Orbcomm, taking a stake in it and buying a maritime offering.
Universal Logistics Holdings’ first-quarter revenue decreased 22.3% year over year to $382.4 million.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia’s first quarter was much worse than analysts feared.
Union Pacific has brought a rare trackage rights dispute with BNSF to the Surface Transportation Board.
Universal Logistics Holdings reported a 22% decrease in revenue and an 88% drop in earnings per share in the first quarter.
Despite numbers that continue to sink, TFI CEO Alain Bedard was mostly positive about the outlook for TForce.
Covenant Logistics Group said economic uncertainties may push back freight market improvements.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of being part of a criminal enterprise to steal, move and sell stolen cargo in the Los Angeles area valued at over $3.9 million.
Railcar owner GATX won’t have to help pay the $600 million settlement related to the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, a jury decided.
Falling fuel surcharge revenue offset record freight revenue for Class I railroad Union Pacific in the first quarter.
Brad Jacobs’ QXO has a non-investment-grade debt rating in its first review by the two biggest ratings agencies.
Pamt Corp. reported a sixth straight operating loss in its truckload business during the first quarter.
Importers, customs brokers and freight carriers could be exposed to higher fraud risks as a result of Trump’s rapid-fire, unpredictable tariff regime.
Knight-Swift Transportation said some customers are delaying decision making and others are drawing down inventories as the market awaits some resolution on U.S. trade policy.
TFI’s earnings release late Wednesday didn’t have much good news for its U.S. LTL operations.
Covenant Logistics Group’s first-quarter revenue declined 3% year over year to $269.4 million.
Knight-Swift Transportation lowered its second-quarter outlook and didn’t provide third-quarter guidance due to a “fluid trade policy,” which is weighing on customer decision making.
Old Dominion Freight Line is only modestly altering near-term plans as it looks to take market share during the next less-than-truckload upswing.
Growth in its freight and transit business segments powered higher first-quarter revenue and earnings at rail technology company Wabtec.
Flat revenue and a “vicious winter” didn’t keep Norfolk Southern from posting improved first-quarter profits.
A proposed trilateral cargo partnership among Qatar Airways, IAG Group and Malaysia Airlines will extend each airline’s global reach, the carriers say.
Chinese sellers are now forced to play by the same rules as U.S.-based vendors.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would cut tariffs on Chinese imports but did not clarify by how much.
Investors liked the earnings report from Ryder, even though its gains over the 12 months were limited.
Old Dominion Freight Line beat first-quarter expectations on Wednesday but lowered its capex budget as demand weakness lingers.
Motive announced at its Vision 25 user conference a host of new features expanding on its AI-powered, integrated operations platform.
Nuvocargo has acquired South Carolina-based Merge Transportation, a 3PL offering transportation solutions across the U.S.
A debate in New York City took on the question of whether the U.S. should “decouple” its supply chains from China.
Tesla had revenue of $19.3 billion and earnings of 27 cents per share in the first quarter.
Daimler Truck North America is delivering its latest flagship on-highway trucks to the autonomous testing fleet of Torc Robotics, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck. The trucks are based on the recently unveiled fifth-generation Freightliner Cascadia.
The country’s most reliable source of freight is slowing down.
Who will win the top fraud-fighting award at the inaugural Freight Fraud Symposium in Dallas?
Freight forwarder AIT Worldwide Logistics announced it has acquired a Miami-based forwarder.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a CSX appeal regarding an antitrust suit over access to Norfolk International Terminals.
OOIDA made its case before a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as it fights alone against California’s AB5 applying to trucking.
Key strategies for combating fraud involve certificates of insurance for supply chain partners.
Citing tariffs and other factors, Volvo Trucks layoffs could total 1,000 manufacturing jobs across US
Container shipping capacity on the Asia-U.S. trade route has sharply declined as carriers ramp up blank sailings.
On Episode 829 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to one of the most amazing owner-operators on the road: Roger Machback. Machback lost his arm in a boating accident but didn’t let that keep him out of the cab. Instead, he designed his own prosthetic arm so he could keep on trucking. Now, he […]
Capacity management and transaction AI are two ways that Parade is helping brokers streamline carrier sales and daily operations.
Forward Air on Monday updated its first-quarter expectations for a second time.
The air cargo industry could see revenues cut by billions of dollars and China-US air rates plunge by 30% or more when the Trump administration revokes duty-free treatment for small e-commerce shipments, according to one logistics expert’s scenario modeling.
DHL says it will pause accepting certain B2C shipments after U.S. authorities eliminated the informal entry process for shipments under $2,500, which has swamped the company’s ability to process formal entries.
Freight forwarders focused on the trans-Pacific are in pain.
Mack Trucks will eliminate up to 450 jobs at facilities in Pennsylvania and Maryland due to tariffs and economic uncertainty.
The State of Freight webinar focused on a market that is coming to terms with a raging trade war.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is partially funding an $8.8 million project promoting adoption of autonomous truck platooning technology in the Midwest.
Custom manufacturer Fictiv has been acquired by the Misumi Group in an all-cash deal.
