Trucking

Major interstate closures are continuing in both North Carolina and Tennessee after Hurricane Helene.

Tristen Utter was nearly finished with his first delivery to North Carolina when he was caught in the disastrous and deadly remnants of Hurricane Helene, stranding him for days with no way to contact loved ones.

Switzerland-based DSV added to its stable of logistics providers, buying Schenker from the debt-laden German national railway.

Reports of panic-buying at supermarkets began spreading across social media Tuesday as a union dockworker strike got underway at East and Gulf Coast ports.

National Guard units from all over the U.S. are heading to North Carolina to assist victims of Tropical Storm Helene.

Pilot Travel Centers got a two-notch upward bump in its debt rating from  Moody’s.

Universal Logistics said the $194 million acquisition of rail terminal operator Parsec will be immediately accretive to earnings.

There was no change in transportation capacity during September. That, coupled with further growth in pricing, signals the freight market may finally be climbing out of a prolonged downturn, a survey of supply chain executives showed.

Link Logistics has been able to create a technological solution that cuts to the heart of the industry’s traditional challenges while also empowering customers.

A driver blew the whistle on a trucking company that fired him for refusing to haul an oversized load without a safety escort.

The conversation around sustainability in the transportation sector is no longer just about reducing emissions — it’s about rethinking the way we transport goods altogether.

With a focus on education, technology and partnerships, MIG seeks to transform how small carriers navigate insurance decisions.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law AB98, which will impact the growth of warehouses in California.

Global supply chain security could tighten dramatically after Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies were turned into miniature bombs.

Descartes recently acquired MyCarrierPortal to combine the strengths of both businesses, creating a more powerful solution for companies looking to boost efficiency while tackling fraud head-on.

NFI CEO Sidney Brown and other defendants in the criminal case related to the Camden, New Jersey, waterfront redevelopment have moved for dismissal.

This week in Borderlands: crime, labor top concerns about nearshoring in Mexico; cargo rail theft up 119% across Mexico in July; Texas trucking company owner sentenced for Mexico-to-Chicago drug pipeline; and industrial equipment maker opens factory in Juarez, Mexico.

On a recent episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler was joined by Shawn Hricko, Jamestown Engine Plant manager for Cummins, and Puneet Jhawar, former general manager of alternate fuels at Cummins, to discuss the nuts and bolts of the X15N natural gas engine.

The Broker-Carrier Summit agenda is designed specifically to foster connections between brokers and carriers that extend beyond the conference.

Autonomous truck developers are trying to figure out what a proposed ban on Chinese components will mean to them.

An uptick in bad actors targeting trucks has raised concerns about the security of the de facto security protocol known as seed-key exchange.

Its big deal with Platform Science announced, Trimble’s transportation segment is touting upgrades and new products.

Anne Reinke is leaving the Transportation Intermediaries Association to head the Intermodal Association of North America, and Chris Burroughs, already a VP at TIA, will fill her slot.

On a recent episode of Loaded and Rolling, Matt Leffler, the Armchair Attorney, spoke about the explosion in nuclear verdicts impacting trucking.

A Wednesday court filing showed bankrupt Yellow Corp. will begin accepting indications of interest for its remaining terminals next week with the hope of closing the property sales in January.

S&P gave a thumbs-up to the credit metrics at RXO after the company set two deals to fund the Coyote Logistics acquisition.

While a potential East and Gulf Coast port strike likely won’t hamper the holiday shopping season, industries such as automotive and food and beverage could be negatively affected, a transportation lawyer says.

Congress has approved legislation to expand opportunities for veterans looking to start a truck driving career.

In an industry that continues to be plagued by nuclear verdicts, carriers continue to face outsized risks surrounding litigation, safety initiatives and work culture.

Data released by CVSA on International Roadcheck supports earlier numbers that suggest plenty of drivers stayed home.

Third-party logistics provider HTL Freight announced it has acquired CTS Logistics.

Clearinghouse-II, the second phase of the FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse regulation, is coming soon. Find out how to get ready now and how Foley is making it easier for DOT-regulated companies to follow the regulation.

A deal between Relay Payments and Love’s Travel Stops means the payments provider will cover about 75% of the diesel market.

