Home Depot to Buy GMS at $4.3 Billion Value
(Jeff Chiu/Associated Press) Home Depot Inc. has agreed to acquire specialty building products distributor GMS Inc. for $4.3 billion, its latest effort to grab more spending from professional contractors. The home improvement retailer’s subsidiary SRS Distribution Inc. will purchase the distributor of building products such as drywall, ceilings and other ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) recently ticketed a pickup truck driver who tried an unusual fix the trailer they were ...more
A truck driver is listed in stable condition after being rescued from his mangled semi truck following a crash off ...more
A lawyer tapped to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) earlier this month appears to have left her ...more
The Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the truck driver who used to own a mud flap now embedded in ...more
NTSB Says Maryland Could Have Found Key Bridge Vulnerability
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse site this month. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun/TNS) The Maryland Transportation Authority did not conduct a ...more
FedEx Reports Net Income, Revenue Increase for Q3
FedEx trucks being loaded with packages at the FedEx regional hub at Los Angeles International Airport. (Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) ...more
San Francisco Wants Halt to Cruise, Waymo Expansion Ruling
A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) San Francisco asked California regulators ...more
July Trailer Orders Show Sequential Turnaround
Every month this year has experienced a year-over-year decline since closing out 2022 at the ...more
Hermida Anticipates Training, