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    Smaller carriers more likely to face hardships, CEOs say

    November saw higher-than-usual exits from the marketplace, according to an FTR analysis.

    By Dec. 20, 2022
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    Love’s expands loyalty program to alternative fueling stations

    Customers can now earn points when they purchase compressed natural gas (CNG) at Love’s-owned Trillium stations.

    By Brett Dworski • Dec. 16, 2022
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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
  • Trucks are parked in a line. The American Transportation Research Institute has appointed carriers, shippers and drivers to its Research Advisory Committee for 2023-2024.
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    Yellow, Coca-Cola and C.H. Robinson execs among 34 members named to ATRI advisory body

    The trucking experts will help the group prioritize the industry’s top research needs.

    By Dec. 16, 2022
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    Old Dominion Freight Line to increase rates next month

    The LTL carrier announced a 4.9% increase, effective Jan. 3.

    By Dec. 15, 2022
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    Ryder grows Chicago area capacity with new distribution center

    The nearly 550,000 square-foot facility will feature 54 cross-dock positions, 162 trailer stalls and target shippers of consumer packaged goods.

    By Dec. 15, 2022
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    Volvo tech startup to pilot autonomous loads on Uber Freight platform

    The pair seek to transform empty miles and address other challenges for trucking in a new initiative. 

    By Dec. 14, 2022
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    Strategic LTL pricing requires relationships built on trust

    The industry should end punitive pricing practices and create an environment where shippers and carriers share information, writes columnist Lanny Fleming.

    By Dec. 13, 2022
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    EV waste trucks face a ‘cutthroat business’

    The CEO of Battle Motors talked risks and what’s next for rapidly evolving fleet technologies at a recent industry conference.

    By Maria Rachal • Dec. 13, 2022
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    ArcBest CFO to retire

    David Cobb will step down next October. The logistics company has begun the search for a successor.

    By Dec. 12, 2022
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    Ryder expands board of directors to 12 with new appointment

    A former CEO of a silicon carbide technology and production company is among those joining the logistics company’s audit and governance committees.

    By Dec. 12, 2022
  • CH Robinson settles crash lawsuit after Supreme Court denies review

    The case raised questions over who is accountable when a truck driver, contracted by a broker, is involved in a collision.

    By Dec. 12, 2022
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    ContainerPort Group owner acquires Pacific Northwest 3PL

    Parent company World Group has purchased Pacific Cascade, which operates a 50-truck fleet out of Sumner, Washington.

    By Dec. 12, 2022
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    How XPO’s new CIO keeps tech on track in trucking

    The logistics company is leveraging data and an engineering culture to optimize LTL.

    By Matt Ashare • Dec. 9, 2022
  • Ryder offers the largest network of used commercial vehicles for sale in the U.S., with 60 Used Truck Center (UTC) locations offering more than 4,000 pre-owned trucks, vans, and trailers for sale.
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    Ryder launches drop-and-hook service

    The new service leverages its driver network and trailers on the COOP platform to help customers manage logistics needs.

    By Dec. 8, 2022
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    Werner sees higher driver school costs amid recruitment push

    Following acquisitions to onboard more drivers, some training schools faced setbacks, according to executives.

    By Dec. 7, 2022
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    Parcel carrier Better Trucks to double coverage area

    Co-founder and CEO Andy Whiting highlighted Texas, Florida and the Carolinas as states the company plans to grow in.

    By Dec. 7, 2022
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    New scholarship for women pursuing CDLs honors industry leader

    Drive It Forward funding honors Centerline Drivers' Sheila Castaneda.

    By Dec. 7, 2022
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    Why a rail strike would be catastrophic for trucking

    “My business can’t be successful without a good rail system,” former ATA chairman Phil Byrd told Transport Dive.

    By Dec. 6, 2022
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    Navistar, TuSimple end autonomous tech partnership

    The two companies broke off plans to develop fully autonomous trucks by 2024 but said future agreements remain possible.

    By Dec. 6, 2022
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    The 7 top transport stories in 2022

    Here’s a look at key issues facing the industry as it also shows signs of contraction.

    By Dec. 5, 2022
  • XPO Logistics founder Brad Jacobs and Mario Harik talk between photos with colleagues in front of the New York Stock Exchange on the day of the Nov. 1 spinoff of RXO, the company's brokerage arm.
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    XPO will hold onto European business — for now

    The LTL is pausing its divestiture plans amid a weakened capital market. 

    By Dec. 5, 2022
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    Aurora, Uber Freight add autonomous route in Texas to help with peak season

    The self-driving company seeks to scale before a commercial launch in 2024, aiming to reach 100 loads per week.

    By Dec. 5, 2022
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    Biden signs legislation preventing rail strike, lockout

    The president said the law avoids “what, without a doubt, would have been an economic catastrophe at a very bad time in the calendar.”

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Dec. 2, 2022
  • Signs with messages such as "Yes to Rail Unions! No to capitalist politicians!" is seen in front of the U.S. Capitol
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    House passes bills to avert US rail shutdown, add paid sick leave

    The vote comes just two days after President Joe Biden urged congressional intervention, warning “a rail shutdown would devastate our economy.”

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Nov. 30, 2022
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    A. Duie Pyle expands LTL service to West Virginia

    The carrier’s trucks will deliver loads from service centers in neighboring Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

    By Nov. 30, 2022