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  • A Knight Transportation trailer is hauled on I-95 in Virginia in April 2023.
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    Knight-Swift operating income plummets 32.5%

    A $12.5 million auto liability claim outweighed gains from its LTL segment and U.S. Xpress Enterprises acquisition.

    By • July 26, 2024
  • Old Dominion Freight Line trucks in a terminal parking lot.
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    Old Dominion sees freight market ‘starting to thaw’

    Industrial customers are lagging retail business, and inventories are all over the board, executives said.

    By • July 25, 2024
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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
  • Secretary Pete Buttigieg delivers remarks and answers questions in his office, commenting on supply chain obstacles and its outlook.
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    DOT Secretary Buttigieg notes federal aid’s impact on supply chains

    “Our supply chains are stronger, are more resilient, than they were three-and-a-half years ago,” he said during a keynote address Wednesday.

    By • July 24, 2024
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    AI offers safety, productivity returns on investment, executives say

    Nearly all leaders of physical operations believe they need to invest in AI to stay competitive, according to a Samsara report.

    By • July 24, 2024
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    Bias in hiring, performance evaluations can derail corporate DEI goals

    The Conference Board’s “Bias Interrupters” framework offers a way to foster inclusion and control for legal risk.

    By Carolyn Crist • July 24, 2024
  • An ACT trucker drives on a Texas highway next to passenger vehicles in May 2024 under a clear blue sky.
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    AAA Cooper reopens Yellow sites in 4 states

    The LTL carrier’s parent company, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, acquired the properties in last year’s bankruptcy auction.

    By • July 23, 2024
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    Coffee and EV charging: Mercedes-Benz partners with Starbucks

    The collaboration will add DC fast chargers at 100 retail locations along the 1,400-mile Interstate 5 corridor.

    By • July 23, 2024
  • A worker holds the hood of a tractor, demonstrating the mobile Torque by Ryder service, when little sunlight is available.
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    Ryder acquires Pit Stop Fleet Service, expanding mobile tech outreach

    The business provides commercial fleet maintenance and will strengthen southern markets, notably in Mississippi.

    By • July 22, 2024
  • An XPO truck drives in Dallas.
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    XPO launches Mexico+ cross-border shipping service

    The carrier's Yellow Corp. terminal acquisitions have allowed it to expand to seven border crossing points for faster delivery times.

    By • July 22, 2024
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    ABF Freight leader to be promoted to ArcBest president

    Seth Runser will join Chairman and CEO Judy McReynolds in leading the LTL carrier’s parent company.

    By • July 19, 2024
  • A Volvo VNL on an overpass with city buildings in the background.
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    Volvo to receive $208M to accelerate heavy-duty electric truck production

    The funds will modify plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, where Mack and Volvo will produce new equipment or powertrain components.

    By • July 18, 2024
  • Trucks on the road by intersections near an interchange with the Pennsylvania Turnpike
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    FMCSA names BakerHostetler partner as lead counsel

    The agency noted Melody Drummond Hansen's experience in emerging transportation technologies, such as fleet management to electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

    By • July 18, 2024
  • JB Hunt Intermodal J.B. Hunt Transport Services
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    JB Hunt Q2 operating income falls 24%

    The company remains optimistic, based on "what used to be a typical end-of-month and end-of-quarter lift in June," an executive said.

    By • July 17, 2024
  • Sun sets in the clouds over the Interstate Bridge across the Columbia River, which connects Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
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    DOT rolls out $5B in bridge infrastructure grants

    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund 13 economically significant projects to address traffic and freight bottlenecks.

    By • July 17, 2024
  • A Groupe CRS Express truck.
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    TFI acquires Canada-based flatbed hauler

    The freight giant continues to bolster its truckload unit ahead of an anticipated spinoff.

    By • July 16, 2024
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    Walmart Canada debuts hydrogen truck

    The Nikola tractor contributes to the retailer’s goal of a 100% alternatively powered fleet by 2028.

    By • July 15, 2024
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    Averitt Express to lay off 55 workers after Costco contract ends

    The layoffs in West Palm Beach, Florida, are effective Sept. 1, but the carrier is working to find transfers for all affected employees.

    By • July 15, 2024
  • Green, white and red trucks line up in a truck stop parking lot.
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    ‘Still highly negative’: Capacity attrition slows in Q2

    Carrier exits consistently outweighed additions to the market, per federal data compiled by Trucking Dive.

    By • July 12, 2024
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    Supply chain data-sharing leader promoted in federal multimodal office

    Andrew Petrisin, creator of the DOT's Freight Logistics Optimization Works program, has been named deputy assistant secretary.

    By • July 11, 2024
  • White and red tractors in a truck parking lot in western Maryland in May 2024.
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    How trucking costs reached a new high in 2023

    Last year’s average marginal cost per mile increased to $2.27, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

    By • July 11, 2024
  • A truck hauls a red Textainer shipping container on a blue chassis with Port of Virginia mudflaps on tree-lined Interstate 95 North in Maryland.
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    Emergency waivers extended for Baltimore truckers

    The FMCSA will continue to relax ELD and hours of service rules until July 15.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    How to make employees feel included, according to researchers

    Burnout and inclusion are statistically intertwined, Boston Consulting Group said in a recent report.

    By Ryan Golden • July 10, 2024
  • A mechanic wearing black and yellow gloves works on a truck.
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    Parts, labor costs slide again in Q1

    The 1.7% quarter-over-quarter decrease followed a 1.4% drop in Q4, according to ATA and Decisiv.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    PGT Trucking opens terminals in Kentucky, South Carolina

    The additional facilities expand the Pennsylvania-based specialty carrier’s presence in the Southeast.

    By • July 9, 2024
  • Trucks drive along a snowy highway in Alaska.
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    Department of Transportation rolls out $1.8B in infrastructure grants

    The awards include highway upgrades, bridges and other infrastructure improvements relevant to the trucking industry.

    By • July 9, 2024