Trucking

Loomis Express workers have called off a strike after reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract.

Grammer Logistics said Wednesday it has appointed industry veteran Scott Dobak to head the company.

The easiest way to keep roadside incidents in check — and protect profits — is to invest in predictive maintenance technology upfront.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides insight into the state of trucking contract rates.

Jacob Patterson, who worked at TQL for nearly 14 years, claims his lawsuit against the second-largest freight brokerage in the U.S. “demonstrates the extraordinary measures TQL will take to harm the career prospects of an employee who has the temerity to leave the company.”

Computer module thefts from older-model Freightliner Cascadias are slowing, but owner-operators are still being sidelined.

Loomis Express workers across Canada could go on strike by noon Wednesday.

The holiday peak season could provide carriers with the perfect opportunity to strengthen their relationships with shippers going into the new year, securing more consistent and higher-value freight as the market continues to loosen.

Quarterly data from BMO, a major lender to the trucking industry, does not suggest significant financial pain among its clients.

Using the economic realities test, an appellate court backed a lower-court ruling that a group of drivers were independent contractors, not employees.

The injunction that has kept California’s AB5 independent contractor law at bay since the end of 2019 has been formally lifted.

Federal regulators have appointed 16 members to an all-female advisory board in an effort to boost the ranks of women in trucking.

UPS’ peak surcharges will hit $6 to $7 per package for high-volume customers.

Truck safety advocates want federal regulators to reconsider a “fatally flawed” rule designed to prevent deaths and injuries in tractor-trailer crashes.

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announces its fourth acquisition in the past year.

Logistics real estate company Link Logistics is investing in carbon offsetting for its operational emissions.

Transportation insurance broker Reliance Partners announces a recapitalization with plans to reach $1 billion in written premiums in the next three years.

Growing hemp has been legal since 2018, but transporting it across state lines remains a risky proposition for trucking.

Expedite All, which launched on Monday, plans to consolidate smaller carriers onto its platform and give shippers options for expedited freight moves, which could lower prices 10%, the company says.

This week in Borderlands: Kansas City Southern set to build second rail bridge in Laredo; Texas firm constructing a truck and trailer parking facility near Houston; Omni Logistics opens new shipping hub in Dallas; and New Mexico port expanding with help from federal grant.