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  • Offen
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    Retrieved from Offen Petroleum.
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    Offen Petroleum adds over 150 fuel stations in Douglass deal

    The wholesale business addition will strengthen its Lone Star State presence and potential for future expansion.

    By Brett Dworski • Nov. 8, 2023
  • Yellow Corp. YRC Montrgomery Illlinois terminal
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    Tracker

    Competitors won big when Yellow folded. Can they keep the freight?

    Here's how remaining players handled the surge in shipments in an otherwise soft Q3.

    By • Nov. 8, 2023
  • CRST traveling south on I-355 suburban Chicago
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    Photo by Larry Avila

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    CRST acquires Texas-based carrier, brokerage

    The Iowa-based transportation giant wants to bolster its Capacity Solutions business with BCB Transport’s fleet.

    By • Nov. 7, 2023
  • Schneider National truck on rural road
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    Provided by Schneider National

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    Schneider National revenue drop softened by acquisition

    M&M Transport’s organic growth and revenues offset some of the TL segment’s Q3 decline, the carrier reported. 

    By • Nov. 7, 2023
  • A driver sits in a Freightliner eM2 battery-electric medium duty truck in the parking lot of Gerens Farm Supply.
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    Courtesy of Daimler Truck North America
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    Penske, Pitt Ohio, Ryder order Freightliner medium-duty EV trucks

    Production of the eM2 battery-electric vehicles is underway in Portland, Oregon, according to Daimler Truck North America.

    By • Nov. 6, 2023
  • A tanker drives along the highway, toward the sun.
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    Apriori1 via Getty Images
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    Premier Bulk Systems acquires 3PL

    Premier Bulk Systems added Ark Traffic Solutions to its operations, strengthening its capabilities in Canada.

    By • Nov. 6, 2023
  • An Aurora autonomous truck and trailer outside the company's new Houston terminal.
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    Courtesy of Aurora
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    Aurora opens Houston terminal, creates driverless lane to Dallas

    The autonomous trucking firm's terminals feature on-site weigh stations for pre-trip inspections that allows trucks to bypass inspection sites.

    By • Nov. 3, 2023
  • Taylor Swift performs onstage for the opening night of "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at State Farm Stadium on March 17, 2023 in Swift City, ERAzona (Glendale, Arizona).
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    Profile

    Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Metallica and more: Shomotion has hauled music’s biggest stages

    The Denver-based specialty hauler has worked for some of the biggest names in entertainment. He’s always on the lookout for the next up-and-coming act.

    By • Nov. 3, 2023
  • ATA Chairman Andrew Boyle, First Vice Chairman Dennis Dillinger and President and CEO Chris Spear speak to the trade press in a conference room at the end of ATA MCE 2023.
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    Q&A

    ATA execs elaborate on speed limiters policy

    In response to a driver's question posed by Trucking Dive, CEO Chris Spear said carriers have seen returns on adopting safer technologies.

    By • Nov. 2, 2023
  • A truck hauling a Convoy trailer on a highway.
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    Flexport buys Convoy’s tech stack, plans to relaunch truckload service

    Convoy’s network of more than 80,000 carriers will help Flexport build out its nascent trucking services, CEO Ryan Petersen said.

    By • Nov. 1, 2023
  • A general view of atmosphere at the New York Magazine + Bloomingdale's celebration of the new Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Shop-in-Shop at Bloomingdale's on March 8, 2018 in New York City.
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    Craig Barritt via Getty Images
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    Ryder, bankrupt Mitchell Gold reach deal on undelivered products

    Customers would have to pay the logistics provider to release and deliver goods that, in many cases, were purchased with shipping fees months ago.

    By Ben Unglesbee • Nov. 1, 2023
  • A Kodiak Robotics truck is linked to a Forward Air trailer.
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    Courtesy of PR Newswire
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    Omni sues to force Forward Air merger

    The lawsuit followed Forward Air's CEO telling investors the company is considering ending the deal and pursuing other options. The company filed a legal response on Monday.