Presidential nominee Donald Trump calls for 200% tariffs on John Deere tractors if the company moves more jobs to Mexico.

Freight factoring platform Outgo said a recent $15 million funding round has allowed it to ramp funding speeds to carriers.

A Delaware bankruptcy court denied a request to stay the deposition of Teamsters union leader Sean O’Brien regarding his involvement in failed negotiations with Yellow Corp. last year.

A decertification effort by a small group of unionized workers at a Werner unit in New Jersey has ousted the United Food & Commercial Workers union a year after it was certified.

EVO Transportation & Energy Services has acquired West Side Transport, expanding its geographic footprint and enhancing service offerings.

By leveraging Uber Freight’s TMS, Leaf Home was able to consolidate operations into a single system with automation, enabling high growth without increasing headcount.

The basic per diem rate allowed by the IRS for payments to transportation workers is rising by $11 in fiscal year 2025.

Cargado CEO and cofounder Matt Silver announced Monday a first-of-its-kind invite-only load board for cross-border Mexico freight.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft surge in Mexico; Outpost expands national truck parking network; Averitt opens new trucking facility in Texas; and China-based Intretech plans $60M factory in Mexico. Organized crime groups fuel cargo theft […]

Regulators have approved a motor carrier’s equipment exemption despite opposition from a safety-standard group.

With his legacy assured, Daimler Truck Chair and CEO Martin Daum will retire as CEO on Sept. 30, making way for Karin Rådström.

Marten Transport cited the weak freight market in reducing the salaries of six top executives. The executives’ 2023 salaries ranged from $267,000 to about $811,000.

A challenging parcel environment led to disappointing first-quarter results for FedEx.

Trimble’s 2024 Insight Tech Conference + Expo in Las Vegas drew more than 1,500 attendees from across the transportation industry.

Here are five takeaways from FreightWaves’ State of Freight webinar for September.

Freight forwarder and logistics provider Seko Logistics announced it has entered an agreement to recapitalize.

Technology alone is not enough to retain drivers, according to a panel at Trimble’s technology conference Insight. Human intervention still matters.

A recent FTR Transportation Intelligence conference highlighted continued poor freight market conditions that are forcing fleets to do more with less.

Paxafe’s Ilya Preston discussed reducing food waste, cutting emissions and more during the keynote discussion at FreightWaves’ Net Zero Carbon Summit on Wednesday.

Diesel-turned-electric truck driver AJ Savas shares the experience of driving an alternative fuel vehicle with FreightWaves reporter Kaylee Nix.

Saia announced plans to open three more terminals in September, which is part of a larger plan to open 18 to 21 this year.

For the first time in its history, the Teamsters union has announced it will make no endorsement for president this election year.

Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Bascome Majors cut his earnings forecasts for less-than-truckload carriers following a soft August.

Carriers are operating in an environment where every new driver hire could result in a productive driver tenure or a multimillion-dollar negligence lawsuit.

At FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon Summit, Andrew Wishnia breaks down the power of recent climate legislation to transform transportation.

Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan increases rail capacity by 250 cars and adds hundreds of feet of new dock for expanded all-water cargoes.

Sami Khan, co-founder and CEO of Nevoya, shares insights with FreightWaves Deputy Editor Brielle Jaekel to dispel myths around electric vehicles.

Canadian supply chain SaaS provider Descartes acquired MyCarrierPortal, which provides brokers and shippers with carrier onboarding and risk monitoring tools.

A Virginia-based road construction company illegally fired one of its drivers, according to OSHA.

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic threw the entire world and daily life into turmoil, its effects still ripple through the global supply chain long after shutdown laws have been lifted.

Trimble customers who gathered in Las Vegas got the big news that Platform Science is acquiring Trimble’s telematics business.

A severe storm on Saturday night forced authorities to temporarily close the busiest U.S.-Mexico commercial trade bridge in Laredo, Texas.

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week started Sunday, and businesses and organizations across the U.S. are partnering to show truckers some love.

As one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the commercial transportation industry plays a major role in helping to create a lower carbon intensity future.

RXO announced Monday that it has completed the acquisition of freight broker Coyote Logistics.

Cass Information Systems’ August update shows a freight market that is still awaiting a recovery.

