The owner of a Pennsylvania diesel repair and towing company is facing multiple charges for allegedly performing or facilitating hundreds of “deletes” or “tunes” on commercial trucks. On June 3, 2025, a federal grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted Matthew Caroluzzi and his company, Matt’s Heavy Duty Mobile Diagnostics and Truck Repair and Heavy Towing (Matt’s ...more
A truck driver dramatically dangles off of a bridge in this video of a recent landslide aftermath in China. The video was filmed on the Houzihe Bridge in China this week after days of excessive rainfall in the region, reported News18. The rain caused a landslide, which caused the earth to shift underneath the bridge, ...more
Fred Smith, FedEx Chairman and Founder, Dies at 80
“Fred Smith was a titan of the trucking industry," Spear said. (Anna Moneymaker/Bloomberg) Fred Smith, who transformed the parcel shipping industry by risking his family’s fortune to found FedEx Corp. in 1971, has died. He was 80. “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I share that Frederick W. Smith, our founder ...more
Small-Parcel Shipments From China to US Fall 40% on Tariffs
"Made in China" labels on packages at a fulfillment center in New Jersey. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg) U.S. tariff hikes on small packages from China triggered a slump in shipments last month, contributing to a huge drop in bilateral trade and roiling exporters like Shein Group Ltd. The value of small parcels sent from China to the ...more
Home Depot Challenges Brad Jacobs-Led QXO for Supplier Deal
(Wilfredo Lee/AP/File) Home Depot Inc. has made an offer for GMS Inc., potentially setting off a bidding war with QXO Inc. which this week made a $5 billion offer for the building products distributor, the Wall Street Journal reported June 19. The offer from Home Depot, the world’s largest home-improvement retailer, is for an undetermined ...more
NYC Sets Smaller Driver Pay Raise After Uber, Lyft Resistance
The Lyft logo visible on a rideshare car in New York City. (John Taggart/Bloomberg News) New York City on June 20 announced new minimum-pay rules for rideshare drivers, settling on a smaller-than-proposed 5% increase following pushback from Uber Technologies and Lyft Inc. An earlier proposal called for a 6.1% pay boost. The finalized regulations from ...more
DAT, OTR Settle Dispute Over Outgo Acquisition
Neither company provided details on what the settlement involved. (Ashi Sae Yang/Getty Images) DAT Freight & Analytics and OTR Solutions this week resolved a dispute over the former’s acquisition of Seattle-based factoring specialist Outgo in May. A potentially explosive June 17 emergency hearing in the Superior Court of Cobb County in Georgia was canceled after ...more
10 Roads Express Reaches Tentative Agreement With Teamsters
The eight-state strike began Feb. 18, with the Teamsters accusing 10 Roads of refusing to bargain in good faith. (10 Roads Express via X). A four-month-long strike at Iowa-based contract carrier 10 Roads Express by members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has taken a major step toward resolution. Carter Lake-based 10 Roads reached a ...more
Interactive Map: Where the 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers Are in North America
This map shows the 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region. To see the Top 100 For-Hire Carriers by region, hover over the map. To see individual Top 100 For-Hire Carrier company pages, click on the carrier name when it appears over the map.