More than 20 states are seeking an emergency court order to block the Trump administration from obtaining data tied to 17 million commercial drivers.
Autopilot dispatchers rank freight by posted rate because nobody gave them the arithmetic. MapUp’s new MCP server prices a lane’s fuel, tolls and time in seconds.
Acertus, a finished vehicle transportation provider, has announced its acquisition of Fisher Shipping.
Mexico’s dominance in U.S. trade continued in June as Laredo remained the primary gateway for North American freight.
New York, Nevada and Arizona authorities target unsafe trucks, false logbooks and bridge-strike risks in latest trucking enforcement sweeps.
Werner Enterprises is looking past July’s seasonal slowdown and gearing up for this year’s peak season, which will have the added benefit of higher rates.
UPS’s next contract with the Teamsters union in two years will determine its own fate in parcel delivery and create monumental change at Amazon, FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service, Walmart and other couriers, according to an industry expert.
Northern Michigan University’s CDL program has been suspended after investigators alleged the operation failed to comply with multiple state requirements.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing KLLM over alleged discrimination against female truck driver trainees.
Alberta (Canada) says 20 unsafe carriers have been eliminated from its roads, including 13 chameleon carriers.
The freight platform moved $9 billion in invoices and built its agentic layer inside its own TMS rather than bolting one on, betting that freight context is the real moat.
Proficient Auto Logistics announced an acquisition that will double the size of its network, which operated unprofitably in the second quarter.
Landstar says it has removed more than 35,000 carriers from its approved network over the past four years.
A Canadian truck driver faces prosecution after Border Patrol said he was caught conducting an unauthorized point-to-point freight movement in New Mexico.
A Texas trucking enforcement operation in Wichita County resulted in 14 people being detained for immigration violations.
FMCSA wants to standardize its English-language proficiency enforcement policy into federal regulations.
The U.S. Postal Service says congressional efforts to mandate dozens of zip code changes would hurt financially and cause delivery problems for residents.
Justin Turner takes over the Coppell, Texas, 4PL with an asset-backed network and a carrier verification standard built for high-value freight, as courts reshape broker liability.
Veteran hiring has become one of trucking’s steadiest talent pipelines. Once a year, the industry puts 11 names and a new truck behind that idea. Kenworth, Fastport and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative on Wednesday named the semifinalists, the “Elite 11,” for the 2026 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award. […]
The Mexican state of Tamaulipas plans to more than double cargo-lane capacity on the Mexico side of World Trade Bridge as truck traffic continues to surge.
Indiana State Police recorded 8,650 trucking violations and placed 575 drivers and 597 commercial vehicles out of service in July.
The level of employment in truck transportation circled back in July to where it was in February.
Recent commercial vehicle enforcement operations in Arizona, Nebraska, New York and Canada found hundreds of violations and put 30 truck driver out of service.
BlueGrace Logistics announced it has acquired Idaho-based 3PL Truk TMS.
Daimler Truck’s supervisory board approved plans for its largest truck plant in the U.S. Construction starts late 2026, with operations targeted for 2029.
Oil in the power distribution box can knock out lights, wipers, brakes and engine power on 5,919 new Kenworths and Peterbilts. Most failures give no warning.
International Motors will terminate 1,341 employees at two Springfield, Ohio, facilities by October.
One truck or 10,000, the incident-level exposure is the same. Zonar’s Charles Kriete on the proof fleets must build before the accident, not after.
Forward Air reported its best quarterly performance since its early 2024 acquisition of Omni Logistics.
A three-day federal operation led to the arrest of 86 truck drivers, 766 out-of-service orders and 51 immigrant detentions.
Fleet replacement demand remains healthy, but manufacturers’ limited build capacity could dictate truck availability into 2027, experts say.
Carrier Assure CEO Cassandra Gaines says shippers need practical standards for evaluating brokers before freight is tendered—not just after something goes wrong.
Truckload carrier Pamt Corp. is still culling its fleet to get back to profitability.
Trimac Transportation announced it has acquired bulk food-grade logistics provider California Freight.
New report credits federal regulators and states with tighter cabotage enforcement and tougher CDL oversight affecting more than 194,000 non-domiciled commercial drivers.
The transportation market remained very tight in July, despite a modest slowdown from a seasonally stronger June.
Shippers moved less freight in the second quarter and paid sharply more to do it. Tightening truck capacity, not fuel, did most of the damage to their transportation budgets.
July’s manufacturing data showed strength not seen in the past four years, a trend that bodes well for less-than-truckload carriers.
STG Logistics drivers in New Jersey will be able to receive a payout for misclassification.
Joint truck inspection operations recently generated hundreds of violations and sidelined commercial vehicles from New England to the Mountain West.
With frontier models turning into commodities, one enterprise AI startup says the real competitive moat is keeping agents accurate months after deployment, not the model underneath.
Truckload carrier Heartland Express returned to profitability in the second quarter, driven by gains from equipment sales.
Covenant stock tumbled after its earnings report, but management is defending its strategy.
FedEx is ramping up a test program for robotic trailer loading at one of its large package distribution facilities.
Truckload carrier Schneider National raised its full-year earnings outlook by 18% after easily beating second-quarter expectations.
Hirschbach Motor Lines’ CTO explains why the carrier chose a startup partner over building AI in-house, and how automation is reshaping driver communication today.
There won’t be a new trial for Vanessa Motta, an attorney convicted in the Louisiana staged accident scheme.
Shares of less-than-truckload carrier Saia fell on Thursday as a weaker-than-expected third-quarter margin outlook overshadowed a second-quarter report that surpassed expectations.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO is seeing the fruits from several initiatives focused on improving freight selection, raising yields and streamlining workflows.
Old Dominion is positive enough about the rest of the year that it will ramp up capital spending.
PACCAR delivered fewer trucks in the second quarter and still earned more money. Constrained freight capacity, firmer rates, and an aging fleet explain the math.
ArcBest’s second quarter highlighted improvements in operations across its business units.
Old Dominion is getting very close to having an operating ratio that begins with a six. Second quarter earnings for the LTL carrier produced an OR of 70.1%. It’s a sharp improvement over a year ago, when the second quarter of 2025 produced an OR of 74.6%. For the six months, the company’s OR is […]
On a conference call with analysts, Werner’s CEO says the driver shakeout has more to go.
A first look at Werner’s second quarter earnings.
Truckload’s performance at TFI International far outstripped LTL in Q2.
TFI’s second quarter were notable for how strong its truckload operations performed.
A group of states led by Republican governors is backing FMCSA in the non-domiciled lawsuit.
Shippers are running out of room to maneuver as trucking capacity tightens, freight rates hold near record levels, and new driver rules choke off supply.
Refrigerated carrier Marten Transport said a significantly tighter capacity environment is allowing it to improve freight selection and push rates higher.
FMCSA has handed down its first two denials of epilepsy exemptions after months of saying yes.
A variety of performances being hit, including used vehicle sales, let Ryder hit most of its key targets in the second quarter.
Project Bay uncovered 973 kilograms of suspected cocaine, 660 kilograms of suspected methamphetamine and 17 firearms. Authorities charged 21 people with 104 offenses.
A Senate proposal would create federal penalties for people who stage commercial vehicle crashes or help organize them.
Last-mile delivery of big items is slowing down as fewer houses change hands in a difficult real estate market. Carriers are trying to beat competitors in a slowing market with top-notch service and technology, but also need more scale to deal with vertically integrated retailers.
With nearly 440,000 driverless miles logged, Aurora is turning safety data into a production ramp, and Wall Street is watching the race to 2027 scale.
Knight-Swift Transportation said the rapid improvements in truckload fundamentals that occurred in the second quarter will likely accelerate starting in September and continue throughout peak season.
A Texas truck driver admitted he knowingly transported 24 undocumented immigrants hidden inside a tractor-trailer.
Knight-Swift Transportation noted considerable acceleration in truckload fundamentals during the second quarter.
Einride is buying charging software company Flipturn in an all-stock deal that more than doubles its energy under management across North America’s freight sector.
Penske Automotive would be a private company if a bid by two biggest owners goes through.
Commercial vehicle enforcement agencies are stepping up inspections as regulators focus on unsafe trucks, unqualified drivers and dangerous driving behavior.
Freight market helped Triumph in 2Q, but it was not the sole driver.
Following a co-design with J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Overroute publicly debuted its AI-native freight execution platform for enterprise carriers on Tuesday.
Arizona, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Ontario report dozens of out-of-service orders during recent commercial vehicle inspections.
Forward Air announced Tuesday that it will keep at least half of an account representing 10% of its annual revenue.
Congress is fast-tracking a bipartisan DEF relief bill. The half in the press release stops trucks from derating to 5 mph over a false sensor code. The half you have to read the text to find suspends the 2027 emissions rule for 10 years
President Donald Trump on Monday announced sweeping new 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports.
The briefs are in as the fight over non-domiciled CDLs gets ready for its next legal battle.
One working tractor towed two disabled units while cocaine allegedly traveled inside a sleeper compartment. The investigation led to nine arrests and a $2.1 million seizure.
This week in Borderlands Mexico: Cross-border trade tops $87B in May; Germany’s Döhler Group opens $64M Mexico plant; and Otay Mesa industrial property sells for $8.8M.
Mexico’s heavy-duty truck industry posted gains in June production and exports, signaling a recovery led by freight demand in the U.S. market.
Freight shipments softened in June but truckload rates continued to step higher year over year, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.
Freight industry experts say the Small Business in Transportation Coalition’s petition to decertify the CDL programs of New York and California are unlikely to be granted.
The recent DOT/FMCSA Unified Agenda sets out priorities for the agency in the coming months and year.
Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest announced it is cutting 2% of its workforce and closing 10 less-than-truckload terminals.
Trump promises a route for military personnel to get a CDL that may already exist.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services blew past analysts’ second-quarter forecasts on Wednesday, sending shares up 9% in after-hours trading.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is urging Congress to strengthen commercial driver licensing standards by passing Dalilah’s Law.
Jurors in Michigan found Navistar was not liable for millions in claimed damages tied to delayed truck deliveries.
ATRI’s annual cost study showed numbers that rose at a faster pace than consumer inflation.
Paper Transport Inc. has announced a partnership with Tesla to evaluate the Tesla Semi Long Range in dedicated operations within the Chicago market.
Waabi’s self-driving software switched from a Peterbilt to a totally different Volvo truck and drove safely from the first mile, no retraining needed.
DoorDash has synced its marketplace with the Shopify app to enable small retailers with stores to utilize its on-demand delivery network.
A California truck driver was sentenced to four years and eight months in prison for a 2025 crash that left three people dead.
BulkLoads has acquired Livestock Network, adding the livestock-focused load board and online community to its freight marketplace.
Trucking rate indexes jumped during the second quarter and are expected to reach new highs in the third quarter.
Warehouse closures and bankruptcy filings hit more firms across trucking, logistics, intermodal and trailer businesses.
An index that measures driver pay had been climbing already but surged even more in the last two months.
A lawsuit involving the question of independent contractor vs. employee status is now a class action.
