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  • A white TFI International tractor-trailer drives on a road.
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    TFI scoops up another former Yellow terminal

    The LTL carrier plans to add a small site in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to its network following the bankrupt company’s latest asset sale.

    By Haley Cawthorn • March 11, 2025
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    The Home Depot grows its flatbed distribution network

    The company has three FDCs under construction with more in the pipeline, Senior EVP Ann-Marie Campbell said during its earnings call.

    By March 11, 2025
  • 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
  • Trucks drive across the U.S.-Mexico border on Feb. 1, 2025, in San Diego.
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    Tariffs create frenzy in cross-border trucking

    Some customers have seen an increase in wait times at U.S.-Mexico border, while others are adjusting to avoid higher duties.

    By , March 10, 2025
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    ABF Freight acquires 2 more Yellow terminals

    The ArcBest-owned LTL carrier plans to spend $11.5M for properties in Washington and Colorado.

    By Haley Cawthorn • March 7, 2025
  • FedEx Freight expands South Dakota terminal

    The Sioux Falls service center, located off Interstate 29, has 35% more capacity and a new fleet maintenance shop.

    By Haley Cawthon • March 5, 2025
  • Two trucks pass each other at night on a rain-covered highway near Chicago.
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    5 ways truck brokers are using AI to boost efficiency

    Companies like C.H. Robinson and ITS Logistics are turning to the technology to improve freight matching, trailer management and more.

    By March 5, 2025
  • A ladle of holt molten iron is poured into a Basic Oxygen Process furnace where it will be transformed into liquid steel.
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    Courtesy of U.S. Steel Corp.

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    Manufacturing is on the rebound, but tariffs threaten growth: PMI

    Production and demand rose last month as customers rushed to put in new orders ahead of the Trump administration's levies. The bump, however, could prove short-lived as prices spike amid tariff-induced inflation. 

    By March 4, 2025
  • A Bison Transport double trailer with a mountainous scenery in the background.
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    Bison adds barcode tech to give real-time freight updates

    The carrier is continuing the rollout of Scanbot scanners across its operations, which began late last year.

    By March 4, 2025
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    Isuzu to establish $280M commercial EV South Carolina plant

    The automaker’s investment will convert the Piedmont facility to manufacture gas and battery-powered N-series and diesel-powered F-series trucks.

    By March 3, 2025
  • Autonomous trucks at Aurora's terminal in Palmer, Texas.
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    Aurora expresses optimism for national AV framework

    Technology advocates such as the Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association seek a federal policy to help support the industry.  

    By March 3, 2025
  • Knight-Swift spending $9.9M on 4 more Yellow terminals

    The deal will add a combined 170 doors by acquiring facilities in California and Virginia.

    By Feb. 28, 2025
  • A side view of a large Amazon Prime tractor-trailer, with motion blur on the background as it passes on Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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    Amazon sets sights on LTL market

    The e-commerce giant could launch the potentially disruptive transportation product in 2026, according to J.P. Morgan analysts.

    By Feb. 27, 2025
  • An ACT trucker drives on a Texas highway next to passenger vehicles in May 2024 under a clear blue sky.
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    Knight-Swift adds series of LTL terminals, part of nationwide expansion

    The company’s subsidiaries have expanded in Oklahoma, Alabama and Washington state, adding to its ever-increasing door count.

    By Haley Cawthorn • Feb. 26, 2025
  • Tractor-trailers parked near a gas station on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 2024.
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    Where are trucking rates headed in 2025? 7 executives weigh in

    Leaders at several trucking companies expressed optimism for gradual pricing increases this year.

    By Feb. 26, 2025
  • A. Duie Pyle driver Jesse Weeks backs his truck up to a customer dock on May 1, 2024.
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    A. Duie Pyle buys 2 more Yellow terminals for $4.5M

    The sites in Bowling Green, Ohio, and Charleston, West Virginia, will add 110 doors to the carrier's regional network.

    By Feb. 25, 2025
  • XPO driver Steadman "Steve" Mitchell scans a pallet of cup lids as it comes off his truck at M&K Food.
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    Trucking execs answer questions on freight classification changes

    Leaders at Estes Express Lines, XPO and Old Dominion Freight Line recently discussed the National Motor Freight Classification shift looming this summer.

    By Feb. 25, 2025
  • A Werner trailer is hauled on an interestate.
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    Werner pilots sideview cameras for safety, legal protection

    Although the company says safety metrics are at near record lows, it endured a $19 million uptick in insurance costs from unfavorable claims last quarter. 

    By Feb. 24, 2025
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    TFI operating income sinks 19% in Q4

    CEO Alain Bédard called the company’s LTL carrier, TForce Freight, the “big rock in my shoe” and TFI’s largest problem.

    By Feb. 24, 2025
  • A white TFI International tractor-trailer drives on a road.
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    TFI scraps plan to redomicile to the US

    The reversal was based on shareholder feedback, the Canada-based trucking giant said.

    By Updated March 6, 2025
  • A tractor-trailer crosses an international border barrier between the U.S. and Mexico by a welcome sign in Spanish.
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    Tariffs prompt cross-border contract uncertainty: Ryder

    CEO and Chairman Robert Sanchez said it’s possible tariffs with North America neighbors might not even occur.

    By Feb. 21, 2025
  • A Nikola Tre BEV electric truck in a city.
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    Nikola files for bankruptcy, seeks to wind down operations

    The electric and hydrogen OEM plans to sell its assets by auction.

    By Feb. 19, 2025
  • 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 Transport parent company takes earnings hit in Q4

    The company posted a $37.7 million operating loss in the quarter, primarily attributed to an accounting change heightening its equipment depreciation.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
  • Trucks sit in heavy traffic on Interstate 90 in Chicago on Sept. 1, 2006.
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    Rebuilt Chicago traffic bottleneck boosts truck speeds by 25%: ATRI

    But the rebuilt Jane Byrne Interchange has yet to make the full traffic improvement predicted when it opened in 2022.

    By Feb. 18, 2025
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    Trump orders reciprocal tariffs on all countries

    “In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff, and we charge them the exact same tax,” the president said Thursday.

    By Phil Neuffer • Feb. 18, 2025
  • An Atlas Energy Solutions autonomous truck without a driver in the Permian Basin next to other vehicles.
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    Kodiak, Atlas scale autonomous truck deployment on private road network

    The AV trucking provider is “the first company to make autonomous trucking a real business,” the firm’s founder and CEO Don Burnette said.

    By Feb. 18, 2025