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Truckload shipping refers to the movement of freight in the amounts necessary to fill an entire semi-truck or intermodal container. This is in contrast to less than truckload (LTL) shipping, where freight from multiple sources is mixed and transported in one truck or shipping container.
Trucking industry regulations change often and are overseen by three different bodies: the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA). Any of these three agencies may create new rules and regulations for general freight trucking throughout the year. In addition, states can also issue their own general freight trucking regulations.
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FreightWise’s Kuebix AI unites two TMS platforms and applies AI to multi-stop routing, integrations and freight audit for SMB and mid-market shippers.
Eight fuel cards, purchases across 23 states and more than $760,000 in unpaid charges. A federal indictment details how two Georgia men allegedly exploited a Michigan trucking company’s identity.
A Kearney and MIT Mobility Initiative report says autonomous trucks cost $4 a mile in 2026 but match the cost of human-driven trucks in the US around 2028.
How much trucking capacity is on the road right now depends almost entirely on which carriers you are counting, because the national fleet is really several different markets stacked together, the owner-operators running a truck or two, the mid-sized fleets, and the largest carriers, and each of those groups is in a different place heading […]
Federal and state inspectors conducted more than 1,000 truck inspections in Maryland and Washington, D.C., while separate enforcement operations uncovered hundreds of violations in five other states.
Oakland police confirmed a grand theft investigation involving a shipment reportedly worth $11.4 million. The carrier’s identity and circumstances surrounding the disappearance remain unclear.
FreightWaves’ CEO told Optym Convergence non-domiciled CDL holders were probably the main reason the downturn dragged on, and that enforcement will outlast any change in Washingto
PS Logistics has expanded its flatbed network by acquiring Roane Transportation Services and its more than 170 drivers.
A canine alert led customs officers to nearly $1 million in methamphetamine hidden inside a produce shipment crossing the Texas border.
The number of workers employed in truck transportation in October was unchanged from September. That end result in the October report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Friday, came from two developments. First, the BLS revised downward its initial figure on truck transportation jobs in September to 1,471,300 from 1,473,100. And then the BLS’s […]
Ryder System (NYSE: R) has acquired Efficiency Enterprises, a company with a business model similar to what Ryder does in its Fleet Management Systems (FMS) unit. Ryder, in a prepared statement, described Efficiency Enterprises as “a regional provider of fleet management, maintenance, and leasing solutions for trucks, trailers, and material handling equipment.” Those services line […]
The Teamsters are claiming victory for a group of “W-2” drivers at an Amazon facility in Indiana who sought representation by the union. But as with the entire Amazon-Teamsters relationship, it’s complicated. In its prepared statement announcing the “march” on the company to demand it bargain for a contract, the Teamsters said it had unionized […]
Cargo theft involving parked trucks accounted for 42% of all incidents in Mexico during the third quarter , according to Overhaul.
The scramble is over. Carriers and owner-operators who spent the past few years chasing build slots, paying inflated prices for used units and taking whatever iron they could find are now facing a different problem: plenty of options and very little margin for a bad decision. Lead times have stabilized, used pricing has found a […]
Recent CDL blitzes in Virginia and Arkansas uncovered 283 violations, as DOT says 33,000 drivers have been placed out of service over English-language deficiencies.
The massive Democratic Party win on Election Day will have implications for government rules and regulations on trucking, including the so-called highway bill, driven in part by changes in the lineups of who will sit on Congress’ transportation-focused committees. There are several members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) committee who won’t be around […]
North American Class 8 truck orders declined 36% year over year in October due to regulatory uncertainty, equipment costs and tighter fleet budgets, FTR said.
Uber Freight CEO Rebecca Tinucci took to LinkedIn to tout the company’s third quarter financial performance, which still is a long way from operating profitability. As Tinucci said in her published remarks, “two things can be true at the same time.” Her comments highlighted gross bookings of $1.768 billion, which is a record for the […]
Trimble lowered its full-year recurring revenue growth forecast as softer European freight conditions pressured its transportation business.
The Small Business in Transportation Coalition is challenging the legality of the federal Uniform Crime Reporting system as its operators warn that a successful lawsuit could disrupt registration fees and state motor carrier safety funding.
