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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.

    Updated Oct. 11, 2024
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    Moran Transportation acquires Ohio-based LTL carrier

    The combined company will boast a dozen service centers and more than 675 pieces of equipment.

  • A tractor and trailer bearing the Heartland Express brand drives down a hill on an interstate.
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    Heartland Express projects optimism in freight market post-2024

    The truckload carrier’s efforts to improve its operations made progress — despite a $7.1 million loss in Q3.

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    How truck spot rates are shifting

    National average reefer rates increased by 4 cents per mile the last week of October, DAT reported.

    Updated Nov. 7, 2024
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    Tracking the truck tonnage index

    A desperately awaited rebound in manufacturing demand will be central to improving tonnage.

  • 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

    A two-year freight recession and thousands of Yellow Corp. assets on the used market have lowered orders.

  • Former President Donald Trump waves to guests, who were standing and clapping, as he left a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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    Trucking groups see policy potential in Trump win

    Industry associations said they hope to push for excise tax repeal and changes to emissions standards, among other issues.

  • Tractor-trailers at a rest stop on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in a truck parking area near fueling pumps in the Pittsburgh suburbs.
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    ‘Recovery will be slow’: Freight shipments, spending drop 21%, US Bank says

    Truck freight shipments and spending continued to fall, but the pace of losses lessened in Q3, according to the bank.

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    Forward Air to onboard chief commercial officer next year

    Eric Brandt is among a series of former CEVA Logistics execs to join the carrier as it works to integrate its Omni Logistics acquisition.

    Updated Nov. 6, 2024
  • A J.B. Hunt tractor-trailer on a road surrounding by the desert.
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    JB Hunt rolls out more leadership changes

    Nick Hobbs and Brad Hicks will trade responsibilities overseeing highway solutions and dedicated contract services.

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    ArcBest blames drop in tonnage on broad industrial weakness

    ABF Freight's weight per shipment decreased by 11% year over year in Q3, causing an 11% YoY drop in tons per day.

  • A Volvo VNR Electric truck at the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition with sunlight along the trailer.
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    Bendix ECU recall affects over 187K Volvo, Mack trucks

    Eight different vehicle types for model years 2020 through 2025 are affected between the two brands.

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    California doles out $3.8B for transportation improvements

    Approximately $3.5 billion of the total comes from the IIJA, with another $330 million funded by the state’s 2017 highway bill and gas tax.

  • Werner Enterprises SVP and CIO Daragh Mahon talks Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, during a fireside chat, sitting on a couch.
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    How carriers seek to avoid multimillion-dollar cybersecurity mistakes

    Conference speakers recently discussed strategies and takeaways on topics ranging from a deepfake of Werner’s CEO, pitfalls with emails and $5 million phone spoofs.

  • A tractor-trailer for Landstar System on I-95 in Virginia.
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    Landstar expects owner-operator count to continue falling

    Truck counts dropped 12% YoY in Q3 and 1% from last quarter, amid a significant increase in truck repair costs and lengthy waits for repairs.

  • A P.A.M. Transport tractor-trailer sits parked at a rest area in Texas by other trucks amid a heavy downpour.
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    PAM Transportation Services reports first quarterly profit in a year

    The company had operating losses for Q4 2023 through Q2 2024 before flipping that trend in Q3.

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    Few mid-career and older workers use AI at work — yet

    Many employers are offering some form of training support for workers using AI, including both formal programs and informal resources.

  • A Werner tractor-trailer on the interstate near a passenger vehicle.
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    Werner trims truck count in Q3 amid tougher downcycle

    Operating income fell 54% year over year for the quarter, but the carrier reported “early signs of rate inflection.”

  • An aerial photos shows flood-damaged Estes Express Lines tractor trailers in Asheville, North Carolina, following Hurricane Helene on Oct. 4.
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    Hurricanes Helene, Milton destroyed trucks, hampered carrier operations

    Estes, Knight-Swift, Old Dominion and others described challenges caused by the deadly, back-to-back storms in the last month.

  • XPO driver Steadman "Steve" Mitchell reverses his truck toward a loading dock at a Costco in Elkridge.
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    XPO grows local shipments by 10% in Q3

    The LTL carrier added 8,000 local accounts through the third quarter, executives told investors.

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    Pricing, demand to stay lackluster for rest of year, analysts say

    Pricing is expected to remain relatively flat for LTL and truckload rates in Q4, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index.

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    Averitt Express launches Guaranteed By Noon LTL service

    The delivery service is available in over 2,300 ZIP codes across the South, the carrier announced last week.

  • Saia tractors without trailers at a lot in Cresson, Pennsylvania
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    Saia raises rates to offset $1B in investments

    The price hike came after the LTL carrier opened 11 truck terminals in Q3, executives said.

  • A Ryder tractor-trailer shown with mountains in the background on the Trans-Canada Highway in Canmore, Alberta.
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    Freight market unlikely to rebound before 2025, Ryder says

    The company has observed seasonal demand in Q4, but no freight cycle inflection is expected before year-end, executives said.

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    Insurance company sues trucking firm for $300K

    National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. said the initial costs, over $1 million over a two-year period, were estimates subject to revision.