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    Trucking conferences to watch in 2025

    Plan your year ahead with these key gatherings that bring industry stakeholders to the same place.

    Updated Oct. 11, 2024
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    Tracking the truck tonnage index

    A desperately awaited rebound in manufacturing demand will be central to improving tonnage.

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    How truck spot rates are shifting

    Dry van spot rates seemed to maintain elevated levels, DAT reported.

    Updated Oct. 31, 2024
  • Yellow Corp. trucks and trailers, which Ritchie Bros. will be auctioning in the coming months.
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    Class 8 truck, trailer orders by month

    A two-year freight recession and thousands of Yellow Corp. assets on the used market have lowered orders.

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    California doles out $3.8B for transportation improvements

    Approximately $3.5 billion of the total comes from the IIJA, with another $330 million funded by the state’s 2017 highway bill and gas tax.

  • Werner Enterprises SVP and CIO Daragh Mahon talks Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, during a fireside chat, sitting on a couch.
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    How carriers seek to avoid multimillion-dollar cybersecurity mistakes

    Conference speakers recently discussed strategies and takeaways on topics ranging from a deepfake of Werner’s CEO, pitfalls with emails and $5 million phone spoofs.

  • A tractor-trailer for Landstar System on I-95 in Virginia.
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    Landstar expects owner-operator count to continue falling

    Truck counts dropped 12% YoY in Q3 and 1% from last quarter, amid a significant increase in truck repair costs and lengthy waits for repairs.

  • A P.A.M. Transport tractor-trailer sits parked at a rest area in Texas by other trucks amid a heavy downpour.
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    PAM Transportation Services reports first quarterly profit in a year

    The company had operating losses for Q4 2023 through Q2 2024 before flipping that trend in Q3.

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    Few mid-career and older workers use AI at work — yet

    Many employers are offering some form of training support for workers using AI, including both formal programs and informal resources.

  • A Werner tractor-trailer on the interstate near a passenger vehicle.
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    Werner trims truck count in Q3 amid tougher downcycle

    Operating income fell 54% year over year for the quarter, but the carrier reported “early signs of rate inflection.”

  • An aerial photos shows flood-damaged Estes Express Lines tractor trailers in Asheville, North Carolina, following Hurricane Helene on Oct. 4.
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    Hurricanes Helene, Milton destroyed trucks, hampered carrier operations

    Estes, Knight-Swift, Old Dominion and others described challenges caused by the deadly, back-to-back storms in the last month.

  • XPO driver Steadman "Steve" Mitchell reverses his truck toward a loading dock at a Costco in Elkridge.
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    XPO grows local shipments by 10% in Q3

    The LTL carrier added 8,000 local accounts through the third quarter, executives told investors.

  • Trucks of various models and colors at a truck stop with a lit gas station.
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    Pricing, demand to stay lackluster for rest of year, analysts say

    Pricing is expected to remain relatively flat for LTL and truckload rates in Q4, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.

  • An Averitt Express tractor-trailer on the road.
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    Averitt Express launches Guaranteed By Noon LTL service

    The delivery service is available in over 2,300 ZIP codes across the South, the carrier announced last week.

  • Saia tractors without trailers at a lot in Cresson, Pennsylvania
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    Saia raises rates to offset $1B in investments

    The price hike came after the LTL carrier opened 11 truck terminals in Q3, executives said.

  • A Ryder tractor-trailer shown with mountains in the background on the Trans-Canada Highway in Canmore, Alberta.
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    Freight market unlikely to rebound before 2025, Ryder says

    The company has observed seasonal demand in Q4, but no freight cycle inflection is expected before year-end, executives said.

  • A vacant road with a dotted passing line for traffic next to telephone poles and open fields.
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    Insurance company sues trucking firm for $300K

    National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. said the initial costs, over $1 million over a two-year period, were estimates subject to revision.

  • A UPS truck leaves the yard in 2010 in Chicago. The company is considering strategic alternatives to its Coyote Logistics subsidiary.
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    UPS global fleet safety director leaves for bus operator

    Joanna Cornell joined Transdev U.S. as its VP of safety and security after more than 23 years at UPS.

  • A truck with the label "Zero Emissions" in San Jose, California
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    GreenWaste orders first Hyzon hydrogen refuse trucks in North America

    The first vehicles are expected to be delivered to the Bay Area as early as Q4 2025, the carrier said.

  • An ACT trucker drives on a Texas highway next to passenger vehicles in May 2024 under a clear blue sky.
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    Knight-Swift LTL expansion in California unlocks new customers

    “We think California was a game-changer for us,” CFO Andrew Hess said.

  • Old Dominion Freight Line trucks in a terminal parking lot.
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    Old Dominion operating income drops 9.7% in Q3

    The LTL carrier's shipments per day, weight per shipment and tons per day each decreased during the quarter.

  • Trucks in an industrial setting by a building.
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    Report: Truck leasing may be better option, depending on fleet size

    Smaller trucking companies may lack the economies of scale to realize savings from ownership, accounting firm KPMG found.

  • An E.W. Wylie flatbed truck carrying construction equipment.
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    TFI will delay spinoff of Daseke, other truckload assets

    The Canada-based freight giant wants to close a $4 billion to $5 billion acquisition around the end of next year before it splits its LTL and TL businesses.

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    Growth mindset culture drives workplaces forward, report says

    The mindset is really about “attitude, not aptitude,” according to electronic learning platform TalentLMS.

  • A truck driver shovels snow after an intense lake-effect snowstorm in Hamburg, New York, in November 2022.
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    Watch weather, take advance steps to protect drivers: ATA panel

    Providing snow cleats, driver alerts, safe park assist and other resources are key to preparing for storms and other dangerous conditions, experts said.