Trucking

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia saw a step in the right direction during the second quarter.

UPS has notified workers at a New Orleans facility that they will lose their jobs as the company downsizes its physical footprint.

The State of Freight for July looked at what a few key SONAR indices are saying about the market.

Universal Logistics Holdings reported a 15% decrease in revenue to $393.8 million in the second quarter.

Covenant Logistics Group sees a potential gradual freight market recovery later this year.

Roadrunner announced the addition of over 100 lanes to its long-haul, less-than-truckload network, designating Kansas City as a key hub.

Ryder’s profits were higher in the second quarter, but revenue growth was slow.

The trucking industry finds itself mired in one of the most protracted freight recessions on record, a predicament exacerbated by a flood of capacity that has outstripped demand. This surplus stems from an industry with negligible barriers to entry, where supply can readily overshoot, challenging the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) persistent claim of a perpetual […]

Knight-Swift is controlling the controllable as it awaits a more meaningful market turn.

Knight-Swift Transportation modestly beats second-quarter expectations and provides an inline outlook for the third quarter.

Covenant Logistics Group’s second-quarter revenue increased 5% year-over-year to $302.85 million.

Growth in cloud revenue is a highlight; new sales opportunities due to ‘unification’ are helping to grab new business.

Several private equity firms have submitted bids to acquire Forward Air, according to a Reuters report.

Proposals to limit top truck speeds – initiated by major trucking companies – lacked enough data to justify moving forward, according to regulators.

Trucking’s big-carrier lobby tells Congress it’s ready to support an annual truck fee to pay for roads and bridges.

Marten is selling its intermodal unit, which is focused on refrigerated, to Hub Group.

Even as the issue of broker liability is awaiting word on whether SCOTUS will take up the issue, another case is moving through the courts.

FedEx Freight said it is giving shippers more time to adjust to recent changes to the less-than-truckload classification system that is used to establish pricing.

Colorado’s Jeff Hurd introduced legislation to further relax truck driver hours of service rules and ELD requirements for livestock carriers.

Businesses will stop using Canada Post if workers decide to go on strike again, worsening the existing mail drain, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

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.

Heists at freight terminals are getting more brazen as Senate Democrats question Trump administration priorities.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported a largely inline second quarter on Tuesday.

Yellow Corp. has asked a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware to approve the sale of four terminals valued at $6.85 million.

The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service have finalized a new collective bargaining agreement.

Less-than-truckload rates are expected to log a new high in the third quarter, according to TD Cowen and AFS Logistics.

Daimler Truck North America plans to temporarily lay off 2,000 factory workers in the U.S. and Mexico.

The U.S. Postal Service is raising shipping and stamp prices. Bulk mailing companies say the increase is too high.

A panel at a WEX forum sees EV technology as moving ahead rapidly despite the loss of U.S. government support.

The Department of Transportation is updating a national freight strategy that expects freight tonnage to grow 50% by 2050.

FedEx has committed to buy the first ATR 72-600 converted freighter, supplementing the production freighters already in its fleet.

June data from Cass Information Systems showed a decline in shipments but expenditures continued to rise.

FedEx will honor founder Fred Smith, who died last month, at a large ceremony in August.

The U.S. is withdrawing from a three-decade-old tomato trade agreement with Mexico on Monday.

This week in Borderlands Mexico: U.S. trade with Mexico rises to $74B in May; Redwood Logistics opens office in Queretaro, Mexico; and Franke Group opens production plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he will impose a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union.

The Northwest Seaport Alliance recently announced its first-ever incentive program for zero-emission truck and charging deployment in the Puget Sound region. Zeem Solutions was selected as the subrecipient of the program after a competitive bidding process.

AIFleet uses a forum of mostly energy transition investors to tout its AI future for trucking.

Australia Post is responding to e-commerce growth by building dedicated parcel post offices and rolling out an ultra-low cost shipping option aimed at small retailers.

A new bill aims to compel FMCSA to accept positive hair drug tests in the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, a move supported by major carriers but opposed by owner-operators.

Motive introduces Positive Driving AI to detect safe behaviors like quick obstacle avoidance, shifting fleets to rewards-based coaching. Results show 64% fewer safety incidents and 43% lower turnover

President Donald Trump plans to impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada starting Aug. 1.

Supply chain software provider E2open held an analyst-free earnings call, likely to be its last.

Truck Parking Club accepts strategic investment from CAT Scale, North America’s largest truck weighing network, to make parking more accessible to truckers nationwide.

International mail systems grew revenue in 2024 as e-commerce shipments negated a downward trend in letter mail.

The brokerage industry may have two cases seeking Supreme Court guidance on a key issue of broker liability.

FedEx is cutting hundreds of jobs in North Carolina, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.

Carrier Logistics, Inc. announced that its freight management system now supports the automatic population of data entry fields from a bill of lading.

Poland-based InPost continues to implement its pan-European expansion strategy with the acquisition of Spanish parcel operator Sending.

WattEV recently broke ground on its sixth heavy-duty electric truck charging depot in California at the Port of Oakland

Economic and safety concerns attributed to non-North American motor carriers operating in the U.S. may be misguided, according to federal data.

A court defeat for TQL on the question of broker liability may set up a Supreme Court showdown.

Regional courier service Deliver It has gone out of business.

An electric Tesla semi recently piloted by ArcBest performed comparably to its diesel counterparts, the company announced Wednesday.

President Donald Trump said he will impose a 50% tariff on copper imports, and is mulling a 200% levy on imported pharmaceuticals.

Tech platform ServiceUp has raised $55 million in Series B funding to streamline the vehicle repair process for fleet operators and insurers.

In  a move toward zero emissions operations, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has introduced an electric truck charging station at Port Newark.

&T Express, a major parcel freight carrier in Southeast Asia, posted record second-quarter volume growth.

A filing with a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware shows Yellow Corp. will liquidate four terminals for $4 million.

Trucking companies and drivers responding to the deadly flood in Central Texas are temporarily exempt from work-hour rules.

Hotlanta’s tender rejections peaked at 11.2%.

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.