The Cass Freight Index showed truckload rates advanced again in January even as volumes fell.
New tool allows users to intuitively analyze trucking capacity by geography.
Truckload carrier Pamt Corp. booked a fifth consecutive net loss on Friday.
Truckload stocks have been on a wild ride after signs of an improving spot market were amplified by positive manufacturing data, and then slightly doused by the threat of AI upheaval.
Jim Mullen is slated to head the Truckload Carriers Associaton.
Werner Enterprises is taking steps to restore its one-way unit to profitability by reducing the fleet size and eliminating unprofitable freight.
Werner Enterprises has begun restructuring its one-way fleet, a move announced alongside the reporting of its fourth-quarter results, which fell short of expectations.
Truckload carrier Heartland Express reported another net loss.
The freight market tightened again in January, with transportation prices seeing the fastest growth rate since April 2022.
A long-running lawsuit by drivers against Werner has been settled, and the size of the payout pool revealed.
NFI CEO Brown, whose criminal indictment was tossed last year in New Jersey, saw that decision affirmed on appeal.
Schneider National’s stock was down 16% in after-hours trading on Thursday following a worse-than-expected earnings report.
Broker Landstar System’s fourth quarter was negatively impacted by one prior and two recent tragic accidents.
Werner Enterprises announced it has acquired FirstFleet, making it the fifth-largest dedicated truckload provider in the U.S.
Marten Transport saw improvement sequentially even as year-to-year comparisons remained weak.
Freight broker Landstar System will record several accident-related charges in the fourth quarter.
Knight-Swift Transportation outlines a path to margin recovery in 2026 following a fourth quarter that was worse than expected.
Knight-Swift Transportation misses fourth-quarter expectations.
December data from Cass Information Systems showed truckload rates continued to step higher as shipments moved lower.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat fourth-quarter expectations as cost reductions more than offset a revenue decline.
Canada’s Titanium Transportation is going private at a big premium to its Wednesday stock price.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services beat fourth-quarter earnings expectations Thursday after the market closed.
Abilene Motor Express, owned by Knight Swift, will no longer be standalone in the company.
Arkansas-based truckload carrier, USA Truck, has been acquired by a group of current and former leaders.
Susquehanna said truckload’s supply side has the market set up for a recovery but demand will have to kick in at some point to prolong an upcycle.
Transportation capacity was tight in December as companies sold through their inventory positions, a monthly supply chain report said on Tuesday.
MGN Logistics announced that it has acquired expedited carrier Fast Service for an undisclosed sum.
Large carriers didn’t have the appetite for big M&A in 2025, instead focusing on cost cutting and doing more with less.
Biden’s FMCSA buried a FOIA request seeking to link driving schools to fatality data.
Cass’ Truckload Linehaul Index has been up on a year-over-year comparison in every month of 2025.
A Texas jury has handed down a roughly $44 million nuclear verdict, most of which will hit carrier New Prime.
PGT Trucking announced it has acquired fellow flatbed carrier Debrick Truck Line.
Heartland Express announced it will integrate and rebrand Contract Freighters, Inc. in an effort to stem a prolonged stretch of financial losses.
Enterprise Mobility has entered the heavy-truck transportation market with the acquisition of lessor and dedicated provider Hogan.
The next upturn in the trucking industry could be driven by the supply side, a pattern observed in the past three upcycles, according to a report released Monday by Morgan Stanley.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services declined to take a stab at what next year holds at an investor conference this week, but did emphasize that it’s “set up to win” regardless of what the new year brings.
Transportation capacity remained level in November while prices jumped, according to a monthly survey of supply chain managers.
Page Trucking announced it will acquire specialized bulk hauler Goulet Trucking.
Truckload broker RXO said 2025 is likely to end quietly but outlined several catalysts that could produce “freight rate volatility” next year.
Freight shipment declines widened in October, Thursday data from Cass Information Systems showed.
Werner Enterprises said it’s holding the line on dedicated capacity as the industry awaits a turn in the cycle.
Supply chain executives are bracing for higher transportation prices, according to a monthly sentiment survey.
Employee-owned companies Interstate Personnel Services and J&R Schugel agree to join forces.
Heartland Express saw some sequential improvement in operations in the third quarter but said truckload market fundamentals won’t improve until next year.
Shares of Schneider National sank on Thursday after it missed third-quarter expectations and lowered its full-year 2025 outlook.
Truckload carrier Pamt Corp. booked its fourth consecutive net loss in the third quarter.
Marten was overall profitable in the quarter but its Truckload segment lagged.
DSV announced it will sell USA Truck, an Arkansas-based truckload carrier, as it does not align with the Danish freight forwarder’s asset-light business model.
Knight-Swift Transportation’s third-quarter results and fourth-quarter outlook came in light of expectations on Wednesday.
Cost reductions at J.B. Hunt more than offset a soft demand environment in the third quarter.
