Trucking

Trucker hats have been part of American culture since they first sprang up in the 1960s as promotional giveaways.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Arrive Logistics opens San Antonio office; US-Mexico cross-border freight totals $66B in May; Taiwan electronics maker expands in Mexico, adding 3,000 jobs; and CBP intercepts first-in-nation pest in South Texas.

The spread between spot and contract truckload rates is unsustainable. The question is just how far and fast will they fall?

Trailer pool services are gaining adoption. Wabash, a major manufacturer of equipment, recently announced a partnership with Phoenix-based freight brokerage FreightVana to supply the company with its trailer-as-a-service (TaaS) platform.

Some 80 Houston owner-operators have been on strike against Hudd Transportation since Monday.

Even in a loose market, technological solutions aimed at optimizing freight movements remain useful.

Piece-level tracking gives XPO employees and customers real-time visibility for tracking LTL shipments.

Nuclear verdicts do not just impact the defendants; they drive insurance rates up for companies across the industry, as well as the motoring public.

As fleet operators begin to incorporate electric trucks into their fleets, they are turning their attention to two areas: regulations and infrastructure.

Hundreds of small-business truckers who use CoreFund Capital to factor their accounts receivable are struggling to stay afloat after the company abruptly closed its doors.

In today’s market, it is less about whether a carrier can afford to implement predictive maintenance and more about whether they can afford not to.

A multistate initiative focused on cutting emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles released an action plan for transitioning to zero-emission vehicles.

Despite a murky economic outlook, Covenant remains optimistic about the company’s business prospects through 2023.

The transportation and logistics industry is still dealing with the residual effects of the pandemic, including accelerated technological advances, a tough labor market and an inconsistent supply chain.

Covenant Logistics Group’s truckload revenue increased 29% year over year to $218 million, despite unprecedented cost inflation and higher insurance costs.

Solutions like route optimization and real-time visibility are beneficial regardless of what is happening in the market, but these money-saving tools can prove crucial during times of tighter margins.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nowports aims to be supply chain ally for Latam trade; US files labor complaint against auto parts plant in Mexico; Tesla suppliers have dedicated lane at US-Mexico border bridge; and Laredo CBP seizes $4.3M worth of meth from tractor-trailer.

A common theme during the downward swing in the cyclical freight market cycle is the movement of owner-operators in and out of large fleets.

Triumph Bancorp posts strong second-quarter financial results while remaining “cautiously optimistic” for a relatively flat trucking and transportation market through the end of 2022.

A trucking recession is coming. Longtime truckers are closing their businesses as pay drops and expenses soar.