Trucking

Canada Post and union negotiators will head back to the bargaining table next week amid ongoing operational and financial challenges.

Two top industrial real estate firms issued reports this week showing a spike in leasing activity among 3PLs as uncertainty around global trade policy lingers.

CLB Trucking filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The Trump administration wants feedback from technology developers with the goal of getting the public to accept autonomous cars and trucks.

Mexico’s heavy-duty truck exports, production and sales plunge amid U.S. tariff uncertainty.

C.H. Robinson had its debt rating increased by S&P Global, and its reduction in staffing is a key reason.

Yellow Corp. has asked a federal bankruptcy court to approve the sale of three terminals valued at $16 million.

A major lender to the trucking industry might be for sale.

A deal between truck manufacturers and the FTC is the latest blow to the Clean Truck Partnership.

Freight shipment declines accelerated in July but costs again stepped higher, according to a monthly report from Cass Information Systems.

Amazon is scaling up same-day delivery for fresh groceries, giving it the ability to capture more of the online grocery market.

Korea Ocean Business Corp. invests $287M in Georgia to enhance South Korean logistics in the U.S.

FedEx has named Accenture executive Vishal Talwar as chief digital and information officer.

Greenlane is establishing a second EV charging corridor connecting Southern California to Phoenix via Interstate 10, anchored by its Colton flagship site, to support electric trucks and reduce range concerns.

TQL is trying to get the Supreme Court to rule on the issue of broker liability after it lost at the Sixth Circuit.

States tell the federal government they want more flexibility in how they can address the truck parking shortage.

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.

Freight appointment scheduling seems simple, until you have to do it. Traditionally, securing an appointment has been a slow, manual process. It also hasn’t changed much over the past few decades. Qued is using AI to change that.  “When we talk about freight scheduling, even people within our industry often don’t understand how complex it […]

The FedEx Dataworks unit provides deep insight into parcel shipping operations. The best value play is to sell it.

Cargo thefts increase in the U.S. and Mexico during Q2, with electronics and food as top targets.

The inevitable lawsuit has been filed by engine manufacturers against California over the Clean Truck Partnership.

New survey data from Truckstop.com and Bloomberg Intelligence shows small fleet operators and brokers maintaining cautious optimism about freight market recovery despite challenging first-half conditions. While only 16% of carriers reported revenue growth year-over-year, most expect conditions to improve or stabilize heading into the second half of 2025.

Federal regulators are working with equipment makers to modify diesel exhaust fuel software to help truckers avoid costly downtime.

Uber Freight appoints Rebecca Tinucci as CEO, succeeding Lior Ron.

Temperature-controlled warehouse operator Americold announced it has opened a $100-million-plus import-export hub in Kansas City, Missouri.

New Jersey is the latest state for a battle over independent contractor status.

Yard management provider Lazer Logistics announced the acquisition of three companies that provide trailer leasing, yard spotting and shuttling services.

UPS’s 11th-hour resolution of multiple labor grievances has prevented the Teamsters from orchestrating a strike at multiple facilities.

Proficient Auto Logistics’ stock has been sliding for months but its second quarter numbers were sequentially better.

Echo Global Logistics announced it has acquired Huntington Beach, California-based 3PL FreightSaver for an undisclosed sum.

Forward Air’s second quarter came in slightly ahead of analysts’ EBITDA expectations as investors await an update on a strategic review process that could result in the company changing hands.

UPS is closing a shift in Texas and a facility in North Carolina as part of network reconfiguration, which will cost dozens of workers their jobs.

Driver subscriptions for UPS’s buyout offer are lower than expected, forcing the company to give workers more time to make a decision.

The U.S. Postal Service intends to add a temporary delivery surcharge on packages for the peak shipping season, starting in early October.

Of all the negative financial news in the second quarter, there may have been no worse performance than truck sales.

The U.S. Postal Service is on track to lose nearly $7 billion in the current fiscal year as inflation made it difficult to hold the line on costs in the third quarter.

Second quarter earnings at RXO showed the growing importance of LTL activity at the brokerage.

RXO’s earnings showed little movement from a year ago or the first quarter but with some signs of improvement.

DHL has extended its long-term dedicated transport contract with Cargojet with two years left on the existing contract.

Quarterly earnings at the Transport & Logistics (T&L) segment of Trimble Inc. for the second quarter were the first for a full quarter since it closed the sale of its telematics division in February. But while that complex divestiture was impacting some of its financial numbers, the earnings report also gave Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) an […]

Trimac adds to its specialized and flat deck offerings with the acquisition of Searcy Trucking.

Dash cameras are great at capturing risky moments on the road, but the real power lies in what happens after the footage rolls. “A well-structured coaching workflow transforms dash cam events into meaningful behavior change, reducing risk and building a culture of safety,” says Tom Bray, senior industry business advisor at J. J. Keller & […]

Earnings at Uber Freight showed another negative EBITDA but at a lower level than recently.

GXO Logistics’ large committed revenue book along with a healthy pipeline of opportunities position it well for an upcoming change in executive leadership.

DHL said the U.S. crackdown on tariff-free trade for cheap overseas packages is impacting volumes and its bottom line.

GXO Logistics announced better-than-expected results for the second quarter and raised its full-year outlook on Tuesday.

An anemic freight recovery carried through July, according to a monthly query of supply chain managers.

Trucking regulator Sue Lawless is moving to the private sector to advise transportation clients on safety issues.

The settlement in the biometrics case involving Lytx has been signed off by a judge.

