CenterPoint acquires Houston-area distribution facility while Genesee & Wyoming reports industrial development results for 2020.
Most less-than-truckload carriers have implemented general rate increases for 2021. The average increase is in the mid-single digits, ahead of some increases issued in the past and likely indicative of a firm LTL market.
Truck parking reservation platform TruckPark is adding more locations to its platform through a partnership with national parking provider ParkMyFleet.
Multiple truck crashes were reported in Texas and Oklahoma as a massive winter storm brings peril to roads across the region.
A fire that began inside an engine compartment at Kreilkamp Trucking in Wisconsin caused $1 million in damage after it engulfed a storage facility containing three trucks and bulk commodities.
Kenworth focused on fuel-saving aerodynamic gains and a driver-directed digital dash for a refresh of its T680 on-highway flagship.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Forager expands with Mexico hires; Moova expands into Mexican market; WeDo Logistics acquires Lone Star Overnight; and Mexican carrier acquires 160 Kenworth tractors.
Ongoing risks attributed to COVID-19 trigger a three-month extension to hours-of-service exemptions.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, C.R. England sues a law firm involved in a staged-accident scheme. Plus, XPO thinks 2021 is only going to get better, and Forward Air makes an acquisition and a divestiture.
Spot rates have increased for the first time in five weeks.
Ocean carriers as airlines? No one thought an online retailer would own a private airline until Amazon did it. The ocean carrier also owns a logistics company. You connect the dots.
General Motors is extending temporary shutdowns at three assembly plants, including one in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
CEO Alain Bedard said renting out terminal space is a way to buoy TFI’s real estate portfolio.
A judge denied the request by truckload carrier Western Express to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a driver seeking meal- and rest-break pay.
Isuzu will launch new Class 6 and 7 low-cab-forward trucks later in 2021 with Cummins B6.7 engines.
Amid heightened scrutiny over the direction of the company, Forward Air’s management team defends its current strategy. Fourth-quarter results were negatively impacted by a December cyberattack.
Cross-border trucking and logistics firm XTL buys Quebec-based Transport Savoie as Canadian mergers and acquisitions activity reaches fever pitch.
On podcast, Amit Mehrotra of Deutsche Bank looks over the reports for the last quarter of last year
After four straight months of near-record orders, trailer bookings took a breather in January as some manufacturers slowed taking reservations.
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