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    Know your broker before you accept a load

    The 3PL boom has reshaped the shipping industry. Here's what carriers should keep in mind.

    By • June 26, 2023
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    Pilot updates progress on $1B New Horizons remodeling initiative

    The company expects to open 12 new locations by year’s end, and anticipates completing another 30 store renovations by that time as well.

    By Jessica Loder • June 23, 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
  • American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear speaks at the 2022 ATA Management Conference & Exhibition on Monday.
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    Why the ATA changed its stance on speed limiters

    The turnaround indicates the technology’s growing use in members’ fleets and the association's recognition of a pending FMCSA rule as inevitable.

    By • June 23, 2023
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    Yellow subsidiary settles EEOC claim it refused to hire female drivers at terminal

    USF Holland will pay $490,000 to settle the suit and establish a scholarship for women at its driver academy.

    By • June 22, 2023
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    Carriers’ insurance and claims expense spikes in Q1

    Werner Enterprises, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings and J.B. Hunt saw their expenses collectively increase by $73 million compared to a year ago.

    By • June 20, 2023
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    Screenshot: Google Maps on June 16, 2023.

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    FedEx Freight’s closures focus on Arkansas, surrounding states

    Several of the shuttering service centers are in territories once covered by American Freightways, which became part of the LTL carrier in 2001, one expert noted.

    By • June 20, 2023
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    Collapsed I-95 overpass in Philadelphia will reopen this weekend, governor says

    President Joe Biden called the federal government’s $3 million in quick-release funding "a down payment" after he took an aerial tour of the site Saturday.

    By • Updated June 21, 2023
  • Relay Payments has partnered with Pilot to bring its secure digital payments to more than 800 Pilot-owned locations.
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    Pilot brings digital diesel payments to over 800 locations

    Relay Payments’ app-based system uses secure codes to make transactions, allowing drivers to avoid worries about fraud, said Spencer Barkoff, the company’s co-founder and president.

    By Jessica Loder • June 20, 2023
  • Teamsters National Freight Director John Murphy and other union leaders have given their stamp of approval to a new five-year labor contract with ABF Freight.
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    Teamsters tout wage, benefits gains in ABF Freight deal

    Union leadership endorsed the collective bargaining agreement in advance of a member vote.

    By • June 16, 2023
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    Q&A

    Managing expenses, growing revenues will be top challenges for CH Robinson CEO

    Dave Bozeman’s new role will require him to use lessons learned in his prior roles at Ford and Amazon, supply chain academics told Transport Dive.

    By • June 16, 2023
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    Biden vetoes resolution to overturn EPA emissions regulations

    A Senate effort to overturn the veto failed to gather the required 2/3 majority.

    By • Updated June 21, 2023
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    Spot market should improve from here, ACT Research suggests

    “We are on track for a record contraction in labor capacity this year, which is key to the bottoming process,” senior analyst Tim Denoyer said in a statement.

    By • June 15, 2023
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    NHTSA recall notes fire risk for certain International MV trucks

    Various Navistar equipment can overheat due to leaking brake fluid, the agency said.

    By • June 14, 2023
  • Workers inspect and clear debris from a section of the bridge that collapsed on Interstate 95 after an oil tanker explosion on June 12, 2023 in Philadelphia.
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    Truck driver dead in I-95 collapse in Philadelphia

    Local news station WPVI-TV reported the victim was the driver of the tanker that caught fire beneath the overpass.

    By • June 13, 2023
  • A Schneider National driver plugs an electric Freightliner eCascadia into a charger.
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    Schneider debuts EV truck charging hub in Southern California

    The site will power the carrier’s Freightliner eCascadia fleet, which is expected to grow to nearly 100 vehicles by the end of the year.

    By • June 13, 2023
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    STG Logistics acquires Best Dedicated Solutions

    The move allows the company to add expedited, dry van, reefer and flatbed offerings.

    By • June 13, 2023
  • A Prime trailer is hauled southbound on I-95 in March 2023.
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    Carriers leverage online communications channels to recruit, assist drivers

    Prime said it plans to launch a health-related podcast to help workers with their physical and mental health.

    By • June 13, 2023
  • A tanker fire caused a section of Interstate 95 to collapse in Philadelphia on Sunday morning, officials said.
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    Tanker fire causes I-95 bridge collapse in Philadelphia

    Traffic is being detoured in both directions, and rebuilding is expected to take months.

    By • June 12, 2023
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    ArcBest names new head of yield strategy

    VP of Yield Strategy Christopher Adkins will take on the responsibility after Chief Yield Officer Danny Loe’s departure.

    By • June 12, 2023
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    10 Roads Express names new CEO

    Tom Crimmins was promoted to the role, succeeding Wayne Hoovestol, who founded the for-hire carrier.

    By • June 9, 2023
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    Union Pacific, BNSF launch new intermodal services at Port Houston

    The rail carriers say added capacity will get consumer goods to market faster, and offer more routing opportunities from one of the nation’s fastest growing ports.

    By • June 8, 2023
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters and ABF Freight negotiators bargain over a new contract for the company's 8,000 unionized workers.
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    Teamsters, ABF Freight reach tentative deal on new labor contract

    The proposed contract for about 8,600 drivers, dockworkers and other employees includes wage increases, improved benefits and better working conditions, the union said.

    By • June 7, 2023
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    Teamsters balk at Yellow’s work rules, purchased transportation proposals

    Without guaranteed raises, the requests are a "one-way street in favor of the Company," Teamsters National Freight Director John Murphy said.

    By • June 7, 2023
  • A gate camera view of Everport Terminal Services at the Port of Oakland, captured June 6 at 4:23 pm.
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    Port of Oakland shuts down after longshore worker dies

    After the incident, several terminals alerted trucking companies they would be closed for the day.

    By • June 6, 2023
  • A photo shows the interior and exterior of Estes Express Lines' new LTL terminal in Banning, California.
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    Estes opens 133-door terminal in Southern California

    The facility will be one of the carrier’s first sites to exclusively use electric forklifts.

    By • June 6, 2023