Trucking

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says that a disorganized permit book is a red flag to roadside inspectors.

The ever-changing trucking scene in California started off 2023 with a visit from Washington and a removal of some engines from the road.

Oklahoma-based Diamond T Holdings, the parent company of truckload carrier Western Flyer Xpress, announced late Thursday the expansion of its freight network through an asset deal for the equipment and real estate of Springfield, Missouri-based Indiana Western Xpress Inc.

Shippers are seeing relief in freight costs for the first time in more than two years, according to the December Cass Freight Index.

Legislation aimed at “fixing the supply chain” would allow drivers under age 21 to haul freight to and from ports.

Things get noisy at the union’s two-day meeting to begin reviewing thousands of negotiating proposals.

Tesla plans to spend $775 million to expand its electric vehicle factory in Austin this year.

Nikola purchased ailing battery startup Romeo Power Systems before its likely failure, but the fallout is spreading.

Wabash has signed a multiyear trailer supply agreement with J.B. Hunt, making good on its plan to smooth out equipment ordering.

A first-ever strategy aimed specifically at decarbonizing transportation encourages maritime and rail over highway freight.

Move will add 35.6 cents a gallon to truckers’ fuel tab.

E2open, a publicly traded supply chain software provider, reveals earnings that provide a look into the state of the industry.

Estes Express Lines announced Tuesday that Webb Estes has been named president and chief operating officer.

Already serving nearly seven years in federal prison for embezzling more than $700,000 from the trucking company where she worked, a Missouri bookkeeper was sentenced to two more years for committing Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.

Mexican authorities reported a total of 1,181 cargo theft incidents across the country in November.

The East and Gulf coasts combined have overtaken the West Coast in port market share, but there are limitations the East needs to deal with, said panelists at a meeting of the Transportation Research Board.

Morgan Stanley said trucking fundamentals could be “bottoming” in a Monday note to clients while Susquehanna called it quits on several stocks.

A new book raises doubts about whether the ELD mandate has boosted truck safety.

Andrew Clarke, the ex-C.H. Robinson Worldwide executive, would relish the opportunity to return as its CEO, according to sources.

This week in Borderlands: Canada remains top US trading partner ahead of Mexico; Texas group acquires heavy-haul carrier United Vision Logistics; GM plans to expand electric vehicle production in Mexico; and Chinese manufacturer announces first plant in Mexico.