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Forward Air targets LTL growth following Omni acquisition
Favorable year-over-year volume improvement for the segment offers a promising outlook, according to interim CEO Michael Hance.
By Larry Avila • March 6, 2024 -
RaceTrac adds fleet card to payment options
Adding the ability to use Fuelman cards is the latest enhancement the convenience retailer has made to its business.
By Jessica Loder • March 6, 2024 -
Trendline
Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive
These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry.
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IMC Logistics acquires American Pacific Transportation
The deal expands IMC’s West Coast drayage network, adding 500 trucks to the company’s California operations.
By Larry Avila • March 5, 2024 -
JB Hunt acquires Walmart’s intermodal assets
The purchase is part of a long-term deal that builds on a decades-long partnership between the freight and retail giants.
By Larry Avila • March 4, 2024 -
Werner board member resigns over ESG disagreements
Vikram Mansharamani stepped down from his seat Feb. 27, according to his resignation letter.
By Colin Campbell • March 4, 2024 -
RK Logistics buys On Time Trucking, expanding to East Coast
The deal bolsters the 3PL’s ability to store lithium-ion batteries, a growing business segment for the firm.
By Larry Avila • March 1, 2024 -
Veteran XPO driver navigates trucking’s daily challenges with ease
Steadman “Steve” Mitchell shared insights from his 30 years behind the wheel during a 15-mile delivery run to a prison commissary supplier and a luxury fitness club.
By Colin Campbell • March 1, 2024 -
Simpson to replace Roberts as JB Hunt CEO
The trucking giant’s president will continue in her current role when she assumes the top job in July.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 29, 2024 -
President and CEO: Trucking companies are splitting the jobs
The reasoning varies by the carrier. Two trucking leaders describe how they view each role.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Kodiak, Martin Brower test autonomous reefer route
The companies are collaborating to deliver time-sensitive products from Texas to Oklahoma.
By David Taube • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Knight-Swift’s Jackson steps down, Miller takes helm
The country’s biggest TL carrier announced a series of changes involving its CEO and CFO.
By David Taube • Feb. 27, 2024 -
SCOTUS examines which transportation workers are exempt from arbitration
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals previously ruled in favor of Flowers Foods, finding its truck drivers were not exempt from a federal law.
By Ryan Golden • Feb. 27, 2024 -
ATRI calls on carriers to share operational costs
The call to action was made in the trucking industry research group’s annual survey of fleets.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 27, 2024 -
Nikola close to naming next CFO
CEO Steve Girsky has been serving as interim finance chief following Anastasiya “Stasy” Pasterick’s departure.
By David Taube • Feb. 27, 2024 -
Trailer order cancelation rate nearly doubles in January
ACT Research noted an 18-month freight recession is impacting firms’ capital.
By David Taube • Feb. 26, 2024 -
Flexport relaunches Convoy’s load board
Users began logging back into the platform shortly after the app reactivated, EVP and Head of Trucking Bill Driegert said.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 23, 2024 -
Autonomous Einride truck makes GE Appliances warehouse deliveries
In Selmer, Tennessee, a robot also loads and unloads the freight.
By David Taube • Feb. 23, 2024 -
Deep Dive
What’s a Yellow terminal worth? It depends on location, and who you ask.
XPO, Estes and Saia spent hundreds of millions of dollars on properties. Old Dominion skipped the auction. Executives shared their reasoning in interviews and earnings calls.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 22, 2024 -
Aurora more than doubles AV truck pilot revenue
Autonomous readiness and performance indicators improved in recent months, the company said, as it approaches fully driverless operations.
By David Taube • Feb. 22, 2024 -
Saia plans $1B in capex this year. Yellow terminals are just a quarter of it.
The carrier expects to spend a separate $300 million on real estate, alongside equipment and technology upgrades, CFO Doug Col said on an earnings call.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 21, 2024 -
Ryder System sets sights on growing cross-border business
A new warehouse in Laredo, Texas, and an expanded drayage yard in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, give the carrier capacity to handle more freight.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 21, 2024 -
Estes angles for growth in Canada with Yellow terminal acquisitions
The LTL carrier saw the competitor’s bankruptcy auction as a chance to take on more cross-border business, President and COO Webb Estes said in an interview.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Declines persist in dry van contract replacement rates
Overcapacity is still lingering as carriers seek to maintain market share, according to DAT.
By David Taube • Feb. 20, 2024 -
Cardinal deal to generate $1B in annualized revenue, Ryder projects
About 85% of the North Carolina business’ operating revenue comes from dedicated transportation, Ryder CEO Robert Sanchez said.
By David Taube • Feb. 20, 2024 -
CH Robinson names new surface transportation president
Michael Castagnetto was promoted to oversee the brokerage’s largest business segment.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 16, 2024