Trucking

Transportation capacity increased for a sixth consecutive month in September with prices falling for a third straight time, according to data released Tuesday. The Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI), which is produced using responses from a monthly survey measuring supply chain activity, showed the transportation capacity subindex jumped 7.5 percentage points to 71.8 in the recent […]

FedEx acquires 7.9 million shares at a cost of $1.5 billion.

The ABF subsidiary ArcBest began hiring days last year to help aid in recruitment; FreightWaves was invited to one.

ITS Logistics has announced a $100 million investment to build a 1 million-square-foot distribution warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services said Monday it has expanded its transloading capabilities to include Seattle and Laredo, Texas.

Lone Star Dedicated of Haslet, Texas, will be closing its doors in October with nearly 90 company drivers losing their jobs hauling refrigerated food nationwide.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels reacts to the results of this year’s International Roadcheck. He ponders whether drivers should take all the heat, but also says greater action can always be taken to mitigate violations.

Werner Enterprises announced its third acquisition since last summer on Monday, adding Baylor Trucking to its one-way operation at an undisclosed price.

This week: XPO driver reaches 4 million safe driving miles, Walmart opens a new facility in Illinois and donates to local charities and Getir donates over 80,000 pounds of food to nonprofits.

The federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination has sued a New York-based trucking company for not hiring females.

Prosecutors rested their federal fraud case against Nikola founder Trevor Milton on Friday after three weeks.

Analysts are predicting that carriers won’t experience a typical peak season. That’s bad news for the trucking industry.

Flatbed carrier Daseke said Friday it would repurchase $40 million in stock, following an April request from an activist investor to do so.

McClellan Trucking and Duran Transfer, which contract with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum has strong opinions on cabovers versus conventional trucks, fuel cells and other issues.

A new 80-page handbook from DOT gives local planners detailed information for planning and designing truck parking facilities.

The Federal Trade Commission plans on getting involved in questions of independent contractor status.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has asked for a halt to the U.S. border vaccine mandate.

Steamship lines sometimes offer an included chassis for trucking companies. Similarly, non-vessel operating common carriers sometimes offer a chassis program linked to the chassis pools for their carrier partners. While these offers may sound attractive, is a typical “chassis deal” really a deal at all?

Federal regulators are considering loosening driver work-rule restrictions for propane haulers during periods of peak consumer demand.