This week in Borderlands: Texas truckers taking labor protest to the Big Apple; Exports of Mexico-built cargo trucks rise in August; Mexico’s largest bank opens office in Houston dedicated to nearshoring; and Stonepeak acquires 1.1 million -square-foot logistics property in Texas.

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Platform Science have announced an agreement for Platform Science to acquire Trimble’s global transportation telematics business units.

A Delaware bankruptcy judge said Friday that Yellow is on the hook for withdrawal liabilities but that the amounts will be capped.

German railway Deutsche Bahn is selling its Schenker logistics unit to DSV of Denmark in a deal that will create the world’s largest forwarder.

Radiant Logistics said some customers have moved freight deliveries up to avoid a potential dockworker strike or a possible change to U.S. trade policy.

The lanes are getting longer for autonomous trucks and the promise of greater profitability is predicted to follow.

Schenker has been sold, but not to the U.S. private equity group vying for control of the German logistics provider. Transport provider DSV of Denmark has emerged as the winning bidder, Reuters reported, in a deal worth 14 billion euros ($15.43 billion). A consortium of private investors led by CVC Capital Partners of New York […]

Executives at some of the nation’s top truckload carriers say it’s still too soon to know when the market will turn.

ATRI’s recently released study on the costs and impacts of driver detention found detention times exceeded four hours in 4.9% of stops.

The Biden administration wants to hear from long-haul trucking on what will be needed to accomplish its plan of 30% new zero-emission vehicle sales by 2030.

U.S. retailers and manufacturers are taking steps to mitigate a potentially multibillion-dollar hit if the International Longshoremen’s Association goes on strike at the beginning of October.

Even a short work stoppage by the ILA would greatly disrupt freight networks. SONAR charts show evidence of shippers looking to avoid getting caught in a potential ILA strike which has impacts on maritime, rail intermodal and truckload data.

A driver who lost his job after taking a CBD product he thought didn’t have THC is about to argue before the Supreme Court that he should be able to sue the manufacturers under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Truckstop.com’s Brent Hutto discusses the company’s zero-tolerance policy toward fraud and its recent work with the FBI.

UPS said Tuesday it was buying two Germany-based cold chain logistics operators to add to its sprawling health care logistics footprint.

Aifleet raised $16.6 million to help the company grow its operations and help truck drivers optimize their time.

Shortly after testifying about the days leading up to Yellow’s 2023 bankruptcy, its former head, Darren Hawkins, has taken on a new role leading the North American Chassis Pool Cooperative.

With fraud on the rise, verifying carriers has become one of the top ways shippers can fight fraud on the front lines.

Universal Logistics is cutting more than 90 workers at its facility in Detroit.

The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Francine in the Gulf of Mexico could develop into a hurricane threatening coastal Louisiana and northern coastal Texas on Wednesday.

A St. Louis jury award in favor of crash-victim families could stir public awareness for truck trailer safety regulations.

FedEx Corp. announced a strategic alliance with Nimble Robotics on Thursday to scale FedEx Fulfillment with Nimble’s fully autonomous 3PL model.

The Port of Los Angeles edged out Laredo, Texas, as the No. 1 U.S. trade gateway in July, while Mexico was the top U.S. trade partner for the month.

The BLS report for August showed another decline in truck transportation jobs and another increase in warehouse employment.

ChargePoint cuts 200-plus jobs in second downsizing of 2024 after tough second quarter earnings report,

On a recent episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler interviewed industry leaders featuring insights from Cummins, Kenworth and Hexagon Agility spearheading the transition to renewable natural gas (RNG) for heavy-duty fleets.

A recent ATA Driver Compensation Study shows median truckload driver salaries are up 10% in two years despite the poor freight market.

Radiant Logistics has acquired oil and gas transportation and logistics specialist Foundation Logistics & Services.

Some less-than-truckload carriers reported weaker tonnage trends in August but continued to capture increases in yields.

Opponents of a bill transferring significant authority over California warehouses from local governments to the state are waiting to see whether Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign it.

Teamsters union leader Sean O’Brien will have to appear at an in-person deposition that could determine the fate of up to $244 million in WARN Act claims against Yellow’s estate.