Heartland Express reported a slight miss on first-quarter earnings expectations Wednesday. The carrier pointed to relative strength in March as it exited the quarter, noting that driver pay will need to be raised again.
The Defense Department lawsuit from 2018 is continuing even as the federal government has taken a stake in the LTL carrier.
Knight-Swift Transportation posted a large headline earnings beat in the first quarter but it was less impressive by comparison when excluding nonoperating income. The company now sees over-the-road contract rates increasing in the mid-teen percentage range during 2021.
Hyliion Holdings stock is getting hammered along with most electric vehicle startups, but CEO Thomas Healy is staying optimistic.
North Dakota will begin giving COVID-19 vaccines to cross-border truckers from Manitoba as Canada contends with a slower vaccination rollout.
Clean Energy Fuels will provide the renewable natural gas. Amazon could end up owning part of the company.
FMCSA needs more time to integrate the electronic transfer of driver medical certificates to and from state motor carrier agencies.
Samsara data shows cloud-based digitization is expanding beyond vehicle telematics and into other operational areas like site security and equipment monitoring.
The Salesforce Sustainability Cloud on Tuesday added a scope 3 emissions hub that allows companies to track upstream emissions from business travel, purchased goods and employee commutes.
How not-in-my-backyard activists delayed efforts to invest in trucking on a Tennessee interstate.
Retail prices fell even as wholesale and commodity prices increased.
Shippers who have a deep understanding of their data, with access to comprehensive models, are the ones most likely to win in today’s shipping environment.
Jacobs says 10% U.S. GDP growth is not out of the question in 2021.
Arguments in the appeal of the injunction keeping AB5 as California law were made in September; the industry still awaits the final word.
Chain.io plans to use the $5 million to fill a number of positions in sales, engineering, customer success and more.
Canadian trucking giant Mullen Group wades into truck sales after acquiring a small Volvo and Mack dealership as part of the acquisition of British Columbia’s Bandstra Group.
After spending over 30 years in transportation-related climate policy, Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign, has some interesting insights.
Hyzon Motors plans to deliver the first of 15 hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks in the Netherlands in Q3, further establishing Europe leadership.
One significant difference from traditional hedging: There is no chance of hedging losses, just upfront fees instead.
This AskWaves column explains why investors and other transportation stakeholders look at operating ratio as a way to gauge a company’s financial health.
