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    Flashback: How is the trucking C-suite changing?

    As trucking companies prepare for the future, new titles and leaders are emerging to form part of the C-suite.

    Aug. 22, 2022
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    US Xpress chief commercial officer to step aside in corporate restructuring

    Jake Lawson, who led sales and customer engagement for the carrier, is departing after a year and a half.

    By • Aug. 17, 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
  • A large group of owner-operator truck drivers near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach stage a protest against California's AB5 labor law.
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    Flashback: Companies prepare for AB5 enforcement

    The law requires the state’s estimated 70,000 owner-operators to be reclassified as employees instead of independent operators.

    By • Aug. 16, 2022
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    XPO Logistics seeks new terminals despite volume slowdown

    The LTL carrier is exploring additional facility sites in Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Houston, Kansas City and Philadelphia.

    By • Aug. 16, 2022
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    FedEx Freight opens new facility in hot Phoenix market

    The 218-door facility helped the LTL carrier’s dock door count grow to nearly 26,000 this year.

    By • Aug. 15, 2022
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    Trucking execs see volatile demand as retailers cut inventory

    Carriers faced questions on the future of demand with declining spot rates and changing customer patterns.

    By , • Aug. 11, 2022
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    Schneider expands digital marketplace to serve bulk shippers

    Digitizing and automating businesses is a significant focus for the freight and logistics giant.

    By • Aug. 11, 2022
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    Opinion

    Reducing deadhead miles is the best way trucking can cut emissions now

    Deadheading negatively impacts drivers, trucks and roads, writes Nina Jovanovic of FleetOps.

    By Nina Jovanovic • Aug. 11, 2022
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    Old Dominion network expansion stays on course despite cooling LTL demand

    The carrier expects to open multiple new facilities during the second half of this year.

    By • Aug. 10, 2022
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    Aurora to run weekly hauls for Schneider in fourth commercial partnership

    The autonomous trucking startup now completes 14 loads a week for partners including FedEx, Werner and Uber Freight.

    By • Aug. 10, 2022
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    AB5 ‘will be disruptive, and people haven’t prepared,’ Schneider CEO warns

    The carrier was surprised by the number of drivers willing to move out of state.

    By • Aug. 9, 2022
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    Transport Corp Canada focuses on cash flow, technology amid supply chain woes

    A technology fix helped the company raise cash on hand, part of a plan to pay drivers weekly and boost retention.

    By Ramona Dzinkowski • Aug. 9, 2022
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    XPO spins off its brokerage arm

    XPO Logistics names new CEO, with founder Brad Jacobs to step down

    Mario Harik will take over once the company's planned brokerage spin-off is completed in the fourth quarter.

    By • Aug. 5, 2022
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    US appeals court sides with FMCSA over hours of service changes

    A legal challenge has failed to reverse changes from 2020 that eased hours of service reporting requirements.

    By • Aug. 3, 2022
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    Old Dominion slows hiring spree with declining LTL demand

    The carrier is now focused on retaining, not growing, its workforce.

    By • Aug. 2, 2022
  • Owner-operators create a protest line in front of the TraPac parking lot before the night shift on Monday, July 18.
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    AB5 protests intensified container backlog at Port of Oakland: report

    Container dwell times stretched to more than two weeks after the mid-July protests, project44 said.

    By • Aug. 2, 2022
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    JB Hunt’s newest home furnishings delivery service brings in $28M

    The carrier’s acquisition of Zenith Global Logistics helped offset softened last-mile demand, executives said.

    By • Aug. 2, 2022
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    JB Hunt, BNSF partner on Tacoma intermodal service

    The intermodal facility will be able to accommodate more than 50,000 container lifts a year, the railroad said.

    By • Aug. 1, 2022
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    Marten Transport credits work-life balance as factor in driver hiring boost

    The carrier has increased its driver workforce by 15% over the past year, helped in part by an increase in starting wages.

    By • Aug. 1, 2022
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    JB Hunt: Recession fears have more drivers seeking employment at big fleets

    A softening spot market has pressured smaller firms' operations, pushing drivers to consider job changes.

    By • July 28, 2022
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    UPS targets feeder truck idle times in bid to reduce late deliveries

    A 10-minute improvement in delivery times translates to approximately $257 million in savings, said CEO Carol Tomé.

    By • July 26, 2022
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    AB5 protests quelled as Port of Oakland resumes operations

    The remaining protesters, under threat of a citation, have moved to "free speech zones" away from terminal gates.

    By • July 26, 2022
  • A large group of owner-operator truck drivers near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach stage a protest against California's AB5 labor law.
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    Before Oakland, AB5 protests disrupted Los Angeles, Long Beach ports

    Picketing drivers prompted the mid-afternoon closure of one Port of Long Beach terminal on July 13, and drivers slowed traffic at other terminals’ truck gates.

    By • July 25, 2022
  • Officials close truck access to the Trapac terminal at the Port of Oakland, in response to an owner-operator led protest on July 18, 2022.
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    California poised to enforce AB5 despite driver concerns

    “It’s time to move forward, comply with the law and work together to create a fairer and more sustainable industry for all,” said the state’s economic development director in a statement.

    By • July 20, 2022
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    JB Hunt introduces West Coast transloading service targeting Los Angeles ports

    Less than a year after launching its first East Coast transloading service, J.B. Hunt is providing one on the West Coast next to the U.S.'s busiest ports.

    By , Sarah Zimmerman • July 19, 2022