Trucking

TFI International CEO says it will take a hard line on UPS Freight customers who aren’t making the company money after its $800 million acquisition closes.

A top FedEx reverse logistics expert says the online returns tsunami has just begun.

Daimler Trucks North America is going to offer fully integrated powertrains for its electric trucks the same way it does diesel trucks — through its Detroit technology subsidiary.

Charges against a newly minted trucker are dropped as prosecutors point to his “lack of involvement” in $2.8 million worth of marijuana found in a sealed trailer of pork at the U.S.-Canada border.

Yard management represents a costly blind spot for many shippers and their supply chain partners, according to a survey released by FourKites.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia laid out expansion plans on its fourth-quarter earnings call. The carrier believes door count growth can exceed recent expansion efforts.

Old Dominion CEO Greg Gantt says nine service centers were added in 2020 and there are more to come this year — some of them soon.

As CEO Elon Musk tweets support for the meme-based Dogecoin cryptocurrency, Tesla disclosed Monday it has invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and will let customers use it to buy electric vehicles.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reported fourth-quarter results well ahead of expectations Monday. The company reported record operating results in a “most unique year.”

NFI driver Roger Daily credits his dad’s incredible work ethic and a man named Cliff Capps for his 30-year career and impressive 6 million safe miles.

Hyzon Motors, the fuel cell startup could get hundreds of millions of dollars in backing from a special purpose acquisition company this week.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Super Bowl avocado exports from Mexico are up; Schneider provides diversity grants; Logistics center opens in Tijuana; and CBP seizes phony designer children’s pajamas.

CEO Dave Jackson says Knight-Swift “stepped up and we put a chunk of coin down to make sure all of our data stays private.”

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a lawmaker would like to make COVID vaccines available at a truck stop chain; the future of trucking regulations; and why is trucking employment falling?

Tender rejections rise for the first time in a month.

Amazon reportedly will nurture hundreds of startup trucking companies to haul its goods.

North American automotive and import opportunities could boost business for Universal Logistics during 2021, CEO Tim Phillips said during the Q4 earnings call.

A drop between December and January is normal, and the strong market did not reverse that.

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