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  • Old Dominion Freight Line trucks in a terminal parking lot.
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    Old Dominion forecasts ‘not just growth but prosperity’ in 2025

    CEO Marty Freeman described "compelling reasons for optimism" about a turning of the tide for businesses this year.

    By • Jan. 14, 2025
  • Estes Express Lines' headquarters is in a former life insurance building on West Broad Street in Richmond.
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    Estes, R+L Carriers acquire 12 more Yellow terminals

    The carriers spent a combined $192.5 million on the bankrupt competitors' properties.

    By • Jan. 13, 2025
  • An aerial view shows the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles destroyed by wildfire this week.
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    Mario Tama/Getty Images via Getty Images
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    How the trucking industry is responding to deadly Los Angeles wildfires

    “The pure devastation that's going on is just heartbreaking,” California Trucking Association CEO Eric Sauer said.

    By • Jan. 10, 2025
  • A FedEx Freight truck on the road on Oct. 21, 2021.
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    "Fedex Freight" by Tomás Del Coro is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
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    5 questions about FedEx’s planned Freight spinoff

    The parcel giant’s planned move raises questions about timing, leadership and impact on the rest of the LTL market. Here’s what we know so far.

    By • Jan. 10, 2025
  • A Swift tractor-trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike with oncoming traffic on the other side of the median.
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    Benita Taube

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    Key trucking trends to watch in 2025: tariffs, M&A and rate changes

    “The macroeconomy looks good,” one economist said. “But at the same time, we do see policy shocks.”

    By , • Jan. 9, 2025
  • A Torc Robotics truck on a highway with other trucks in the background.
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    Torc secures Dallas-Fort Worth lease for AV hub

    The site will give the Daimler Truck subsidiary “access to talent, resources and routes,” its CEO said.

    By • Jan. 9, 2025
  • Mike Zupon of Ward Transport & Logistics gives advice to fellow industry peers, presenting lessons learned.
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    Courtesy of NMFTA

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    Industry leaders share ways to curb cybersecurity weaknesses

    Free resources and other training can help ready trucking firms for the inevitable, according to transportation leaders.

    By • Jan. 8, 2025
  • An electric autonomous truck on a roadway.
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    Courtesy of Hyundai
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    Plus hires another former FMCSA deputy chief

    Earl Adams Jr., who led the agency's efforts on autonomous trucking, joined the AV tech firm as VP of public policy and regulatory affairs.

    By • Jan. 8, 2025
  • A snowstorm covers tractor-trailers parked at a rest stop in December 2024.
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    Carrier exits outweigh gains in Q4

    December proved particularly difficult for firms to stay in the market, according to FMCSA data.

    By • Updated Jan. 8, 2025
  • An employee working with machine parts checks industrial equipment cables.
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    Demand ticks up as manufacturers pin hopes on Trump administration: PMI

    Despite concerns about potential tariffs, manufacturers expect growth in 2025.

    By • Jan. 7, 2025
  • Portrait shots of Ryder President and COO John Diez and EVP and CFO Cristina Gallo-Aquino shown side by side.
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    Ryder financial execs promoted to COO, CFO

    The company promoted John Diez and Cristina Gallo-Aquino, who both started as assistant controllers at the company.

    By • Jan. 6, 2025
  • Semi trucks drive through the snow along I-264 on January 5, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky.
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    Winter Storm Blair: Snow closes trucking terminals across several states

    Carriers halted operations from Kansas to Delaware as snow quickly buried roads in several regions.

    By • Updated Jan. 7, 2025
  • A white TFI International tractor-trailer drives on a road.
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    TFI International promotes wave of executives

    Three leaders were elevated to newly created roles on Jan. 1.

    By • Jan. 6, 2025
  • A Saia Tesla Semi truck in a company provided photo.
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    Saia deploys pair of Tesla Semis in California

    The trucks’ capabilities have impressed drivers and executives, the carrier said.

    By • Jan. 3, 2025
  • A crowd sits in chairs in front of tables and computers while listening to C.H. Robinson President and CEO Dave Bozeman present for a company investment event.
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    CH Robinson CEO discusses technology, M&A, freight cycle

    Generative artificial intelligence is reducing time spent on tasks from hours to minutes, CEO Dave Bozeman told Trucking Dive in an interview.

    By • Jan. 3, 2025
  • A FedEx delivery truck sits parked on June 25, 2019 in San Francisco, California.
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    FedEx aims for ‘seamless’ customer transition with Freight spinoff

    FedEx Freight will also begin hiring hundreds of LTL specialists on its sales force starting in January, FedEx’s chief customer officer said.

    By • Jan. 2, 2025
  • A Hyzon tractor-trailer on a road lined with palm trees.
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    Courtesy of Hyzon
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    Hyzon lays off workers, plans to liquidate business

    “To date, no viable strategic alternatives are available to the Company,” according to a Friday securities filing.

    By • Dec. 20, 2024
  • A FedEx Freight truck is stationed at a dock door.
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    Courtesy of FedEx Freight
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    ‘The right time’: FedEx will spin off FedEx Freight LTL unit

    FedEx Freight will be separated from the parcel giant, creating a new publicly traded company, the board announced.

    By • Dec. 19, 2024
  • ABF Freight workers in a 1983 photo.
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    Keys to longevity: Business lessons from three 100-year-old LTL carriers

    Dedication to customers and employees, plus investments in growth, are critical to long-term success, executives told Trucking Dive.

    By • Dec. 19, 2024
  • A Freightliner eCascadia is plugged into a fast-charging dispenser at Forum Mobility's FM Harbor site in Long Beach.
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    EPA grants California waiver for low-NOx truck emissions rule

    The American Trucking Associations and Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association blasted the move, which could be short-lived.

    By • Dec. 19, 2024
  • Federal Reserve Chair Powell Holds A News Conference Following The Federal Open Market Committee Meeting
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    Fed trims main interest rate, signals prospect of less easing in 2025

    Policymakers reduced the benchmark interest despite signs that their nearly three-year fight to push down inflation to their 2% target has stalled.

    By Jim Tyson • Updated Dec. 18, 2024
  • A Southeastern Freight Lines driver behind the wheel of a truck in a company parking lot.
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    Southeastern Freight Lines relocates to larger Louisville terminal

    The LTL carrier has more than doubled its number of dock doors at the facility and increased its employee count by five fold.

    By Haley Cawthon • Dec. 19, 2024
  • A crowd of investors observes C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman presenting during the company's 2024 Investor Day in New York.
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    ‘In the trenches’: CH Robinson CEO shares views on tariffs, nearshoring

    The brokerage giant, heavily involved in U.S.-Mexico truckload crossings, is focused on helping customers navigate potential changes in cross-border trade, CEO Dave Bozeman said.

    By • Dec. 18, 2024
  • An Averitt Express tractor-trailer on the road.
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    Averitt promotes replacements for 2 more retiring VPs

    Three VPs have retired from the LTL carrier in the past two months.

    By Haley Cawthon • Dec. 18, 2024
  • A white EV semi truck charges at Forum Mobility's FM Harbor charging station in Long Beach, California.
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    A look inside Forum Mobility’s Long Beach EV truck charging facility

    Amazon and Talon Logistics are among the first customers using the FM Harbor site, which has nine megawatts of power and 44 fast-charging dispensers.

    By • Dec. 18, 2024