Trucking Still Squeezed by High Costs and Low Rates
“The trucking industry is facing the most challenging freight market in years, with loads down and costs increasing,” Groendyke's Hodgen said. (THEPALMER/Getty Images) The average cost of operating a truck dipped slightly last year, but marginal costs jumped when the effects of lower fuel costs were excluded, the American Transportation ...more
Freight Marketplace Cargado Raises $12M to Expand Operations
Cargado's Series A funding round was in addition to $10 million that has already been raised. (Cargado) Load board company ...more
Tariff Fears Drive Surge in Consumer Spending
Imported Italian olive oils in a store in Arcadia, Calif. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Tarptent, a California-based seller of outdoor gear, ...more
UPS Targets LTL, E-Commerce With New Delivery Options
The additions arrive as UPS seeks to carve out more market share in both the high-volume e-commerce space and the ...more
US Vows to Shield Panama Canal From China Threat
Hegseth speaks with U.S. troops after a military drill with Panamanian forces on April 8. (Matias Delacroix/Associated Press) PANAMA CITY ...more
Patton Logistics Group Makes $10M Expansion in Virginia
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (left) and Patton Logistics Group President Steve Patton celebrate the expansion announcement April 3. (Governor of ...more
Trump Schedules Tariff Talks but Plans 104% Hit on China
Shipping containers at the Port of Pyeongtaek in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. (Jean Chung/Bloomberg) President Donald Trump spent the final hours ...more
Kenan Advantage Group Expands Dry Bulk Unit in Alabama
(Kenan Advantage Group) Kenan Advantage Group will buy Mobile, Ala.-based Evergreen Transport for an undisclosed ...more
Trump Says He May Hit Canada With Dairy, Lumber Tariffs Soon
(mntnvision/Getty Images) President Donald Trump said he may implement reciprocal tariffs on Canadian lumber and ...more
A lawsuit against JB Hunt has been amended to include a truck driver after investigation ...more
A Pennsylvania mechanic and the trucking company he worked for were sentenced for conspiracy and ...more
Transportation officials in New Mexico say that westbound I-10 near Lordsburg is closed until further ...more
A trucking company and a truck driver were issued more than two dozen tickets and ...more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced new leadership for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...more
Canadian authorities say that tolls are on the way for American truckers traveling through B.C. ...more
A motorist was caught on video doing a series of intentional donuts that led to ...more
Toyota President Expresses Caution on Electric Vehicles
The president of Toyota Motor Corp. is publicly questioning whether the auto industry should transition ...more
Minnesota Alerts Truckers to New Federal CDL Requirements
(Wright County MN via Facebook) Minnesota is making truckers aware of a federal mandate that ...more
POLICE: Man found injured on road likely fell off moving rig while secretly hitching ride
Police are still investigating the death of a man found injured on a roadway in ...more
The family of a woman killed in a 133 vehicle pile up crash in Fort ...more
Kansas to Overhaul 33 Local, Off-System Bridges
Kansas officials announced $40.5 million in funding to overhaul 33 local and off-system bridge projects ...more
The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) division released the results of ...more
Labor Data Surprises as Job Market Runs Hotter Than Forecast
Data released Jan. 5 reinforced the strength of the labor market, with hiring at U.S. ...more