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  • Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks at the North American International Auto Show on September 14, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan.
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    Buttigieg announces nearly $40 million in grants to expand truck parking

    The money will pay for additional parking in Florida and Tennessee, plus tech to help drivers find open spaces.

    By • Oct. 3, 2022
  • A Werner tractor-trailer on a highway alongside passenger traffic.
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    Werner acquires Baylor Trucking

    Baylor will remain a stand-alone company within Werner, bringing 234 drivers and 200 trucks into the fold.

    By • Oct. 3, 2022
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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
  • FTR's Avery Vise talks with trucking executives on stage at an annual conference in Indianapolis.
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    Flashback: Execs share lessons, solutions with peers at FTR conference

    An array of businesses recently shared how they’re navigating volatile market conditions and staffing challenges.

    By • Oct. 3, 2022
  • A Kodiak cab is connected to a Werner trailer.
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    ‘Inevitable reality’: Werner forges ahead with new AV partnership

    The transportation provider completed a week-long pilot with Kodiak Robotics which made 100% of deliveries on time.

    By • Sept. 30, 2022
  • An XPO driver with his truck.
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    XPO names chief HR officer for brokerage spinoff

    Heidi Ratti will begin her role with RXO when the spinoff is complete.

    By • Sept. 30, 2022
  • David Giesen, vice president of sales and marketing at Stoughton Trailers, said the company has added a robotic welding line to build chassis amid labor challenges.
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    Stoughton Trailers uses robotic welding to build chassis amid labor woes

    Staffing challenges have changed the ROI on automation for the OEM, which projects strong demand to continue through 2023. 

    By • Sept. 29, 2022
  • A Saia LTL truck drivin on a road.
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    Q&A

    Saia VP details why terminal expansion is central to carrier’s growth plans

    Kevin Szydel, vice president of operations, West, shares his perspective on the LTL carrier’s three Kansas terminal openings.

    By • Sept. 28, 2022
  • Trucks transporting shipping containers travel between stacked containers at Kwai Tsing Container Terminal on November 10, 2021 in Hong Kong, China.
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    Shipper initiative targets zero emission trucking fleets by 2040

    Ikea, Unilever and Maersk are among the founding members of a push to phase out the heaviest, most polluting freight vehicles.

    By • Sept. 27, 2022
  • Louis DeJoy, U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General, speaks at the unveiling of the Nancy Reagan stamp, in the East Room at the White House on June 6, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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    US Postal Service pursues facility consolidation to reduce transport costs

    The agency is streamlining its facility footprint in a five-year initiative, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said in an interview.

    By • Sept. 27, 2022
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    OOIDA asks Biden to end vaccine mandate at US border

    The mandate has pushed some trucking companies to rethink operations, OOIDA President Todd Spencer said in a letter Monday.

    By • Sept. 27, 2022
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    Daseke hires Pilot Thomas Logistics exec as next CFO

    Aaron Coley will replace Jason Bates, who resigned last week, the flatbed and specialized carrier said in a securities filing.

    By • Sept. 26, 2022
  • Saia tractors without trailers at a lot in Cresson, Pennsylvania
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    Saia opens 3 LTL terminals in Kansas

    The carrier has opened five terminals in Q3 alone, with up to five more expected by the end of the year.

    By • Sept. 22, 2022
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    Werner COO to step down

    Marty Nordlund will shift into a business development role with the promotion of Eric Downing, SVP of its dedicated business.

    By • Sept. 21, 2022
  • A Ryder truck on a street.
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    Ryder’s contractual business is a buffer in a volatile economy

    More than 85% of the carrier’s revenue is contractual, which CEO Robert Sanchez said will help offset a declining spot market.

    By • Sept. 20, 2022
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    Yellow optimizes Western US terminals to become ‘super regional carrier’

    The carrier plans to complete the optimization of 89 terminals this month.

    By • Sept. 19, 2022
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    How a small 3PL is managing big growth

    Full Tilt Logistics is using technology and a strong company culture to its advantage as it expands its fleet.

    By Amanda Loudin • Sept. 19, 2022
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    The great resignation — An opportunity to rethink your PPE offerings

    What do your PPE offerings have to do with employee retention? Get insights from Red Wing for Business.

    By Tito Warren, President Global Industrial Sales and Operations Red Wing Shoe Company • Sept. 19, 2022
  • FTR vice president of trucking Avery Vise talks on stage with Brad Pinchuk of Hirschbach Motor Lines and Bill Kretsinger of American Central Transport for the 2022 FTR Transportation Conference.
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    Trucking executives share autonomous vehicle timeline projections

    Multiple company leaders said they don’t expect the technology to be widespread during their careers.

    By • Sept. 15, 2022
  • a large white truck with XPO Logistics branding in red and black outside an office park.
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    CIO to CEO: Mario Harik gets technical about innovation — and disruption — in trucking

    XPO Logistics’ incoming CEO used technology to build the company’s trucking arm. Now he’ll be overseeing the entire business.

    By Matt Ashare • Sept. 14, 2022
  • Two Locomation trucks drive on a highway
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    Stevens Trucking to equip existing fleet with autonomous technology

    The Oklahoma-based company plans to retrofit up to 500 trucks with Locomation’s technology, which uses a relay model pairing autonomous and driver-operated vehicles.

    By • Sept. 14, 2022
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    USA Truck shareholders greenlight DB Schenker deal

    With internal hurdles cleared, the deal to acquire the U.S. trucking company and its 1,900-strong fleet is expected to close Thursday.

    By • Sept. 13, 2022
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    XPO names CIO to replace Harik

    Jay Silberkleit, who started with the company a decade ago, will take on the new role once the company’s RXO brokerage spinoff is complete.

    By • Sept. 12, 2022
  • Trucks wait at a gate outside a Port of Los Angeles terminal.
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    Q&A

    A California employment attorney talks AB5

    Littler's Damon Ott weighs in on how carriers should prepare for the labor law's enforcement.

    By • Sept. 12, 2022
  • A cargo ship moves towards the Bayonne Bridge as it heads into port on October 13, 2021 in Bayonne, New Jersey.
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    Container dwell fee paused at Port of New York and New Jersey

    The port authority says a fee is still coming to incentivize cargo movement, but will revise the current language.

    By • Sept. 9, 2022
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    US Xpress pursues corporate restructure following layoffs

    The company seeks to save $25 million annually, mostly through previously announced job cuts.

    By • Sept. 8, 2022