A sixth person has died after a drowsy driving crash involving seven vehicles in Texas over the weekend. The crash happened on Interstate 20 on Saturday afternoon, June 28th near Terrall, Texas. Five people were pronounced dead at the crash scene. On Monday, June 30th, the Texas Department of Public ...more
Leading Meatpacker JBS Tops Earnings Expectations
Signage outside the JBS beef facility in Greeley, Colo. (Michael Ciaglo/Bloomberg News) JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, posted earnings ...more
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Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said last week that China had executed four dual Canadian-Chinese citizens over drug crimes. (Renaud ...more
Struggling USPS a Privatization Target for Trump
A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier delivers mail Feb. 21 in Overland Park, Kan. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press, File) The U.S. ...more
Descartes Acquires TMS Provider 3GTMS for $115 Million
(Descartes and 3GTMS) Descartes Systems Group bought transportation management solutions specialist 3GTMS for $115 million, the logistics software provider said ...more
Court Cuts Wabash Verdict to $120 Million From $462 Million
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Court Preserves Detroit Transmission Housing Supply Line
A worker on the assembly line at the Detroit Diesel Corp. plant in Redford, Mich. (Detroit Diesel) A Mexican component ...more
UPS Workers Approve New Union Contract
A UPS driver makes a delivery in Mount Lebanon, Pa. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press) The ...more
Volvo Offers Fleets a Leg Up on Charging Infrastructure
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Truck Tonnage Dips 3% Year-Over-Year in July
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Top Democrats, White House Celebrate CHIPS Act Anniversary
A silicon chip is attached to a printed circuit board. The CHIPS and Science Act, ...more
Uber Freight Partners With Redkik on Cargo Insurance
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In-App Weather Alerts Prevent Accidents and Nuclear Verdicts
In 2014, a 7 and 12-year-old were killed when the driver of a pickup truck ...more
Port of Baltimore Welcomes Biggest Containership Ever
The Evergreen Ever Max at Port of Baltimore on Aug. 19. (Port of Baltimore via ...more
Hilary Pushes Into Nevada After Drenching California
Maura Taura surveys the damaged cause by a downed tree outside her home in Sun ...more
SoCal Braces for Washed Out Roads From Storm Hilary
Satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from Aug. 19 shows Hurricane ...more
Ron Storn Joins Leadership Team at Truckstop
A human resources professional for two decades, Ron Storn has been appointed as the new ...more
About Us: Transport Topics’ Top 100 Private Carriers for 2023
ImageThe Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers is a listing of the largest corporate-owned truck fleets ...more
US Economic Growth for Q2 Revised Down to 2.1%
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Montana Seeks Longer Canadian Border Hours for Trucks
The Wild Horse Port of Entry. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) Montana’s Wild Horse border ...more
Suit Dismissed Over Old Dominion’s Retirement Plan
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Transportation Stakeholders See Slow Growth in 2024
Moderator Evan Armstrong and LIANA panelists (from left) Lawrence Gross, Tim Denoyer and Alan Murphy ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding truckers that they must obey signage directing commercial ...more