Trucking executives said this week that the regulatory crackdown on noncompliant drivers remains in the early stages, suggesting large carriers could continue to secure significant rate increases even under modest demand.
Truckload rates surged in July even as demand remained squishy, monthly data from Cass Information Systems showed.
Werner Enterprises is looking past July’s seasonal slowdown and gearing up for this year’s peak season, which will have the added benefit of higher rates.
A push to hold shippers liable suffered another setback in Texas.
The transportation market remained very tight in July, despite a modest slowdown from a seasonally stronger June.
On a conference call with analysts, Werner’s CEO says the driver shakeout has more to go.
A first look at Werner’s second quarter earnings.
Some shippers are being forced to reprice their entire book as contractual truckload rates set just a couple of months ago are no longer being honored.
Truckload carriers appearing at an investor conference this week laid out the thesis for a sustained period of rate recovery.
The Texas Supreme Court has taken some wind out of the sails of the sudden debate over shipper liability.
FreightWaves awarded two categories of winners: Logistics Operations and Solution Providers.
An $81 million verdict in Utah against a building supply company over its trucking operations that killed a preteen is being called the largest civil verdict ever awarded in that state and has entered the discussion about being one of the largest nuclear verdicts in trucking in recent years. The verdict came down in a […]
Capacity attrition and retooled carrier networks could present a challenging bid season for shippers.
Truckload stocks have been on a wild ride after signs of an improving spot market were amplified by positive manufacturing data, and then slightly doused by the threat of AI upheaval.
Werner Enterprises has begun restructuring its one-way fleet, a move announced alongside the reporting of its fourth-quarter results, which fell short of expectations.
A long-running lawsuit by drivers against Werner has been settled, and the size of the payout pool revealed.
Werner Enterprises announced it has acquired FirstFleet, making it the fifth-largest dedicated truckload provider in the U.S.
Susquehanna said truckload’s supply side has the market set up for a recovery but demand will have to kick in at some point to prolong an upcycle.
FMCSA’s pilot program to pause the 14-hour driving window fails to address the industry’s detention time problem, argue truck safety advocates.
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