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  • 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 adds series of LTL terminals, part of nationwide expansion

    The company’s subsidiaries have expanded in Oklahoma, Alabama and Washington state, adding to its ever-increasing door count.

    By Haley Cawthorn • Feb. 26, 2025
  • Tractor-trailers parked near a gas station on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 2024.
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    Where are trucking rates headed in 2025? 7 executives weigh in

    Leaders at several trucking companies expressed optimism for gradual pricing increases this year.

    By • Feb. 26, 2025
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

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

    By Trucking Dive staff
  • A. Duie Pyle driver Jesse Weeks backs his truck up to a customer dock on May 1, 2024.
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    A. Duie Pyle buys 2 more Yellow terminals for $4.5M

    The sites in Bowling Green, Ohio, and Charleston, West Virginia, will add 110 doors to the carrier's regional network.

    By • Feb. 25, 2025
  • XPO driver Steadman "Steve" Mitchell scans a pallet of cup lids as it comes off his truck at M&K Food.
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    Trucking execs answer questions on freight classification changes

    Leaders at Estes Express Lines, XPO and Old Dominion Freight Line recently discussed the National Motor Freight Classification shift looming this summer.

    By • Feb. 25, 2025
  • A Werner trailer is hauled on an interestate.
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    Werner pilots sideview cameras for safety, legal protection

    Although the company says safety metrics are at near record lows, it endured a $19 million uptick in insurance costs from unfavorable claims last quarter. 

    By • Feb. 24, 2025
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    TFI operating income sinks 19% in Q4

    CEO Alain Bédard called the company’s LTL carrier, TForce Freight, the “big rock in my shoe” and TFI’s largest problem.

    By • Feb. 24, 2025
  • A white TFI International tractor-trailer drives on a road.
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    ‘The best place to be’: TFI plans to redomicile to US

    The Canada-based trucking giant said 70% of its operations and many of its investors are U.S.-based.

    By • Feb. 21, 2025
  • A tractor-trailer crosses an international border barrier between the U.S. and Mexico by a welcome sign in Spanish.
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    Tariffs prompt cross-border contract uncertainty: Ryder

    CEO and Chairman Robert Sanchez said it’s possible tariffs with North America neighbors might not even occur.

    By • Feb. 21, 2025
  • A Nikola Tre BEV electric truck in a city.
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    Nikola files for bankruptcy, seeks to wind down operations

    The electric and hydrogen OEM plans to sell its assets by auction.

    By • Feb. 19, 2025
  • 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 Transport parent company takes earnings hit in Q4

    The company posted a $37.7 million operating loss in the quarter, primarily attributed to an accounting change heightening its equipment depreciation.

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
  • Trucks sit in heavy traffic on Interstate 90 in Chicago on Sept. 1, 2006.
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    Rebuilt Chicago traffic bottleneck boosts truck speeds by 25%: ATRI

    But the rebuilt Jane Byrne Interchange has yet to make the full traffic improvement predicted when it opened in 2022.

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
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    Trump orders reciprocal tariffs on all countries

    “In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax,” the president said Thursday.

    By Philip Neuffer • Feb. 18, 2025
  • An Atlas Energy Solutions autonomous truck without a driver in the Permian Basin next to other vehicles.
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    Kodiak, Atlas scale autonomous truck deployment on private road network

    The AV trucking provider is “the first company to make autonomous trucking a real business,” the firm’s founder and CEO Don Burnette said.

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
  • An Old Dominion Freight Line truck pulls two trailers
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    Industrial demand picks up at last, some trucking companies report

    Softness in the manufacturing sector has been a centerpiece of a two-year freight recession, so carriers hope rising demand is here to stay.

    By • Feb. 18, 2025
  • A FedEx Freight tractor-trailer drives on the road. The industry will be closely watching the LTL carrier's spinoff in the next 18 months.
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    Competitors weigh in on impending FedEx spinoff

    Old Dominion, Saia, XPO and ArcBest all fielded questions from analysts about how the move might affect their operations and the broader LTL market.

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    Estes Express Lines relocates Indiana terminal

    The larger South Bend facility was formerly home to USF Holland, an affiliate of Yellow Corp., which sold off its terminals after filing for bankruptcy in 2023.

    By Haley Cawthorn • Feb. 12, 2025
  • An XPO truck drives at night.
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    XPO sells terminal in New York City for $50M

    The carrier moved to a larger facility in Brooklyn it acquired from Yellow Corp., a spokesperson told Trucking Dive.

    By • Feb. 12, 2025
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    Trucking capacity oversupply persists, CH Robinson says

    Demand also has yet to meaningfully materialize, the broker’s North American Surface Transportation head said.

    By • Feb. 11, 2025
  • A Jack Cooper Transport truck delivers a load of new Chevrolets and Buicks to a dealership in the sun in Newport Beach, California, in 2018.
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    Jack Cooper shutting down after losing automaker contracts

    Ford Motor Co. and General Motors ended agreements with the vehicle carrier, according to a spokesperson for the hauler.

    By • Feb. 11, 2025
  • White vans pass a sign that reads, "Begin Toll Zone" and "Road Narrows."
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    DOT rescinds approval of New York congestion pricing plan

    President Donald Trump told the New York Post he's had at least two phone calls with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul about ending the controversial tolling program in Manhattan.

    By Dan Zukowski • Updated Feb. 19, 2025
  • Rows of trucks parked at a rest stop against a yellow and pink sunset.
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    Weaknesses in trucking environment linger, analysts say

    "A reboot in the truck freight market is slower than anticipated,” a U.S. Bank index report said, adding that cyclical and structural challenges remain.

    By • Feb. 10, 2025
  • A Werner tractor-trailer approaches an underpass on an interstate.
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    Potential tariffs are ‘a moving target’: Werner CEO

    More than 10% of the truckload giant’s revenues are tied to Mexico, Chairman Derek Leathers said on an earnings call last week.

    By • Feb. 10, 2025
  • A Werner tractor-trailer on I-95 in Virginia in May 2023.
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    Werner operating income craters 65% in Q4

    "The challenging operating environment of 2023 persisted into and throughout 2024," CEO Derek Leathers said.

    By • Feb. 7, 2025
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    XPO operating income surges 24% in Q4

    Local shipment growth and expanded premium service offerings boosted earnings despite a drop in tonnage.

    By • Feb. 6, 2025
  • Face 2 Face, a Billy Joel and Elton John cover band, performs at the SMC3 Jump Start 2025 conference in Atlanta on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.
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    Economy, M&A, dueling pianos headline SMC3 conference

    Trucking and logistics leaders traveled to Atlanta to network and attend educational sessions at Jump Start 2025.

    By • Feb. 6, 2025