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    How truck spot rates are shifting

    Rates went down across all modes for the first time since late January.

    Updated April 18, 2025
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    Pilot EV charging network passes 130 locations

    The travel center company’s partnership with EVgo and General Motors has reached over half of U.S. states.

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    Paccar fights back against golden parachute shareholder proposal

    The OEM’s board of directors believes the vote is unnecessary, citing that the company does not have specific severance agreements with its officers.

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    What’s the latest load-to-truck ratio?

    Reefer posts declined after a surge from produce imports across the Southern border cooled.

    Updated April 18, 2025
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    Knight-Swift shareholders push for political transparency

    The company, meanwhile, argues that it does not make any contributions from corporate funds to candidates or political parties, making the proposal unnecessary.

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    Four Star Freightliner opens 8th Southeast location

    The dealership in Georgiana, Alabama, will provide repairs, maintenance and parts for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on March 24, 2025.
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    US launches probe into semiconductor imports

    The Section 232 investigation comes ahead of anticipated tariffs on the industry.

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    Retrieved from Saia Facebook page on April 08, 2025
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    Saia localizes its customer service operations

    The changes, which aim to speed response time, have led to “workforce impacts” in Georgia and Idaho.

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    Gender pay gap progress flatlines as support for pay equity falters, report finds

    Equal Pay Day, recognized this year on March 25, marks how far women with full-time jobs had to work into the new year to earn as much as men did the year before.

  • Multicolored DAF trucks are in a production facility in 2013 in the Netherlands.
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    Paccar CFO to retire after 39 years

    Harrie Schippers will be succeeded by Brice Poplawski who will serve as SVP and CFO, effective June 2.

  • An Amazon truck is seen entering the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center on April 25, 2022 in New York City.
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    Amazon launches LTL service in US

    The less-than-truckload offering is currently limited to inbound shipments destined for the e-commerce giant’s fulfillment centers.

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    Volvo to partner with Greenlane on EV truck charging

    The heavy-duty truck manufacturer is expanding access to charging stations through its Volvo Open Charge services.

  • Yellow Corp. trucks and trailers, which Ritchie Bros. will be auctioning in the coming months.
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    Class 8 truck, trailer orders by month

    March truck orders were significantly lower than the month's seven-year average, FTR reported.

    Updated April 9, 2025
  • President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025.
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    Trump pauses most reciprocal tariffs, hikes China’s further

    The U.S. will now charge a 125% duty on imports from China, while most other countries will be subject to a 10% rate for 90 days.

    Updated April 11, 2025
  • Trucks drive toward the Ambassador Bridge near Windsor, Canada, to cross into the U.S. on April 1, 2025.
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    Trucking groups wary of tariff impact on freight flows

    Trucking stakeholders said it is still too early to tell, but worry about a prolonged freight recession and impacts to customers.

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    BNSF, Norfolk Southern team up for intermodal rail service at Pacific Northwest ports

    The offering will ship freight between the Northwest Seaport Alliance and Chicago in six days, per the companies.

  • President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26, 2025.
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    Trump’s tariffs: Tracking the status of international trade actions

    The U.S. has rolled out a deluge of tariffs, sparking responses from trading partners. Here's where each tariff – threatened or realized – currently stands.

    Updated April 14, 2025
  • A Swift trailer on an interstate in 2024 in the right lane near a flatbed.
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    Knight-Swift upgrades dashcams for improved fleet safety

    The carrier will use Netradyne’s technology for in-cab audio alerts and real-time feedback to positively reinforce drivers.

    Updated April 15, 2025
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    Wabash to pay $300M less for 2019 liability case

    A Circuit Court determined the initial punitive damage award of $450 million went against the company’s constitutional rights.

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    Trucks, trailers, tonnage: Trucking Dive’s data hub shows the state of the industry

    Five charts from leading industry sources capture high-level market data.

    Updated Feb. 27, 2025
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    Roadrunner adds 278 lanes to LTL network

    The new service out of Atlanta; Detroit; Nashville, Tennessee; Cleveland, Ohio; and Grand Rapids, Michigan, expands the carrier's network.

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    Waste groups promote direct vision fleets on new safety council

    Together for Safer Roads has launched a leadership group meant to advocate for integrating direct vision trucks into fleets to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities. IWS, NWRA, McNeilus, Dennis Eagle and others are on board.

  • Current Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney gives a speech to supporters during a rally in Montreal on March 27, 2025.
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    Canada to match US tariffs on car imports

    The 25% duty on non-USMCA compliant passenger vehicles and light cargo trucks went into effect April 9.

    Updated April 9, 2025
  • President Donald Trump waves to a crowd at the White House on April 2, 2025.
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    Trump installs 10% baseline tariff, country-specific duties

    The president said he will levy import taxes on China, Japan and others equal to half of what they charge the U.S. based on White House calculations.

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    Kenan Advantage Group acquires MC Tank Transport

    KAG is set to gain 175 drivers, 100 tractors and more by purchasing the liquid bulk carrier.