Trucking

GXO Logistics achieved 6% revenue growth in the first quarter, despite challenging freight market conditions.

FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), is closing seven service centers in the U.S. as the division continues to make alignments to its freight network.

Insurance rates go up after accidents.There are ways to hold the line on those costs.

C.H. Robinson says it is using sophisticated AI tools to automate responses to emailed quote requests for thousands of customers.

U.S. trade with Mexico totaled $200 billion in the first quarter, led by shipments of vehicles, auto parts, gasoline and computers.

The Center for Transportation and the Environment launched a project in California to deploy 30 of Hyundai Motor Co.’s hydrogen-powered trucks to fight emissions.

Cell phone use is just one of many distractions that can divert truck drivers’ attention away from the road, says Chris Hayes of Travelers Risk Control.

U.S.-Mexico logistics startup Cargado has raised $6.8 million in seed funding to simplify cross-border logistics.

This week in Borderlands, developers bullish on Texas logistics real estate; Waabi opens autonomous trucking terminal near Dallas; New Zealand logistics company invests in Texas facility; and Tier 1 automotive supplier expands in northern Mexico.

Supply chain technology provider Trimble’s first-quarter transportation and logistics revenue totaled $195 million.

The rapid introduction of new competitors and technology in freight is producing a rapid downward trend in brokerage gross margins. To remain competitive, cost visibility and controls are paramount.

TriumphPay’s network expansion provides a source of relief for the many logistics companies that have encountered recent frustrations and hurdles due to their inability to make payments in Mexico’s local currency.

Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit alleging that the company assigned Black workers to more dangerous routes than white workers.

In this edition of FreighTech Friday, Loadsure explains the risk of moving goods throughout Europe, and Kinaxis shares a report on shippers that are slow to react to supply chain disruptions.

FedEx has ordered 150 Blue Arc EV Trucks to add to its pickup and delivery fleet in the United States in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.

LTL executives highlight shippers moving spillover LTL freight to full truckload amid market weakness and low rates.

Amanda Schuier, strategic maintenance director at Jetco Delivery, highlights the unique challenge of engaging with and retaining truck drivers and diesel technicians.

Trucking companies in the United States are violating cabotage rules by misusing Mexico-based B-1 visa drivers, allege stakeholders in Texas.

Jacksonville, Florida-based Raven Transport is shutting down its over-the-road and dedicated fleets and laying off 83 employees.

A 92-year-old trucking company, Arnold Transportation Services of Grand Prairie, Texas, ceased operations recently and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation.