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  • Hub Group Freightliner eCascadia shipping container 2
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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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    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
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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
  • 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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    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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    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
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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
  • PGT Trucking Inc. flatbed Loredo Texas
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    PGT Trucking names cross border services leader

    The flatbed specialist appoints Omar Davila as VP of cross border operations to support its Southwestern U.S. expansion.

    By • Oct. 24, 2023
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    DOL won’t extend overtime rule comment period

    Stakeholder submissions for the rule, which would expand overtime eligibility to those paid about $55,000 per year, will still be due Nov. 7.

    By Kate Tornone • Oct. 23, 2023
  • A Ryder truck and forklift operated by a worker.
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    Ryder to acquire 3PL in major move

    The pending acquisition of Impact Fulfillment Services will expand the company’s customer base in retail, health and beauty.

    By • Oct. 23, 2023
  • Chris Stapleton performed a set of live music at the University of Texas Moody Center Monday for a Daimler Trucks North America customer event at ATA MCE 2023.
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    Sting, Chris Stapleton, puppies and trucks: ATA MCE 2023 had it all

    The economy took center stage at the trucking industry conference in Austin, Texas.

    By • Oct. 20, 2023
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    Obtained from Business Wire. 

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    Convoy closes, unable to find buyer

    A total of 533 employees were laid off, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification. 

    By • Updated Oct. 24, 2023
  • American Central Transport President and COO Phil Wilt, Prime Inc. Director of Operations Jim Guthrie and CarriersEdge President Mark Murrell discuss driver retention in an ATA MCE 2023 session.
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    Filling the Driver's Seat

    Competitive pay, benefits aren’t enough to retain drivers: ATA panel

    The trucking fleets most successful with retention answer drivers’ questions and act on their concerns, Best Fleets to Drive For co-creator Mark Murrell says.

    By • Oct. 19, 2023
  • Yellow Corp. YRC Montgomery Illinois terminal
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    Photo by Larry Avila

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    Executives share how their fleets rescued stranded Yellow freight

    Trucking leaders recounted a frenzied two weeks of taking on abandoned shipments after the LTL carrier shuttered this summer.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
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    JB Hunt intermodal volumes rise for the first time in a year

    The notable shift was overshadowed in the company’s earnings call by a year-over-year revenue drop of 18%.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
  • Tractor-trailers driving on a highway road at twilight time in California
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    Q3 trucking earnings: What to watch

    Goldman Sachs analysts update forecast for firms such as Knight-Swift and Schneider, among other carriers, following a tough quarter.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
  • Panelists in an ATA MCE 2023 session on low-emissions trucking said more federal funding should be dedicated to building out the infrastructure.
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    ‘It takes a lot of money’: Low-emissions infrastructure requires more investment

    The Biden administration is analyzing the cost and operational barriers for charging medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks.

    By • Oct. 18, 2023
  • American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear addresses attendees of the 2023 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition on Monday.
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    ATA president slams Teamsters, CARB, ‘jackpot justice’

    In remarks at MCE 2023, CEO Chris Spear called out adversaries who he said threaten trucking's ability to grow and support U.S. economic security.

    By • Updated Oct. 18, 2023
  • Elmer Buchta Trucking driver Chris Beckett in a tractor-trailer looking out the driver's side window.
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    Indiana carrier CEO aims for expansion, diversification despite bankruptcy woes

    Elmer Buchta Trucking remains committed to keeping its doors open and adding drivers, the company says.

    By • Oct. 17, 2023
  • American Trucking Associations Chief Economics Bob Costello shares his economic outlook at the 2023 Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin.
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    Trucking driver shortage falls significantly to 60K, ATA reports

    The shortage shrank from about 78,000 last year and a record of more than 80,000 two years ago, Chief Economist Bob Costello said.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023
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    Q&A

    Warehouse Services buys Texas firm, expands fleet with cross-border services

    WSI acquired El Paso-based Sky Transportation Services, adding 200 trucks and 150 drivers, COO Steve Magruder told Trucking Dive.

    By • Oct. 16, 2023