Pamt Corp. announced on Monday that its Chief Financial Officer Lance Stewart is taking over as president and CEO.

What’s going to happen to the Clean Truck Partnership is a battle that’s spilling out into the open.

A proposal to exempt hazardous materials trucks from mandatory stops at rail crossings draws safety concerns from railroads and unions.

Canada Post mail carriers turned down the company’s last contract offer, extending a 20–month labor dispute that has helped private couriers siphon package business from the postal operator.

Logistics warehouse operator Prologis noted tightening in key metrics during the second quarter.

Third-party logistics provider Kenco celebrated 75 years of business at its headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This week in Borderlands Mexico: Latin America poised for global trade growth, experts say; DSV begins construction of logistics hub in Texas; and COIM USA acquires acreage at TexAmericas Center.

Truckstop.com announced Wednesday the launch of Truckstop Private Loads, a new feature allowing freight brokers to efficiently engage their pre-vetted carrier networks with the same trust and security available on the company’s public load board.

Sun Country Airlines is preparing the final three aircraft from Amazon to enter into service by the end of this quarter, just in time for the peak shipping season.

Fresco, California-based trucking company TGS Transportation has closed.

The monthly employment report showed a healthy increase in truck transportation jobs, but a downward move in warehouses.

The for-hire trucking industry faced its fourth consecutive month of declining volumes in June, according to ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index.

Carmel, Indianapolis-based nonprofit Project 61 has acquired health and wellness company Offshift to improve the wellbeing of America’s truck drivers.

Intermodal provider Hub Group, which would be strongly affected by a UP-NS merger, backs it fully.

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO sees “a massive runway ahead” for its self-help initiatives even if the broader economy doesn’t cooperate.

Schneider National said Thursday it needs more information before weighing in on the potential fallout from a Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger.

The US and Mexico announced on Thursday a 90-day extension to negotiate a long term trade deal.

Tech and transportation providers among those honored.

There are a lot fewer people working at C.H. Robinson than there were two years ago.

Less-than-truckload carrier XPO continued a streak of earnings beats on Thursday, reporting revenue and net income ahead of consensus estimates.

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Aeva Technologies announced a collaboration to develop Level 2+ active safety solutions for trucks using Aeva’s 4D LiDAR technology.

The Trump administration is wiping out duty-free treatment for low-cost imports shipped by e-commerce retailers direct to consumers as it ratchets up tariffs on countries around the world.

C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman (NASDAQ: CHRW), in releasing the company’s second quarter earnings, said it represented “six consecutive quarters of consistent outperformance through the disciplined execution of the strategy that we shared at our 2024 investor day.” The revenue figure for the company was down, in part because of the divestiture of the company’s […]

The Nissan plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico, produces versions of the Versa model sold in the U.S.

Dustin Jarrard has been indicted for stealing from Tribe Transportation, his former company.

Transportation and logistics provider ArcBest is relying on cost and efficiency initiatives to get through the downturn.

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line is sticking with its playbook as the freight downturn enters a fourth year.

An announced pay increase at Averitt might signal some acceleration in driver pay levels.

Werner’s year-on-year comps were tough, but it performed better sequentially in the second quarter.

Old Dominion Freight Line reported a modest earnings miss for the second quarter on Wednesday as volume declines were only partially offset by higher yields.

A Ceva Logistics truckload with millions of dollars worth of electronics from Apple and other manufacturers was stolen in Reno, Nevada.

ArcBest missed analysts’ expectations for the second quarter.

Indian Creek Express has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado.

Spot broker Landstar System pointed to some positive signs after the market closed on Tuesday but noted that the truckload market largely remains challenging.

Motor carriers tell regulators that streamlining safety rules will eliminate unnecessary work.

First Look: Werner’s bottom line numbers for the quarter were impacted by its big win in a nuclear verdict case.

Allianz Commercial’s annual Safety and Shipping Review has found that cargo theft is increasing in frequency, scope, and sophistication.

UPS’s stock price slid Tuesday after it reported lower parcel volumes and difficulty cutting costs as it works to right-size its delivery network.

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.

Flexport is selling the Convy tech stack to DAT, less than two years after it bought it from the defunct digital brokerage.

The Teamsters union says the UPS offer to buy out delivery drivers from their contract is a slap in the face.

Volvo Trucks North America tested its all-new Volvo VNL on a 3,000-mile road trip from Colorado to Alaska, enduring minus 40 F temperatures in Fairbanks. The extreme cold-weather program validates performance, reliability and comfort through real-world scenarios.

This week in Borderlands: Experts say US Tariffs negatively impact businesses, consumers; CTPAT Informational Conference draws over 400 in Laredo; and TP Trucking and Logistics opens transload facility in Texas.

Pamt Corp. booked another net loss in the second quarter with its truckload unit recording a 112.5% operating ratio.

Nevoya, a San Francisco-based all-electric trucking company, has secured $9.3 million in seed funding led by Lowercarbon Capital. The investment positions the firm to redefine logistics via AI and automation, proving zero-emissions trucking can outperform diesel operations environmentally and economically.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter and outlined a path to improved margins.

Used vehicle prices have always played a significant role at profitability for Ryder System as well as providing guidance on where the broader market stands. The company’s second quarter earnings report was no different. With Ryder (NYSE: R) taking a conservative outlook in making its outlook for the remainder of the year–its forecast is earnings […]

A California Republican has taken action on a regulatory framework that would pave the way for fully autonomous trucks.

Universal Logistics Holdings reported a decline in second quarter earnings and revenue due to lower volumes and demand.