Trucking

Commercial truck driving is now one of the occupations included in Canada’s immigrant Express Entry program.

Texas-based chemical transporter Quantix has acquired five carriers, adding more than 140 trucks to its fleet.

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Management from one of the nation’s largest truck brokerages is ready to take on the industry alone.

Casey’s General Stores Inc. has entered a partnership with digital payments platform AtoB to offer a fleet fuel card.

Less-than-truckload demand has taken another step lower, according to carriers attending the Stephens investor conference.

Arrive is building more intelligent technology, reaching new markets and getting creative to win freight.

Most trucking experts anticipate we’re headed into a freight recession — or we’re in one already. Yet truckers are ordering more equipment.

Pilot Co. and Volvo Group move to keep public charging on pace with electric vehicle adoption as Prologis adds charging installations.

Interstate Health Systems hopes to open 40 to 60 locations catering to the health care needs of truck drivers, motorists and communities over the next two years.

Rail’s never-ending pursuit of taking market share from trucks is the focus of the annual RailTrends conference.

Federal regulators have outlined criteria to help identify dispatching services from authorized truck brokers as part of new interim guidelines.

As the holiday shopping season descends, companies should be aware that law-abiding consumers are not the only folks hoping to get their hands on this season’s hottest gifts.

A former Department of Transportation employee in South Texas has been charged with bribery and extortion against a local trucking company.

Cass said Monday that positive trends in freight shipments and expenditures are likely to turn negative year over year in December.

Flatbed trucking company Daseke announced Monday it is repurchasing the nearly 30% stake in the company held by its founder.

This week in Borderlands: Exports of Mexican-made trucks jump 17% in October; Pilot Freight Services expands in Texas; Trade X launches a platform for auto imports/exports in Mexico; and U.S. Border Patrol agents halt smugglers using trucks to transport migrants.

The furloughs are set to begin in early December, and will be voluntary, the unit says.

FedEx Ground is unlikely to experience large-scale contractor defections during peak season despite dissatisfaction with the level of financial incentives to get them through the cycle.

The Department of Labor is seeking comments on its proposed independent contractor rule, and the trucking world is stepping up.