This week in Borderlands: Averitt completes major facilities expansion in San Antonio; Bennett Family of Companies opens new facility in Texas; Aerospace manufacturer completes $28M expansion in Mexico; and Mode Global acquires freight brokerage division of Jillamy.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Craig Fuller; Molson Hart; Thom Albrecht
Proficient Auto Logistics had warned of a weak quarter. The numbers released Friday proved that projection correct.
After the most prolonged freight recession in history, the market has been showing signs of recovery over the past few months.
For months now, it has been clear that shippers have frontloaded record imports to the country, largely to avoid expected tariffs.
RXO is boasting that its projected efficiency savings from the Coyote Logistics acquisition will surpass earlier estimates.
Judy Love, the co-founder of Love’s Travel Stops, died on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. She was 87.
In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, trucking industry groups see new opportunities to change the regulatory and legislative landscape.
RXO’s third-quarter earnings were highlighted by the first numbers from Coyote Logistics as well as an operating loss.
Forward Air continues to refresh its leadership team, hiring a new chief commercial officer on Wednesday.
Policies instituted over the past four years during the Biden-Harris administration will likely be reversed or sped up – many to the benefit of the trucking industry.
Schneider National is hopeful for a better seasonal inflection in the fourth quarter, noting some areas of the truckload market are seeing significant capacity exits.
Strategic theft and straight theft are particularly prevalent in today’s market.
With deep roots in the truckload space and a strong commitment to innovation, Werner has positioned itself as an intermodal leader across the North American markets.
Wabash National, feeling the impact of lower trailer orders, gets a negative outlook at S&P.
Tariffs, tax cuts and legislation supported by President-elect Donald Trump are predicted to benefit the freight industry.
Schneider National missed third-quarter expectations Wednesday, but shares of the truckload carrier were up 4% in early trading.
Trimble Inc. said its transportation segment performed well during the most recent quarter, with revenue increasing 1.4% to $195 million.
Cargo insurance is one of the top expenses for carriers, but what does it really do and why is it so important?
Lineage Inc. announced quarterly results Wednesday for the first time since becoming a public company.
A group with trucking interests as a key driver has been formed in Texas to push new tort reform.
A former bookkeeper for an Iowa trucking company was sentenced to two years in prison after a guilty plea.
GXO Logistics Inc. sees an upward trend in the global freight market in 2025, boosted by e-commerce.
Dedicated fleets allow companies to provide the top-notch service their customers want without the high levels of risk and investment involved in creating private fleets.
A late night crash on Saturday involving a semi-truck left four people dead and 17 injured in southeast Michigan.
Expeditors International by numerous metrics had a strong third quarter.
October’s Logistics Managers’ Index showed supply chain managers expect transportation rates to move significantly higher over the next year.
Forward Air lowered full-year earnings guidance on Monday and said it wouldn’t address press reports that it is up for sale following a messy merger.
GXO achieved 28% revenue growth in the third quarter to a quarterly record of $3.16 billion, boosted by new e-commerce customers.
Two-year-old SpeedX is entering the international logistics sector with the acquisition of Accelerated Global Solutions.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has announced executive management changes as it aims to increase its market share during the next freight market upswing.
Supply chains will see direct effects regardless of the outcome of the presidential race. But what specific impacts on the freight industry are likely under a Harris versus a Trump administration?
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $250 million for a multistate project to add electric truck chargers along the I-95 freight corridor.
Delays in setting up a new registration system will push back compliance deadlines for a rule addressing freight fraud in trucking.
ArcBest missed third-quarter expectations and is guiding to more than 500 basis points of less-than-truckload operating ratio degradation in the fourth quarter.
Outgo believes that traditional factoring has failed to deliver for carriers.
Today’s cross-border environment is being shaped by the rising popularity of nearshoring, as companies rethink their supply chain strategies.
How much influence could a $250 million purchases of 500 electric trucks have on establishing the value of used trucks?
The number of truck transportation jobs in the U.S., as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is only slightly off from where it was a year ago.
On a recent episode of Truck Tech, Alan Adler interviewed Eric Bippus, executive vice president of sales and systems development at Hexagon Agility, to outline key considerations and benefits of implementing renewable natural gas into your fleet.
ArcBest sees weak trends in both its asset-based and asset-light segments during the third quarter.
E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc.’s North American sales increased 9% year over year to $95.5 billion in the third quarter.
Roughly 6% of CDL holders may be involved in predatory lease contracts with their carriers, according to a federal task force.
Uber Freight posted a wider EBITDA loss but showed improvement in revenue in the third quarter.
A recent FMCSA-sponsored study looking at the impacts of pay and working conditions on long-distance truck and bus drivers also calls into question claims of a persistent driver shortage.
The president and CEO of Washington Trucking Associations, Sheri Call, explains why mandates could be a problem for trucking companies due to multiple factors.
Hub Group reported year-over-year revenue decreases in its intermodal and logistics segments during the third quarter.
C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman talked with analysts Wednesday about his model for turning the company around. The evidence indicates it’s working.
FreightWaves SONAR hosted a webinar Wednesday discussing its new shipper data consortium with Charles Odom, director of logistics at Halliburton.
A first look at C.H. Robinson’s third-quarter earnings reveals slightly slower sequential gains than in recent quarters.
The Truckload Carriers Association named Texas driver Michael Dorsey a Highway Angel for his efforts to save lives during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO beat third-quarter expectations and outlined a plan for outsize yield and margin growth.
In the quest for sustainability, the transportation sector stands as one of the most significant arenas for change.
