Trucking

Truckstop’s Brent Hutto shared his view of the truckload market on Wednesday at FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit.

Qued President Tom Curee discusses the company’s new software offering that streamlines and automates load appointment scheduling among shippers, 3PLs and carriers.

At the FreightWaves 3PL Summit, TIA’s Anne Reinke talks about the natural distrust between brokers and carriers.

Echo Global Logistics CEO Doug Waggoner sees the potential for spot rates to rebound by the end of the year.

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO is seeing some of the strongest volume growth in the industry.

Old Dominion Freight Line reported modestly better trends in February compared to January but noted the market remains soft.

A director at Werner Enterprises has resigned over several disputes, including one over the truckload carrier’s environmental, social and governance policies.

IMC Logistics has acquired American Pacific Transportation, growing the company’s drayage capacity to more than 500 trucks in California.

Transportation prices grew for a second straight month in February, according to the Logistics Managers’ Index, but couldn’t keep pace with capacity.

A Mexico-based real estate developer is seeking partners to develop $1.7 billion in industrial and logistics parks along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia said daily shipments were up 19% in February Monday after the market closed.

On a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of The National Transportation Institute, and Avery Vise, vice president of trucking at FTR, discussed the data behind trucking, the economy and the labor market.

Drayage carriers at the Port of Long Beach may be adding more internal combustion engine vehicles than zero-emission vehicles to prepare for California’s Advanced Clean Fleets rule. The Port of LA’s use of ZEVs is also low.

A new audit of trucking contractors for the U.S. Postal Service recommends reforms for verifying safe drivers and triggers a call for new regulations.

This week in Borderlands: Texas-based customs broker expands cross-border footprint; Pennsylvania-based mushroom grower expands production into Mexico; Impilo expands distribution network with Phoenix warehouse; and TT Electronics opens factory along US-Mexico border.

The Sisters of the Road photo collection highlights female truckers’ struggles and improvements needed for industry equality.

The Teamsters and Anheuser-Busch have reached a new five-year contract covering 5,000 workers across operations in the U.S. 

Natural gas, battery and fuel cell electric vehicles all vie to displace diesel. Which will win? Maybe all of them.

Michael Lombard, president of Lombard Trucking, joined Jeremy Reymer on a recent episode of Taking the Hire Road.

Motor carriers’ insurance rates show little sign of slowing down.