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CH Robinson workforce shrinks for 5th straight quarter
With 2,400 fewer employees, the brokerage reduced personnel expenses 15.3% year-over-year in Q4.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 6, 2024 -
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Marten posts 93.2% operating ratio in Q4
The carrier’s operating ratio for 2023 faltered when compared to the previous five years.
By David Taube • Feb. 5, 2024 -
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Estes buys $2M worth of Yellow load bars, air bags, other supplies
Some of the equipment will be inventory for use in coming years, President and COO Webb Estes told Trucking Dive.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Schneider truckload revenue grows in Q4, bucking downward trend
The carrier credited business gained from recent deals with the segment’s YoY revenue growth.
By Larry Avila • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Walmart hires Kodiak Robotics COO
James Reed, a leader in autonomous trucking and former CEO of USA Truck, will serve as VP of transportation development.
By Colin Campbell • Feb. 2, 2024 -
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Ryder acquires Cardinal Logistics
The deal brings 200 operating locations and 3,400 drivers to the South Florida-based company.
By David Taube • Feb. 1, 2024 -
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Railroads see trucking partnerships as key for intermodal growth
Trucking firms fighting to retain customers with low-emissions offerings could provide new business, rail executives said.
By Larry Avila • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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A. Duie Pyle will add 225 terminal doors this year
Increased capacity and tech upgrades are key to positioning the LTL carrier for growth and profitability, said Frank Granieri, COO of supply chain solutions.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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Trucking prepares for regulation, rising costs in 2024
A persistently soft freight environment is among many issues carriers will confront this year. We talked to execs about how they are preparing.
By Larry Avila • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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FHWA offers $729M for storm-damaged infrastructure
The funds will help states rebuild roads and bridges following natural disasters and extreme weather.
By Julie Strupp • Jan. 31, 2024 -
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UPS considers sale of Coyote Logistics brokerage
“Perhaps the business is worth more to someone else,” CEO Carol Tomé said on a Q4 earnings call.
By David Taube • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Love’s, Daimler to grow Freightliner maintenance program
The partnership streamlines access to a dealer parts network.
By David Taube • Jan. 30, 2024 -
JB Hunt elects longtime railroad executive to board
Former Kansas City Southern President and CEO Patrick Ottensmeyer becomes the carrier’s 10th director.
By Larry Avila • Jan. 30, 2024 -
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Knight-Swift aims to provide national LTL network in-house by 2026
The carrier plans to open at least 20 sites this year for its expansion — scaling a segment it began in 2021.
By David Taube • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Under Covenant Logistics, Lew Thompson fleet size will double in 2024
The parent company is bullish on the poultry hauling business, even after a challenging winter.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Deep DiveTop trucking trends to monitor in 2024
Rising costs will be a chief concern for carriers as they work to retain labor and integrate technology in a stubbornly soft freight environment this year.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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EV battery research gets $131M funding boost
The Energy Department financing includes millions for OEMs like Cummins and Paccar.
By Kate Magill • Jan. 29, 2024 -
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Truck parking to receive hundreds of millions from infrastructure law
The awards are among nearly $5 billion in transportation grants announced by the White House Thursday.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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Trucking labor rules and regs to watch in 2024
Adding to a major swing in classifying independent contractors, rules governing meal and rest breaks safety could develop this year.
By David Taube • Jan. 26, 2024 -
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Knight-Swift is shutting down its third-party insurance business
The company has begun canceling policies and reduced the number of trucks under coverage by 75%, CFO and Swift Transportation President Adam Miller said.
By David Taube • Jan. 25, 2024 -
Courtesy of Ryder System
Kodiak, Ryder launch AV truckport in Houston
The facility will help kickstart the tech company’s driverless operations in Texas this year, the companies said.
By David Taube • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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Ryder opens fulfillment center for Lexmark
The 1 million-square-foot facility in Indiana will add new delivery capabilities for the imaging and technology company.
By Alejandra Carranza • Jan. 24, 2024 -
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Forward Air moves ahead with Omni Logistics merger
A new deal was completed this week and shut down a transaction lawsuit.
By Larry Avila • Updated Jan. 25, 2024 -
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Dry van freight contracts fall to lowest average in years
Sluggish freight demand is starting to recover, ACT Research noted.
By David Taube • Jan. 22, 2024 -
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‘A mandate to grow’: Trucking’s 2024 M&A outlook is bright
Buyers are on the lookout for well-run operations with niche expertise, said M&A adviser Spencer Tenney.
By Colin Campbell • Jan. 22, 2024
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