Trucking

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Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck exports slump in March; Solar component maker opens Texas production line; Trucks collide near downtown San Antonio; CBP seizes $35M worth of meth in shipment of strawberry puree.

This week: J.B. Hunt recognizes its first female driver to hit 3 million safe driving miles, FedEx Ground announces its Entrepreneurs of the Year, and Walmart gives back to the community of its new distribution center.

TFI CEO Alain Bédard may want to set TForce Freight wages based on worker geographies instead of one uniform structure in upcoming talks with the Teamsters.

While consumers are directly responsible for the majority of food waste, supply chain mishaps cause 40% of food waste in North America. That includes food that spoils in transit.

Commercial vehicle crashes often make front page news, but these accidents — and resulting injuries and fatalities — are actually on the decline.

Companies across the logistics industry will need to start considering their carbon footprint as new regulations come down and consumers start voting with their dollars.

USA Truck posted its seventh consecutive quarter of record earnings Thursday and expects 2022 to be another record year, James Reed, president and CEO, said during a call with analysts Friday.

Management from ArcBest said positive yield actions are allowing it to keep reinvesting in the network, which will continue to improve service and margins.

On an earnings call with analysts, Covenant Logistics execs talked about the strong quarterly performance but noted that costs beyond fuel continue to rise.

Retention efforts across the industry tend to focus primarily on pay. While pay is certainly an important factor in retaining quality drivers, simply issuing raises is not the answer to the driver turnover issue that plagues the industry.

Nikola is helping to bring electric infrastructure companies to the Arizona desert where it has begun production of electric trucks.

The trucking industry is looking to pull young people into the industry through a new group. FreightWaves talks to the organization’s president.

Using data to optimize supply chain efficiencies can reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

Customers are keen to lock in capacity for the year and mitigate risk, executives said during Hub Group’s first-quarter 2022 earnings call.

ArcBest easily beat first-quarter expectations Friday. The positive revenue trends have carried through April.

A previously convicted fraudster ran a Ponzi scheme and bilked investors out of $40 million in a truck investment venture, then used the money to pay personal expenses, feds say.

Net sales hit the high end of estimates; shares get whacked in after-hours trade.

Arkansas-based USA Truck produced the best first-quarter earnings per share in the company’s 29-year history and the seventh consecutive quarter of record earnings.

The group wants the contract with the Oshkosh unit blocked until the agency prepares a better environmental impact report.