Shares of J.B. Hunt surged in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the company posted better-than-expected third-quarter results.
The truckload market took share for a second straight month in September, but overall freight fundamentals remain weak, according to a report from Cass Information Systems.
Third-party logistics provider ATS Logistics Services has agreed to acquire the brokerage operations of Trailer Bridge.
The September Logistics Managers’ Index signaled a negative freight inversion for the second month in a row.
Morgan Stanley lowered earnings expectations for publicly traded truckload and less-than-truckload carriers on Monday.
The TCA is looking for a new chief executive with the plans of current president Jim Ward to step down.
Trimac Transportation announced it has acquired Houston-based chemical hauler Service Transport Company.
Paschall Truck Lines’ parent Interstate Personnel Services is looking to add temperature-controlled capabilities to its network with the acquisition of J&R Schugel.
PAMT racial harassment lawsuit returns to lower court, challenging prior verdicts in renewed legal battles over racial harassment claims.
Susquehanna analyst Bascome Majors cut earnings forecasts on truckload carriers for the rest of the year as fundamentals remain soft and peak-season expectations are subdued.
H5 transport, a North Dakota-based truckload and LTL carrier, has filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. It continues to operate, according to the court documents filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for North Dakota. According to the company’s data available through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, H5 is […]
The Cass Freight Index showed year-over-year shipment declines widened in August.
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises said it’s seeing “positive momentum” in its dedicated and logistics businesses at an investor conference this week.
Werner addresses rumors about hiring Kenyan drivers amid Nebraska-Kenya trade deal buzz..
Money-losing truckload carrier PAMT was in violation of a lender’s covenant at the close of the second quarter.
A settlement in a New Jersey driver misclassification case involving NFI could provide healthy payouts to some individuals.
Marten Transport announced Tuesday that CEO Tim Kohl is retiring at the end of September and will be replaced by Executive Chairman Randy Marten.
Freight shipment declines accelerated in July but costs again stepped higher, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.
Truck broker Landstar System disclosed the outcome from a Texas jury trial on Wednesday and outlined other likely charges it faces in the third quarter.
Trimac adds to its specialized and flat deck offerings with the acquisition of Searcy Trucking.
An anemic freight recovery carried through July, according to a monthly query of supply chain managers.
Pamt Corp. announced on Monday that its Chief Financial Officer Lance Stewart is taking over as president and CEO.
Schneider National said Thursday it needs more information before weighing in on the potential fallout from a Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger.
Werner’s year-on-year comps were tough, but it performed better sequentially in the second quarter.
Spot broker Landstar System pointed to some positive signs after the market closed on Tuesday but noted that the truckload market largely remains challenging.
First Look: Werner’s bottom line numbers for the quarter were impacted by its big win in a nuclear verdict case.
The sequential numbers at TFI in the second quarter were taken as positive by the investment community.
Key metrics are down at TFI but Bedard, in earnings call, touts higher margin.
OneCompass Holdings announced it is acquiring Koleaseco, Inc. and plans to operate the fleet under another portfolio company, Hyway Trucking.
Pamt Corp. booked another net loss in the second quarter with its truckload unit recording a 112.5% operating ratio.
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.
Marten’s second quarter showed some measures of improvement even as it acknowledged the tough freight market.
Werner Enterprises lost on an appeal in a case involving a deaf driver, but the financial stakes were lower than at first.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported a largely inline second quarter on Tuesday.
June data from Cass Information Systems showed a decline in shipments but expenditures continued to rise.
AIFleet uses a forum of mostly energy transition investors to tout its AI future for trucking.
The English Language Proficiency (ELP) rule, now in effect, could significantly reduce trucking capacity. For a decade, large truckload carriers have embraced regulations like the ELD mandate and Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse to limit market capacity, but effects were typically short-lived. The ELP mandate, enforced by a DOT Executive Order, requires commercial drivers to demonstrate […]
May data from Cass Information Systems shows continued pressure on freight demand, but carriers are experiencing some pricing relief.
As tariff talk cools, intermodal carriers are becoming more upbeat.
Various transportation metrics maintained recent growth trajectories in May, according to a monthly survey of supply chain managers.
North America’s third-largest full truckload broker, RXO, believes spot rates will continue to step higher.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday signed an order to again require strict enforcement of English language proficiency rules for commercial truck drivers.
Kenan Advantage Group acquires the largest milk hauler on Canada’s Atlantic Coast.
April data from Cass Information Systems showed some stabilization on the freight industry’s path to recovery.
Morgan Stanley kept its rating on Heartland Express intact despite the company’s recent poor performance.
Truckload carrier Pamt Corp. has announced the resignation of its CEO.
Freight broker Landstar System reported a messy first quarter, dragged down by insurance costs, fraud and stolen cargo.
Transportation metrics were mixed in April, according to the Logistics Managers’ Index.
Bulk liquid hauler Premier Bulk Systems has acquired Canadian peer Longhorn Transportation.
