Trucking's invisible port woes

With all eyes on trucking and drayage these days, does the general public truly understand what they're seeing?

By S.L. Fuller • Dec. 17, 2021

Component shortages hit EVs as Class 8 orders plummet

While a traditional truck needs up to 500 semiconductors, an electric one could require up to 5,000.

By Amanda Loudin • Dec. 13, 2021

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These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

By Trucking Dive staff

The US can be a leader in autonomous trucks — or get left behind

AVs are coming, and they'll be one arrow in the logistics industry's quiver to combat capacity crises like the one that has mounted over the past 18 months, the author writes.

By Christopher Thornycroft • Dec. 6, 2021

Sysco to electrify 35% of its US private fleet by 2030

The company already tested the Freightliner eCascadia and will deploy its first group of electric trucks in Riverside, California.

By Max Garland • Dec. 1, 2021

California to ease weight limits for trucks hauling from congested San Pedro Bay ports

In California, weights are among the most restrictive in the U.S., which creates what one expert called "a wall of inefficiency."

By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 18, 2021

Fleets turn to eBay, rural shops in a scramble to find parts

Parts shortages have trucking officials venting everywhere from investor calls to Reddit threads.

By Jim Stinson • Nov. 15, 2021

TuSimple readies autonomous runs to UPS hubs in Florida, North Carolina

The autonomous truck provider's CEO said "we have some ways to go" to maximize uptime.

By S.L. Fuller , Jim Stinson • Nov. 3, 2021

Cannibals, gaps, bubbles and math: 4 themes from ATA's MCE

With a national spotlight on supply chains, attendees had plenty to discuss, and we had plenty of takeaways.

By Transport Dive Staff • Nov. 2, 2021

Schneider grows container fleet with the help of a chartered ship

The carrier added 1,600 intermodal containers in Q3 and expects to add at least another 1,600 in Q4, the CEO said.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 29, 2021

Carriers use everything but rubber bands to keep fleets running

Shortages have led Baylor Trucking to cannibalize its trucks for parts. Some end up looking like "a Mr. Potato Head," one executive said.

By Jim Stinson • Oct. 26, 2021

Driver concerns are trucking's top issues in 2021: ATRI

Some fleets are laser-focused on retaining their workforce, but pay may not be the only answer to retention.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 24, 2021

24/7 supply chains: Truckers fight intermodal jams, Union Pacific adds hours

The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles wants to "squeeze every minute" of productivity to move cargo out of port gates and onto truck and rail.

By Edwin Lopez • Oct. 20, 2021

JB Hunt banks on new intermodal equipment to speed supply chains

Freight moving by truck will be "ripe for conversion to intermodal" when the carrier receives its order of 12,000 containers early next year, executives said.

By Jim Stinson • Oct. 19, 2021

Autonomous or electric? Knight-Swift, PGT Trucking choose both

Knight-Swift put in a reservation for Embark's AV technology around the same time it ordered a battery-electric T680E from Kenworth.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 18, 2021

With ArcBest, TL broker MoLo aims to catch CH Robinson

There's power in numbers in the crowded freight brokerage marketplace.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 12, 2021

Trucking's green movement isn't void of diesel

Curbing emissions doesn't have to be all or nothing. Renewable diesel and natural gas can produce a "double-green effect" that cut downs carbon and costs.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 11, 2021

Equipment, workforce concerns dominate trucking's Q3

With such high freight volumes, fleets had to make decisions about how to capitalize in an environment short of trucks, trailers and drivers.

By Transport Dive Staff • Oct. 11, 2021

Home Depot, Loadsmart take aim at empty flatbed miles

Loadsmart's Flatbed Messenger marketplace matches available flatbed capacity to loads, rather than the reverse.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 4, 2021

Mixed-vehicle fleets are uncommon in TL. E-commerce could change that.

In many instances, what used to be done with a tractor-trailer is now done with straight trucks and light-duty delivery trucks, said a Penske executive.

By Heather Larson • Sept. 28, 2021

How fleets with an owner-operator model can go greener

Trucking companies that rely on purchased transportation get creative to work through sustainability challenges.

By Amanda Loudin • Sept. 27, 2021

FedEx, Aurora expand autonomous trucking pilot in Texas

The carrier and AV startup are adding a route between Fort Worth and El Paso.

By S.L. Fuller • Updated May 19, 2022

Yellow and Werner agree: Trailers are today's biggest issue in trucking

"We've got more trailers tied up in these detention situations than I've ever seen," Yellow's CEO said at CSCMP Edge 2021.

By Shefali Kapadia • Sept. 22, 2021

Volvo, Amply Power partner on uptime and cost savings for electric trucks

Charging and management are among the challenges fleets face, when it comes to EVs.

By Jim Stinson • Sept. 22, 2021

ACT Expo: The winding road to more sustainable trucks

Experts said zero-emissions vehicles are the future. But transitioning a fleet is easier said than done.

By Transport Dive Staff • Sept. 20, 2021

Mileage between breakdowns rises, but so do repair costs

Unscheduled breakdowns are farther between, a study from the Technology & Maintenance Council shows. But inflation rears its head, eroding the gains.

By Jim Stinson • Sept. 16, 2021