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  • ATA SVP and Chief Economist Bob Costello addresses executives at the 2024 Management Conference and Exhibition.
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    MCE 2024

    Driver shortage eases again in 2024 ‘for all the wrong reasons’: ATA’s Costello

    A drop in demand, particularly from industrial customers, is masking a prevailing labor issue for the trucking industry, the chief economist said.

    By • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Business bankruptcies rise in 2024

    Among them, trucking firms have reported significant slumps in revenue.

    By • Oct. 14, 2024
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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
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    MCE 2024

    Economy is once again trucking’s top worry in 2024

    Lawsuit abuse reform, insurance and driver compensation also ranked among the industry’s top concerns, according to ATRI.

    By • Oct. 14, 2024
  • Trucks and passenger vehicles cross a bridge under metal trusses.
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    An encouraging sign for contract rates heading into peak season

    A key measure made some recent gains as carriers seek to ward off further declines.

    By • Oct. 11, 2024
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    Texas-based refiner files for bankruptcy with $422M of debt

    Vertex Energy says its filing stemmed from struggles to capitalize on the renewable fuels market.

    By Brett Dworski • Oct. 11, 2024
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    Bay & Bay Transportation names new trucking president

    Logistics division leader Justin Johnson will be tasked with growing the segment as the company targets 25% annual growth.

    By • Oct. 10, 2024
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    J.B. Hunt buys another 20 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell trucks

    The Arkansas-based trucking giant will use some of the trucks in its intermodal operations in California for port and drayage hauls.

    By • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Forward Air investors push for company sale

    Investment firms are urging the board to launch a formal sales process, following a wave of executive departures and a rough acquisition.

    By • Oct. 10, 2024
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    Q&A

    Missing rear-impact guard labels are widespread, Pitt Ohio VP says

    Up to half of some fleets' trailers have damaged or fallen-off OEM certification stickers, VP of Safety and Risk Management Jeff Mercadante told Trucking Dive.

    By • Oct. 9, 2024
  • Two tractor-trailers are shown arriving at the Port of Newark on Oct. 4, 2024.
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    Port strike leaves lingering effects, analysts say

    Returning to normal operations may take as long as a month, DHL Global Forwarding said.

    By • Oct. 9, 2024
  • The remains of Roys in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on September 27, 2024 in Steinhatchee, Florida.
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    Back-to-back hurricanes: Florida truckers prepare for Milton after Helene

    Highway shoulders have been opened to traffic to aid evacuations in some areas ahead of expected 8- to 12-foot storm surges.

    By • Updated Oct. 9, 2024
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    NLRB: Virginia trucking firm violated labor law with coercive threats

    Garten Trucking owners illegally threatened to shut down the company if a union formed, the National Labor Relations Board found.

    By • Oct. 8, 2024
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    Rear-impact guard label inspection enforcement delayed until December

    The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and other trucking groups shared concerns last month about carriers’ inability to comply when the stickers fall off.

    By • Updated Oct. 8, 2024
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    Forward Air board’s compensation committee chair resigns

    The carrier appointed former CEVA Logistics COO Jérôme Lorrain to the board's compensation committee after Craig Carlock resigned this month.

    By • Updated Oct. 28, 2024
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    Gatik aims to scale driverless freight operations in Texas next year

    The self-driving company previously rolled out its technology in Bentonville, Arkansas, and the greater Toronto area.

    By • Oct. 4, 2024
  • Dockworkers strike outside of the Port of Newark in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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    ILA port strike ends through tentative deal

    The agreement, which extends the parties’ master contract, comes three days after a strike commenced at East and Gulf Coast ports.

    By • Updated Oct. 3, 2024
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    ArcBest chief innovation officer to retire

    Michael Newcity, who served over three decades with the company, will step down in December.

    By • Oct. 3, 2024
  • White and red tractors in a truck parking lot in western Maryland in May 2024.
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    Trucking firm exits inch closer to equilibrium

    Operating authority revocations slowed in Q3, according to analysts, with FMCSA data pushing toward a more balanced market.

    By • Oct. 3, 2024
  • Residents walk along Catawba Avenue while debris is cleared in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 29 in Old Fort, North Carolina.
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    ‘Down for the foreseeable future’: Truckers grapple with Hurricane Helene’s aftermath

    The storm washed out Interstate 40, a key freight corridor, and other trucking routes across the Southeast. The recovery could take weeks or longer.

    By • Oct. 2, 2024
  • An interior shot of Pitt Ohio's LTL terminal in Monroe, Michigan.
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    Pitt Ohio relocates Toledo terminal to Michigan

    The move provided the LTL carrier with more than 100 additional dock doors and other capacity enhancements.

    By • Oct. 1, 2024
  • A wing of the Kentucky Exposition Center featuring Mid-America Trucking Show banners for its 2024 event.
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    Trucking conferences to watch in 2025

    Plan your year ahead with these key gatherings that bring industry stakeholders to the same place.

    By • Updated Oct. 11, 2024
  • A Southeastern Freight Lines driver behind the wheel of a truck in a company parking lot.
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    Southeastern Freight Lines expands service to New Mexico

    The growth is rooted in the success of the LTL carrier's Texas operation, VP Brian Schulz told Trucking Dive.

    By • Sept. 30, 2024
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    Ports brace for a potential ILA strike

    East Coast and Gulf Coast seaports are extending hours and sharing contingency plans as they prepare for disruption.

    By • Sept. 27, 2024
  • J.B. Hunt has added a Freightliner eCascadia to a Daimler Truck North America aftermarket parts supply route in Arizona.
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    J.B. Hunt, Daimler add eCascadia to Arizona route

    The EV truck will haul the OEM's aftermarket parts from a Phoenix distribution center to dealers along a 100-mile route.

    By • Sept. 27, 2024
  • Yellow posted four signs announcing operations had ceased at the gate of its Hayward, California terminal.
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    Yellow must pay some of $6.5B in pension liability

    The bankrupt carrier and pension plans are sorting out pension obligations and formulas under dispute.

    By • Sept. 25, 2024