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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Deep DiveWhat’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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Deep DiveWhy carriers, shippers use drop and hook in good times and bad
Fleets and brokers see their drop-and-hook programs as a competitive advantage that gives shippers what they want.
By Shefali Kapadia • Feb. 16, 2024 -
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Bison Transport, CPKC ink intermodal services agreement
The deal is among several partnerships between segment players to capitalize on growing cross-border shipping traffic.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Atlanta’s Perimeter has 3 of the top 10 U.S. truck bottlenecks
But Georgia Motor Trucking Association President and CEO Ed Crowell expressed optimism to Trucking Dive about ongoing improvements.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 15, 2024 -
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Knight-Swift buying 10 more Yellow leases
The carrier is paying about $2.2 million for the additions as it continues the buildout of its LTL network.
By David Taube • Feb. 14, 2024 -
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ArcBest debuts line of automated forklifts, reach trucks
The company has piloted the remotely operated equipment in customers' distribution centers and manufacturing facilities, CEO Judy McReynolds said in an interview.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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AV restrictions bill reintroduced in California
The measure seeks to require safety operators onboard heavy-duty self-driving trucks until politicians further authorize the technology.
By David Taube • Feb. 13, 2024 -
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Trucking executives point to potential for 2024 market recovery
“The freight downcycle seems unlikely to last through the entire year 2024,” Wabash CEO and President Brent Yeagy said on an earnings call.
By David Taube • Feb. 12, 2024
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