Operations


  • A moving line of rail cargo with J.B. Hunt containers.
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    Retrieved from J.B. Hunt on July 15, 2025
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    JB Hunt peak surcharges begin earlier amid trade uncertainty

    Tariffs slated later this summer have led to varying feedback from customers as some expect a volume surge while others don't anticipate a change.

    By July 16, 2025
  • Cars and a truck on the interstate near Detroit, driving below an underpass with the cityscape in the background.
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    Ryan Transportation gets $2.5M in fresh financing

    The Michigan-based transportation provider is improving its working capital through the borrowing agreement with TAB Bank.

    By July 16, 2025
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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
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    US consumers adjust spending in response to tariffs

    Behavior shifts are happening in real time as shoppers feel economic stress caused by levies, according to a Savanta report. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • July 16, 2025
  • Cans of Del Monte fruit cocktail on a shelf in a grocery store with a shopping cart and customer nearby.
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    Del Monte Foods bankruptcy threatens $1.35M loss for carrier

    Saddle Creek Logistics Services has an unsecured claim amid the food giant’s 10,000-plus creditors.

    By July 15, 2025
  • A white freight trucks with a red-tan container.
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    Retrieved from GSC on July 14, 2025
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    Seattle transload company lays off 92 employees

    MacMillan-Piper filed a notice in the state of Washington that it was to permanently lay off employees starting Thursday.

    By July 15, 2025
  • An electric truck parked sideways in a parking lot.
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    Courtesy of Northwest Seaport Alliance
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    Northwest Seaport Alliance grant to fund EV charging depot

    Zeem Solutions plans to build an EV charging facility in the Seattle region that can charge up to 250 vehicles per day.

    By July 14, 2025
  • A pickup truck severely crushed in the wake of catastrophic flooding in Texas.
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    Trucking firms help communities hit by Texas flooding

    Among the emergency responses, truck drivers delivered supplies, aided by regulatory relief.

    By July 14, 2025
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    Provided by C.H. Robinson Worldwide

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    CH Robinson aids shippers with LTL classification shift

    The 3PL’s latest artificial intelligence tool can manually look up or confirm the freight class and code for emailed LTL tenders in 10 seconds.

    By July 11, 2025
  • A Southeastern Freight Lines truck
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    Southeastern opens 2 relocated terminals in Florida, North Carolina

    Together, the service centers add 106 net dock doors to the LTL carrier’s network.

    By July 11, 2025
  • An aerial view of a rest area near an interstate, showing fields and sunshine.
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    Carrier exit blip explained by June data quirk: FTR

    The FMCSA reported more revocations of operating authority in June than earlier months, but the data point might be masking industry improvements.

    By July 10, 2025
  • The back of a freight truck pulling out of a warehouse.
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    Courtesy of Southeastern Freight Lines
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    Southeastern Freight Lines readies for NMFC overhaul

    The carrier installed 33 new dimensioners in advance of the NMFC changes, taking its total to 121, VP of Pricing and Traffic Clete Cordero said.

    By July 10, 2025
  • The inside of an updated facility for XPO in Kernersville, North Carolina, with bay areas for loading and unloading freight.
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    Courtesy of XPO
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    XPO opens North Carolina facility, featuring 300-plus doors

    “It was a key investment for us,” East Division President Tim Staroba said.

    By July 9, 2025
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    How A. Duie Pyle prepared for the upcoming LTL classification shift

    The carrier invested in both its research department and dimensioners to prepare for the National Motor Freight Classification overhaul.

    By July 9, 2025
  • A parking area with trucks of different colors along Interstate 4 near Orlando, Florida.
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    DOT announces $180M for Florida parking — again

    The money is part of over $275 million in truck parking funding, according to the department.

    By July 8, 2025
  • President Donald Trump shakes hands with an attendee of an event at the White House promoting a sweeping tax policy measure.
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    Trump tax law draws praise, criticism from industry groups

    The final tax package restores a 100% bonus depreciation provision, but a ban on overtime taxes fails to benefit truckers, stakeholders noted.

    By July 7, 2025
  • Trucks and cars traverse along the Beltway 8 highway in Houston.
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    Overall trucking costs moderate, thanks to some relief: ATRI

    Three areas increased beyond the cost of inflation: truck and trailer costs, driver benefits and tolls, the American Transportation Research Institute found in its annual survey. 

    By July 2, 2025
  • A small sailboat passing by a massive container ship.
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    US manufacturing activity improved in June, but sentiment remains low

    Weak demand and price increases continued last month as a return of country-specific tariffs looms, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

    By Nathan Owens • July 2, 2025
  • A Love's travel stop in Arizona with blue sky in the background.
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    Love’s expands travel stop footprint in Arizona

    The company’s Winslow store adds 81 parking spaces along Interstate 40.

    By July 2, 2025
  • A Werner truck.
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    Retrieved from Werner Enterprises on June 27, 2025
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    Texas Supreme Court reverses nuclear verdict involving Werner crash

    The state’s highest court ruled in the carrier’s favor, dismissing the more than $100 million truck crash liability.

    By June 30, 2025
  • A FedEx Freight tractor-trailer drives on the road. The industry will be closely watching the LTL carrier's spinoff in the next 18 months.
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    FedEx Freight announces C-suite leadership for spinoff

    Longtime executives with the company and an outsider were on the list of new roles shared.

    By June 27, 2025
  • One of Roadtex's new facilities, located in Greenville, South Carolina, showing pallets of items scattered in a vast warehouse.
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    Roadtex opens terminals in South Carolina, Tennessee

    The temperature-controlled facilities add 50,000 square feet to the company's nationwide network.

    By June 26, 2025
  • FedEx Freight operating income drops 6%

    The dip comes as the segment plans to break off as its own company in June 2026.

    By June 25, 2025
  • A tractor-trailer parked near a door of A. Duie Pyle's new facility in Bridgeport, West Virginia.
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    A. Duie Pyle opens new facility at former Yellow site in West Virginia

    “We have full state coverage now,” COO of LTL Solutions John Luciani said.

    By June 25, 2025
  • A line of trucks down the road next to an ocean port.
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    Early peak season signals challenging market ahead for trucking

    Shippers continued to frontload cargo in May ahead of tariffs, giving a boost to dry van volumes, but analysts note carriers still lack pricing power.

    By June 25, 2025
  • The headquarters of Hub Group.
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    Retrieved from Hub Group on June 23, 2025
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    Hub Group chief accounting officer resigns, replacement named

    Brent Rhodes is leaving to pursue other opportunities after a little more than a year in the role.

    By June 24, 2025