Eight companies pay more than $130,000 total to settle noncompliance cases filed by CARB
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Eight California companies have paid a total of $130,750 in court settlements because of violations of the Truck and Bus Regulation in the...
A. Duie Pyle expands services with new integrated logistics center near Hagerstown, Maryland
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — A. Duie Pyle, a provider of asset- and non-asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions in the Northeast U.S., has opened...
Navistar Board of Directors says TRATON’s second offer to purchase outstanding shares of the...
LISLE, Ill., — TRATON SE has hit the gas again on its attempts to purchase the remaining shares of Navistar International Corp., the holding company...
July’s Freight Transportation Services Index shows 2.5% improvement from April low, still lags 8.8%...
WASHINGTON — The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.3%...
Iowa-based Barr-Nunn Transportation introduces ‘Shift + Load Pay’ option for drivers
GRANGER, Iowa — Barr-Nunn Transportation has created two new solo regional fleets and one new team fleet, both offering a new pay option, “Shift...
WIT announces six finalists for 2020 Influential Woman in Trucking award
PLOVER, Wis. — The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) and Freightliner Trucks on Sept. 9 announced six finalists for the 2020 Influential Woman in...
Slowly rising freight rates, increases in shipments show continuing economic recovery during pandemic
The number of shipments available increased in July, pushing freight rates higher while diesel prices remained 20% lower than last year. Despite these positive...
Schneider noted on Forbes’ 2020 list of employers providing positive environment for female associates
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Schneider has landed on Forbes’ third annual list Best Employers for Women, which recognizes companies that enact practices and policies...
Blume Global launches ambassador program to recognize top supply chain partners
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Blume Global, a provider of global logistics and digital supply chain solutions, has launched the Blume Global Ambassador Program. The goal...
ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index for July highlights driver shortage
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, which includes data for July, showed an across-the-board downtick in the diffusion indexes...
Port of Savannah achieves 12.2% market share, making it top port for U.S. exports...
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Port of Savannah exported more loaded containers than any other port in the country from January through May of 2020,...
COVID-19 only one of the risks impacting commercial vehicle market, says ACT
COLUMBUS, Ind. — In two of its latest reports, experts at ACT Research note that the COVID-19 pandemic is not the only issue that...
Trucks moved $56 billion in transborder freight during June, up 44% from May
WASHINGTON — An Aug. 25 bulletin from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) showed improvement in the North American freight industry in June after...
Tropical storms stir up spot market activity along Gulf Coast as shippers reposition freight
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Spot truckload freight activity jumped last week, Aug. 17-23, as shippers and logistics companies began to reposition freight ahead of two...
PACCAR sees $3.57 billion revenue drop in 2020 second quarter
BELLEVUE, Wash. — The COVID-19 crisis continues to impact the trucking industry during 2020, and PACCAR’s second-quarter figures show that even OEM giants are...
NFI Industries, Blue Yonder team up to offer on-the-spot price quotes, freight capacity
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., and CAMDEN, N.J. — NFI Industries has collaborated with Blue Yonder to offer on-the-spot price quoting and freight capacity through an integration with...
Truck tonnage plummeted 5.1% in July after seeing encouraging 8.9% surge in June
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 5.1% in July after surging 8.9% in June, the...
Roadrunner sheds all truckload segments; now operating as standalone national LTL carrier
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has closed three transactions, completing the company’s divestiture of all truckload segment businesses, according to a statement...
Schneider National’s second-quarter report reflects impact of COVID-19; company looks forward to recovery in...
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Schneider National Inc. released results for the second quarter of 2020 in late July, reporting drops in both operating revenue and...
YRC Freight expands regional next-day service to 11 new locations in the mid-South region...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — YRC Freight, part of YRC Worldwide, has expanded its regional next-day service to the mid-South region of the U.S. as...
