Equipment: Page 11

  • American Trucking Associations Chief Economics Bob Costello shares his economic outlook at the 2023 Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin.
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    Trucking driver shortage falls significantly to 60K, ATA reports

    The shortage shrank from about 78,000 last year and a record of more than 80,000 two years ago, Chief Economist Bob Costello said.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023
  • A semi-truck driving on isolated street with coins surrounding it.
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    Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images 

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    Tough economy is trucking’s top issue in 2023: ATRI

    The nonprofit's annual report illustrates differences between drivers' and carriers' concerns.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023
  • An "I Love Trucks" sign on the exhibition floor at the 2022 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition.
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    Trucking conferences and events to watch in 2024

    Opportunities abound next year for executives to meet their counterparts and learn what’s new in the industry.

    By • Updated Nov. 13, 2023
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    Courtesy of Navistar
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    Class 8 truck orders show positive sign for industry

    September requests increased to 31,200 units in line with the 2024 season. 

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Crete Carrier president shares reasons for optimism

    COO Tim Aschoff says improving lead time requests give him hope for better times ahead.

    By • Oct. 10, 2023
  • UAW President Shawn Fain speaks at a rally in a Chicago union hall.
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    Jim Vondruska/Getty Images via Getty Images
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    United Auto Workers strike at Mack Trucks

    Nearly 4,000 workers walked out of workplaces after the union rejected a tentative agreement by 73%.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
  • A Kodiak autonomous truck hauls a Maersk container.
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    Courtesy of PR Newswire
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    Kodiak, Maersk launch AV route from Texas to Oklahoma

    The lane is a first for commercial AV operations, the autonomous tech firm’s CEO said.

    By • Oct. 6, 2023
  • The Wabash headquarters in Lafayette, Indiana.
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    Wabash recalls more than 3,000 trailers over safety defect

    Some of the manufacturer’s dry van trailers between 2009 and 2024 model years using rail-style lift gate could be defective, according to a government report.

    By • Oct. 5, 2023
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    Provided by FTS Logistics 

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    FST Logistics acquires Hyway Trucking

    The purchase is a first for the Ohio-based 3PL services provider, which will double its fleet size.

    By • Oct. 3, 2023
  • A Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams storefront.
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    The image by Phillip Pessar is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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    ‘Shock and dismay’: Bankrupt Mitchell Gold has thousands of furniture shipments stuck in logistics limbo

    Ryder and other providers are storing millions of dollars worth of products in warehouses as they await payment from a company that is out of cash.

    By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 29, 2023
  • Schneider National eCascadia Freightliner electric truck
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    Provided by Schneider National

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    Schneider National tests hydrogen-powered truck

    Sizeable incentives at a wide scale are still needed to make the technology a reality, said Jim Filter, Schneider's group president of transportation and logistics.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • A Knight Transportation truck by a natural renewable gas station.
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    Courtesy of Business Wire
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    Knight-Swift tests new Cummins renewable gas engine

    The carrier plans to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2035.

    By • Sept. 28, 2023
  • Dexterity AI's robot, DexR, loads boxes inside a trailer.
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    Courtesy of Dexterity AI
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    FedEx testing AI-powered, trailer-loading robots

    The collaboration with Dexterity AI aims to help the delivery giant more efficiently load the wide variety of shipments it handles.

    By • Sept. 27, 2023
  • J.B. Hunt BNSF intermodal
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    Provided by BNSF

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    How JB Hunt’s purchase of BNSF’s brokerage assets helps both companies

    The trucking company can now divert more business to itself, while the rail carrier can offload complex operations in a weak market.

    By • Sept. 26, 2023
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks during a news conference in October 2022.
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    Justin Sullivan/Getty via Getty Images
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    California governor vetoes bill proposing driverless truck restrictions

    Legislators overwhelmingly supported the bill earlier this year. But overriding a governor’s veto is rare in California.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
  • An Uber Freight-branded trailer is hooked to a Waabi autonomous truck.
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    Courtesy of Waabi
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    Waabi, Uber Freight launch Dallas-to-Houston AV trucking pilot route

    The two companies plan to deploy billions of autonomous miles in the next decade.

    By • Sept. 25, 2023
  • Port Houston Bayport Terminal Wharf 6
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    Provided by Port Houston

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    Accurate Transport opens Houston terminal

    The drayage, LTL, flatbed and intermodal provider extends service to the nation’s fifth busiest port with the opening of its third facility.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
  • A notice attached to a dolly at a Yellow terminal in Hayward, California notifies customers and employees company operations have ceased as of noon Sunday.
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    Edwin Lopez/Trucking Dive
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    Estes bid for Yellow terminals comes with a sweetener

    Thirty days of free parking while the bankrupt carrier’s equipment is removed has an estimated value of $10 million.

    By • Sept. 19, 2023
  • Trucks in a parking area.
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    vitpho via Getty Images
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    Strong used truck sale activity hints at market shifts

    Equipment prices, shipper inventory, Yellow's bankruptcy and broader trucking conditions all factor in to the outlook for equipment sales in the coming months.

    By • Sept. 18, 2023
  • Dollar General truck from private fleet
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    Dollar General to grow private fleet to 2K trucks by year’s end

    The discount retailer’s private fleet now handles nearly half of its outbound transportation needs.

    By • Sept. 15, 2023
  • ATA President and CEO Chris Spear testifies before Congress on autonomous trucks.
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    Retrieved from T&I Committee on YouTube.
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    Congress holds AV truck hearing during Driver Appreciation Week

    ATA CEO Chris Spear told lawmakers "displacement is a myth" and the technology will help address a driver shortage.

    By • Sept. 14, 2023
  • A Gatik autonomous truck.
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    Courtesy of Gatik
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    Gatik expands its AV lineup with Class 7 trucks in Tyson routes

    The autonomous vehicle effort could eventually save the food company $900,000 per year, a spokesperson said.  

    By • Sept. 12, 2023
  • An outside photo of the California State Capitol.
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    The image by Jim Bowen is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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    California’s Senate passes bill to restrict autonomous trucks

    The measure could require a safety operator onboard heavy AVs for years.

    By • Sept. 12, 2023
  • A Hyzon liquid nitrogen truck next to a J.B. Hunt intermodal container.
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    Retrieved from Hyzon on September 07, 2023
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    Hyzon truck model uses liquid hydrogen to travel farther

    The electric vehicle made deliveries to Performance Food Group customers in Texas for an inaugural commercial run.

    By • Sept. 8, 2023
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    Wawa debuts first-ever electric truck

    The c-store chain will run a six-month pilot program in partnership with Penske in order to “test and learn” more about this side of the electric vehicle space.

    By Brett Dworski • Sept. 8, 2023