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    Note from the Editor-in-Chief

    A change in ownership and what it means for our readers.

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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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    How truck spot rates are shifting

    Tighter capacity squeezed dry van rates the last week of November, according to DAT data.

    Updated Dec. 5, 2024
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    Canada Cartage to acquire western reefer carrier

    The deal with Coastal Pacific Xpress furthers the Ontario-based carrier’s foray into the U.S. with more M&A.

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    Tracking the truck tonnage index

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

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    Class 8 truck, trailer orders by month

    Trailer orders fell to the lowest October level since FTR began tracking them.

    Updated Nov. 25, 2024
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    What shippers and carriers want from a modern TMS

    Transportation management systems can be a “game changer,” but emerging technology integrations will spur even more benefits.

    Updated Dec. 6, 2024
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    Averitt promotes international solutions director to vice president

    Richard Egan, who will succeed retiring VP Charlie McGee, has 40 years of logistics experience, the carrier said.

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    Werner takes on insurance inflation, industry reform

    Smaller legal cases that used to impose a $50,000 liability are now increasing to three or four times that amount, the company’s chief legal officer said.

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    Trailer maker Faymonville Group to build Arkansas facility

    The company is investing more than $100 million to establish its first U.S. trailer manufacturing plant in Little Rock.

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    Daimler petitions to allow German drivers to test US EVs

    Having six drivers perform safety testing and validation is crucial for powertrain controllers, an FMCSA filing said.

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    Kenan Advantage Group acquires 2 more dry bulk carriers

    The Ohio-based company bought PRM Trucking and XBL Holdings to expand a new line of business it began this year.

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    Trump calls for 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico

    The president-elect also called for additional 10% tariffs on imports from China as part of his day-one White House plans. 

    Updated Nov. 26, 2024
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    Schneider National to buy Cowan

    With the acquisition, Schneider will operate over 8,400 dedicated tractors.

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    Trump nominates Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of labor

    The American Trucking Associations encouraged a thorough vetting of her positions on independent contractor law.

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    Rate changes show promise in the trucking market

    Analysts suggested spot and contract pricing for October helped lift carriers in a meaningful way.

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    Landstar opens owner-operator facility in Indiana

    The Crawfordsville site offers secure parking, Wi-Fi, laundry, showers and a business center, the company said.

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    ATA urges manufacturers to leave California Clean Truck Partnership

    "The shifting political landscape creates an opportunity," President Chris Spear wrote in a letter to Cummins, Daimler, Volvo and other truckmakers.

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    ‘Gradual improvement’: Werner one-way metric flips positive

    The carrier’s revenue per total miles in Q3 reversed a persistent trend of year-over-year declines.

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    Nebraska sues truck makers alleging conspiracy in electric-truck transition

    The antitrust lawsuit accuses heavy truck manufacturers of conspiring with California to reduce the supply of diesel-powered semi-trucks, raising prices.

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    FMCSA proposes tougher broker transparency rules

    The agency wants brokers to make electronic transaction records readily available and help improve access.

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    ATA environmental affairs VP takes job at American Truck Dealers

    Jacqueline Gelb will be ATD’s next president, her new employer announced.

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    R+L Carriers reopens old Yellow Corp. terminals

    Facilities in South Carolina and Oklahoma were among the carrier's $211.5 million in real estate purchases from the bankrupt competitor. 

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    Hub Group consolidates warehouses in network realignment

    The initiative is spending around $12 million to $13 million across Q3 and Q4.

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    California’s climate disclosure laws survive first legal challenge

    Business groups filed a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board and alleged that California is attempting to act as a national emissions regulator.