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  • A Covenant Logistics Group truck and trailer.
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    Covenant rehires former SVP of sales

    Tyson Wimberly returned to his former employer after stints with ArcBest and MoLo Solutions.

    By • Sept. 24, 2024
  • A tractor-trailer heads toward a sunrise with other traffic lights in the distance.
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    Interest rate reduction poised to help trucking balance sheets: analyst

    The Federal Reserve’s move was welcome news for an industry beleaguered by a prolonged freight recession.

    By • Sept. 23, 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
  • A FedEx Freight truck is stationed at a dock door.
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    FedEx Freight slashes spending 62% ahead of potential spinoff

    The logistics giant nearly halved overall truck and trailer expenditures last quarter.

    By • Updated Sept. 20, 2024
  • A FedEx delivery truck is seen on August 07, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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    FedEx confident shippers will accept pricier holiday fees

    The logistics giant is looking to extract additional revenue after weaker-than-expected demand last quarter.

    By • Sept. 20, 2024
  • A. Duie Pyle driver Jesse Weeks backs his truck up to a customer dock on May 1, 2024.
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    5 things truck drivers want you to know

    For National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, we collected some takeaways from ride-alongs and driver interviews this year.

    By • Sept. 20, 2024
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    Casella expanding in New York and Connecticut with latest acquisition

    The family-owned waste haulers, Royal Carting and Welsh Sanitation, are expected to generate over $90 million in annualized revenues.

    By Megan Quinn • Sept. 20, 2024
  • Traffic enters a tunnel in Pittsburgh going eastbound on I-376, with passenger vehicles surrounding a tractor-trailer.
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    Linehaul rates rise year over year amid challenging August

    “However, year-over-year comparisons are little consolation for truckers looking for better pricing now,” DAT Chief of Analytics Ken Adamo said.

    By • Sept. 20, 2024
  • An electric vehicle charging station with a row of tracks in the background.
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    DB Schenker, Maersk, Pepsi to pilot I-10 EV truck corridor

    Chargers will power the heavy-duty electric trucking operations between Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas, starting in 2027.

    By • Sept. 19, 2024
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    Fed cuts main rate by half point, voices confidence inflation falling

    The central bank trimmed borrowing costs from a two-decade high after policymakers noted their growing concern about softening in the labor market.

    By Jim Tyson • Sept. 19, 2024
  • A Marten Transport tractor-trailer pulls into a truck parking lot in western Maryland in May 2024.
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    Marten execs take temporary pay cut

    Company leaders saw 7.5% and 5% reductions to base pay as part of a cost-cutting program.

    By • Sept. 19, 2024
  • EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Alejandra Nunez briefs Truckload Carriers Association members during their 2024 Fall Business Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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    TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    EV trucking, politics take center stage at TCA conference

    The association’s Fall Business Meeting & Call on Washington featured a Q&A with an EPA official and advocacy for truck parking funding.

    By • Sept. 18, 2024
  • A truck driver exits a tractor-trailer after arriving at a docking area, where a worker can be seeing in a docking bay.
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    Courtesy of Uber Freight
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    Uber Freight upgrades its TMS

    Updates include simplified dock scheduling features and a streamlined load management experience, the company said.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
  • BMO's logo in the dark next to public transit and vehicle lights.
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    Loan woes spike for BMO transportation customers

    Despite repayment challenges, trucking is seeing early signs of stabilization, the financial company’s chief revenue officer said.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
  • TCA members pose for a picture during their Fall Call on Washington 2024
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    Q&A // TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    EV, parking, labor law concerns command carriers’ attention, TCA president says

    Legislators and the EPA heard from truckload executives about the feasibility and fallout of new regulations last week.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Phillips 66 augments fleet fueling payment options

    The DriverDash mobile app allows fleet drivers to pay for fuel more safely at more than 5,500 Phillips 66, Conoco and 76-branded gas stations.

    By Jessica Loder • Sept. 17, 2024
  • A tractor-trailer on a desert-doted road.
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    Truckload PPI rebounds after nearly 2-year trough

    The pricing measure was last positive year over year in December 2022.

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
  • Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt
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    Federal highway administrator leaves for private sector

    Shailen Bhatt took a job last week as at engineering firm AtkinsRéalis as SVP and COO of U.S., Latin America, minerals and metals.

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
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    Air Van acquires Imeson Distribution Center

    The third-party logistics provider grew its warehouse space by 700,000 square feet. 

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
  • Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of Inside Elections, briefs trucking leaders at the TCA 2024 Fall Business Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
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    TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    Harris has momentum in reset race, political analyst tells trucking execs

    But the presidential election remains too close to call, and anyone who says otherwise "is not really being honest," Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales said.

    By • Sept. 13, 2024
  • EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Alejandra Nunez briefs Truckload Carriers Association members during their 2024 Fall Business Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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    TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    ‘It isn’t going to work’: Carrier execs slam EPA emissions rule

    Trucking leaders challenged the feasibility of the Phase 3 greenhouse gas reduction rule for new heavy-duty trucks during a Q&A with an EPA official Wednesday.

    By • Sept. 12, 2024
  • A passenger vehicle mirror shows the front of an ACT tractor driving along a highway.
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    AAA Cooper promotes leaders to presidents of LTL, dedicated

    The Knight-Swift LTL carrier elevated Chris Durley and Cory Bingham to key roles.

    By • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Almost 4 in 10 leaders admit to ‘fauxductivity,’ Workhuman finds

    The phenomenon could be a symptom of poor culture, creating a toxic cycle of performative productivity and productivity anxiety.

    By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 11, 2024
  • The Triton Logistics tractor involved in the crash, shown in the dark with emergency vehicle lights in the background.
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    NTSB says Triton fatal crash involved fatigued driver, fake HOS process

    The federal investigation called for changes in commercial regulations to mandate inward-facing cameras and the ability to audit ELDs.

    By • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Provided by Wheaton Bekins

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    Wheaton Bekins promotes executive to sales, marketing role

    The relocation specialty carrier promoted Central Regional Sales Director April Milner just months after appointing a new president.  

    By • Sept. 10, 2024
  • A California Department of Motor Vehicles sign outside an office in Fullerton.
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    California seeks public feedback on self-driving heavy-duty trucks

    The state’s DMV put forth draft regulations to spur stakeholder comments.

    By • Sept. 9, 2024