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  • A Marten Transport tractor-trailer pulls into a truck parking lot in western Maryland in May 2024.
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    Marten execs take temporary pay cut

    Company leaders saw 7.5% and 5% reductions to base pay as part of a cost-cutting program.

    By • Sept. 19, 2024
  • EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Alejandra Nunez briefs Truckload Carriers Association members during their 2024 Fall Business Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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    TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    EV trucking, politics take center stage at TCA conference

    The association’s Fall Business Meeting & Call on Washington featured a Q&A with an EPA official and advocacy for truck parking funding.

    By • Sept. 18, 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
  • A truck driver exits a tractor-trailer after arriving at a docking area, where a worker can be seeing in a docking bay.
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    Uber Freight upgrades its TMS

    Updates include simplified dock scheduling features and a streamlined load management experience, the company said.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
  • BMO's logo in the dark next to public transit and vehicle lights.
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    Loan woes spike for BMO transportation customers

    Despite repayment challenges, trucking is seeing early signs of stabilization, the financial company’s chief revenue officer said.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
  • TCA members pose for a picture during their Fall Call on Washington 2024
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    Q&A // TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    EV, parking, labor law concerns command carriers’ attention, TCA president says

    Legislators and the EPA heard from truckload executives about the feasibility and fallout of new regulations last week.

    By • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Phillips 66 augments fleet fueling payment options

    The DriverDash mobile app allows fleet drivers to pay for fuel more safely at more than 5,500 Phillips 66, Conoco and 76-branded gas stations.

    By Jessica Loder • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Truckload PPI rebounds after nearly 2-year trough

    The pricing measure was last positive year over year in December 2022.

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
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    Federal highway administrator leaves for private sector

    Shailen Bhatt took a job last week as at engineering firm AtkinsRéalis as SVP and COO of U.S., Latin America, minerals and metals.

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
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    Air Van acquires Imeson Distribution Center

    The third-party logistics provider grew its warehouse space by 700,000 square feet. 

    By • Sept. 16, 2024
  • Nathan Gonzales, editor and publisher of Inside Elections, briefs trucking leaders at the TCA 2024 Fall Business Meeting in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.
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    TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    Harris has momentum in reset race, political analyst tells trucking execs

    But the presidential election remains too close to call, and anyone who says otherwise "is not really being honest," Inside Elections’ Nathan Gonzales said.

    By • Sept. 13, 2024
  • EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator Alejandra Nunez briefs Truckload Carriers Association members during their 2024 Fall Business Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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    TCA Fall Business Meeting 2024

    ‘It isn’t going to work’: Carrier execs slam EPA emissions rule

    Trucking leaders challenged the feasibility of the Phase 3 greenhouse gas reduction rule for new heavy-duty trucks during a Q&A with an EPA official Wednesday.

    By • Sept. 12, 2024
  • A passenger vehicle mirror shows the front of an ACT tractor driving along a highway.
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    AAA Cooper promotes leaders to presidents of LTL, dedicated

    The Knight-Swift LTL carrier elevated Chris Durley and Cory Bingham to key roles.

    By • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Almost 4 in 10 leaders admit to ‘fauxductivity,’ Workhuman finds

    The phenomenon could be a symptom of poor culture, creating a toxic cycle of performative productivity and productivity anxiety.

    By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 11, 2024
  • The Triton Logistics tractor involved in the crash, shown in the dark with emergency vehicle lights in the background.
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    NTSB says Triton fatal crash involved fatigued driver, fake HOS process

    The federal investigation called for changes in commercial regulations to mandate inward-facing cameras and the ability to audit ELDs.

    By • Sept. 11, 2024
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    Wheaton Bekins promotes executive to sales, marketing role

    The relocation specialty carrier promoted Central Regional Sales Director April Milner just months after appointing a new president.  

    By • Sept. 10, 2024
  • A California Department of Motor Vehicles sign outside an office in Fullerton.
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    California seeks public feedback on self-driving heavy-duty trucks

    The state’s DMV put forth draft regulations to spur stakeholder comments.

    By • Sept. 9, 2024
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    Low-carbon materials a ‘huge opportunity’ to green the transportation sector

    The DOT is releasing $800 million to reimburse builders for using cleaner construction products, Federal Highway Administrator Shailen Bhatt said.

    By Julie Strupp • Sept. 6, 2024
  • A Teamsters union member holds a picket sign while speaking to a truck driver at the entrance of CN Rail - Intermodal Yard on August 22, 2024 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.
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    ATRI calls on carriers to share trucking’s top concerns

    The American Trucking Associations’ research arm uses the input to help prioritize industry strategy.

    By • Sept. 6, 2024
  • A worker at a Groendyke Transport tanker.
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    Groendyke to acquire New Jersey-based tanker business

    The deal will help the hazmat and asphalt transportation provider regain a presence in the Northeast.

    By • Sept. 5, 2024
  • A crash photo showing the wreckage of a 2014 crash between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer. A fire truck is shown in the background and the wreckage was resting primarily in a grassy median. Debris was shown across the road.
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    Texas Supreme Court to hear Werner appeal of $100M-plus judgment

    Oral arguments in the case, which stems from a 2014 fatal crash, are scheduled for December.

    By • Sept. 5, 2024
  • A Swift Transportation tractor-trailer drives down a road next to the company's Lancaster, Texas, terminal.
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    Knight-Swift forecasts higher effective tax rate amid income tumble

    The company expects the measure to remain above 30% in Q3.

    By • Sept. 5, 2024
  • ABF Freight trucks at a dock.
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    ABF Freight to raise LTL pricing 5.9%

    The increase may vary across specific lanes and shipments, according to the company.

    By • Sept. 4, 2024
  • A close-up of a white Freightliner eCascadia.
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    DOT awards $102M for zero-emission West Coast freight corridor

    The funding will pay for charging stations and hydrogen fueling sites along Interstate 5 in California, Oregon and Washington.

    By • Sept. 4, 2024
  • A freight truck on the road near a desert location.
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    Maersk trims Ground Freight to boost asset utilization, profitability

    The shipping giant consolidated sites and offloaded unneeded capacity to “stabilize operations” in Q2, an executive told Supply Chain Dive.

    By • Sept. 3, 2024
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    California legislators OK driver requirement for large AVs again

    Meanwhile, the state Department of Motor Vehicles moved to potentially advance regulations allowing fully autonomous heavy-duty vehicles on public roads.

    By • Sept. 3, 2024