A federally authorized study on driver retention finds turnover results from trucking companies’ economically driven policies.
XPO beats third-quarter expectations, reporting 200 basis points of margin improvement in its less-than-truckload unit.
Safety and cost implications for trucking weigh heavily on three rulemakings that could see action next year.
Truckload carrier Heartland Express reported another loss in the third quarter and said cost cutting alone won’t return it to profitability.
Werner CEO Derek Leathers delivered a surprisingly positive outlook for the trucking market.
Truck broker Landstar System said Tuesday it expects no material lift in the freight market for the remainder of 2024.
Werner Enterprises’ third-quarter operating ratio deteriorated by 320 basis points.
International container volume gains more than doubled domestic traffic in the third quarter, according to the Intermodal Association of North America.
Freight broker Landstar System missed third-quarter expectations Tuesday after the market closed and issued fourth-quarter guidance that was also light of consensus.
Moran Transportation announced it has acquired fellow less-than-truckload transportation provider RMX Freight Systems.
A federal bankruptcy judge overseeing Yellow Corp.’s liquidation has corrected a mistake in an earlier opinion, which could significantly alter how much Yellow owes to pension funds.
Interstate traffic in North Carolina and Tennessee is still dealing with the fallout from Hurricane Helene.
Despite a first-half lull in domestic network demand for logistics services, the world’s largest forwarder saw overall volume growth in the third quarter.
This week in Borderlands: Truck driver salaries in Mexico averaging $423 a month in 2024; Horizon Auto Logistics opens office in Veracruz, Mexico; LG Electronics opens $60M plant in Central Mexico; and Texas bridge project receives $80 million in federal funding.
Fleet managers are turning to new AI-driven Drowsiness Detection technology, which shows that 77% of drowsy driving events are detected by behaviors other than yawning alone.
The organization’s new admitted trucking program is representative of TIE’s dedication to bringing more capacity to the underserved trucking insurance landscape.
Universal Logistics Holdings officials said they expect operating revenues of $1.8 billion to $1.9 billion in 2025.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia saw a modest backup in financial results during the third quarter but reasserted confidence that it’s on the right path with its terminal growth strategy.
Hurricanes, cargo theft, double brokering, and accidents all can negatively impact insurance rates.
As the industry continues to evolve, choosing the right fleet management software can prove daunting.
A new study projecting adoption of hydrogen internal combustion engines over the next decade suggests modest adoption.
Pam Transportation said even though its third quarter was bookended by soft demand, it saw sequential improvement in operating trends.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia’s less favorable freight mix and higher cost structure from a terminal expansion weighed on its third quarter.
DHL is signing up for hydrogen trucks to be used in Illinois.
Universal Logistics Holdings’ third-quarter financial results show year-over-year decreases in its trucking, brokerage and intermodal segments.
In the first episode of the new Bring It Home podcast, co-hosts Craig Fuller and JP Hampstead speak with Dunavant Enterprises CEO Bill Dunavant about the future of Memphis Tennessee as “America’s supply chain capital.”
UPS’s financial performance bounced back in the third quarter, but it flagged macroeconomic weakness and in-store shopping as potential headwinds for fourth-quarter volumes.
Covenant Logistics Group reports truckload revenue of $198 million in the third-quarter, despite a soft freight market.
Ryder has been pushing to rely less on vehicle leasing, and it’s getting there.
ATA economist Bob Costello cites macroeconomic “return to normalcy” as a promising sign for trucking amid stagflation and private fleet growth.
Knight-Swift Transportation beat third-quarter expectations and provided some positive anecdotes around recent demand and pricing trends.
Here’s a first look at Ryder’s third quarter earnings.
Tesla plans to ramp up full production of its all-electric Class 8 Semi truck in 2026.
October’s SONAR webinar looked at key factors in earning the Shipper of Choice distinction.
Covenant Logistics Group reported 2% quarterly growth in freight revenue, “despite the prolonged general freight market down cycle,” Chairman and CEO David R. Parker said.
Knight-Swift Transportation beat the third-quarter consensus estimate but provided a mixed earnings outlook for the next two quarters.
Continued weakness in freight demand weighed on Old Dominion’s third quarter, but the less-than-truckload carrier said current sequential trends are the best in two-and-a-half years.
Supply chain software provider Manhattan Associates says it is taking longer to close deals.
Learn insights from an MHC dealer and Kenworth OEM on why heavy-duty fleets should consider RNG a priority in their decarbonization strategy.
Old Dominion Freight Line’s third-quarter came in slightly ahead of analysts’ lowered expectations, but its volume trends remained soft.
TFI CEO Bedard said on an analyst call that he wasn’t sorry the company bought UPS Freight, but he was plainspoken about its issues.
DHL Express says a new aircraft maintenance hangar and extra parking positions now under construction will minimize the amount of time aircraft are out of service and increase capacity at its U.S. superhub near Cincinnati.
Canadian transport and logistics company TFI International’s third-quarter earnings missed consensus forecasts by 18 cents per share.
This year’s F3: Future of Freight Festival will pull into the heart of Freight Alley in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nov. 19-21.
According to a new report by Becker Logistics, cargo theft varies seasonally and by mode and location.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia said it will open three terminals in October, pushing its new terminal count to more than 20 this year.
This week in Borderlands: Port of Corpus Christi becomes global crude oil supplier; Port of Brownsville secures $43M loan for ship channel expansion; US Lumber Brokers acquires Texas distribution center; and Holt Truck Centers expands across Texas with acquisition.