    By • Updated Nov. 13, 2023
  • Forward Air truck highway
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    Courtesy of Forward Air via Businesswire
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    Forward Air CEO says scrapping Omni deal would provide M&A ‘breathing room’

    The company is considering bidding on Yellow terminals or making other acquisitions to grow its LTL operations, whether or not the Omni deal proceeds.

    By • Updated Nov. 1, 2023
  • Andrew Boyle, American Trucking Associations chairman, addresses ATA MCE 2023 attendees at the conference's closing banquet.
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    Deep Dive

    ‘Win the sale’: Big Trucking’s attention turns to the 2024 election

    The economy is the industry’s top concern, but politics took on a new emphasis this year at an annual trade show.

    By • Oct. 31, 2023
  • Hub Group Freightliner eCascadia shipping container 2
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    Provided by Daimler Truck North America. 

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    Hub Group CEO hints more M&A is on the way

    President Phil Yeager is optimistic a deal can be completed in the short term.

    By • Oct. 31, 2023
  • Estes Express Lines truck terminal in Joliet Illinois
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    Courtesy of Estes Express Lines
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    Estes cyberattack caused a temporary shift in freight

    ArcBest and XPO officials noted bumps in shipment volumes from the disruption. But business returned to Estes as the company recovered.

    By • Updated Oct. 30, 2023
  • A Marten tractor-trailer in October 2023 eastbound on I-76 by the Breezewood Interchange in Pennsylvania.
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    Carriers struggle with high operating ratios in Q3

    The efficiency metric remained above a dreaded rate of 90% for multiple trucking firms.

    By • Oct. 30, 2023
  • A UNFI zero emissions trailer.
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    Courtesy of UNFI
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    UNFI unveils zero-emission refrigerated delivery system linked to efficiency efforts

    The new semitrucks and refrigerated trailer systems in the Sacramento and Gilroy, California, markets support the grocery wholesaler’s emissions-reduction goals.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 30, 2023
  • TFI International office
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    Provided by TFI International

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    TFI wants TForce Freight terminal managers to cut costs

    Citing overstaffing after Yellow's demise, CEO Alain Bédard said the company will not hesitate to replace supervisors if it deems necessary.

    By • Oct. 26, 2023
  • A Kodiak Robotics truck is linked to a Forward Air trailer.
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    Forward Air reconsiders merger with Omni Logistics

    The company said it is reviewing its obligations, including its right to terminate the agreement, while Omni continues to push for the deal.

    By • Oct. 26, 2023
  • Drone shot of the front gate of a container terminal in the Port of Los Angeles on a sunny day. Trucks are lined up to leave and enter the port.
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    halbergman via Getty Images
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    Congestion cost trucking nearly $95B in 2021: ATRI

    Truck drivers wasted nearly $7 billion in fuel waiting in traffic in 2021, according to the industry nonprofit. Four states were main offenders.

    By • Oct. 26, 2023
  • A U.S. Xpress tractor-trailer on the highway.
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    Knight-Swift reports progress on US Xpress path to profitability

    The company said it’s reduced spot market exposure to the acquired business and eliminated broker freight, among other steps.

    By • Oct. 25, 2023
  • Now Hiring All Shifts Sign. A business openly advertises work opportunities.
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    Darwin Brandis via Getty Images
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    The job hunt is frustrating. How can employers fix it?

    The ideal candidate might be waiting for a call that never comes — and they might think negatively of a company for the rest of their lives because of it.

    By • Oct. 24, 2023
  • American Trucking Associations Chief Economics Bob Costello shares his economic outlook at the 2023 Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin.
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    More carriers likely to fail in muted fall freight season: ATA

    The bankruptcies will be “other people’s pain for our gain,” ATA’s Chief Economist Bob Costello said at ATA MCE 2023.

    By • Oct. 24, 2023
  • Yellow Corp. YRC Montrgomery Illlinois terminal
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    Photo by Larry Avila

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    ABF Freight ‘evaluating opportunities’ to buy Yellow terminals

    The 100-year-old LTL carrier has identified properties of interest to accelerate its real estate expansion, President Seth Runser told Trucking Dive.

    By • Oct. 24, 2023