Trucking

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Twin SPAC backer ArcLight Capital is investing $50 million in a truck-as-a-service business that handles Class 1-8 vehicles.

Truck transportation jobs recorded another increase in June, but the rate of growth was slower than recent months, according to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report.

It’s probably poor planning rather than bad luck. Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels says you shouldn’t be shocked to find no parking available if you waited until the last minute.

Beginning Thursday through July 17, hazmat haulers will be forbidden from traveling on Interstate 59/20 through downtown Birmingham, Alabama, as the World Games open.

With security breaches on the rise, companies across the industry realize that their current strategies are not doing enough to safeguard their systems, files and data.

Outrider, an autonomous distribution yard developer, is readying a robotics kit that would allow shippers to automate operations.

The federal government has cracked down on cannabis use among truck drivers. But recent research suggests legal marijuana may actually boost safety on the road.

Enforcement of Canada’s federal ELD mandate will begin Jan. 1, requiring electronic data collection of truck drivers’ hours of service.

Federal regulators are creating a board to recommend equipment standards aimed at preventing cars from sliding under trailers during truck crashes.

Don’t expect the restrictions that truck manufacturers are imposing on Class 8 order intake to last. There’s too much at stake.

Canada has extended its border restrictions for unvaccinated truck drivers to Sept. 30.

When pandemic-fueled headwinds pushed historic amounts of freight into the spot market, many shippers found themselves running an unmanageable amount of seasonal bids to compensate for annual contract failures.

Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio announced the acquisition of assets from Teal’s Express, which will provide it coverage in New York.

Employees of Williston, Vermont-based LandAir, an LTL carrier that serviced the Northeast and parts of Canada, say they had no advanced notice that the company was reportedly closing its doors on Tuesday.

A new law authorizing tandem loads of 20-foot containers went into effect in Louisiana on June 17.

A supply chain survey released Tuesday showed market fundamentals continued to cool during June.

Reliance Partners’ Graham Gonzales explains why a logistics career path — or career change — is definitely worth considering.

Transport analyst conducts virtual beer get-togethers to gain knowledge and build contacts.

California’s trucking sector is likely to be upended now that it will need to deal with AB5, the state’s more rigid independent contractor law.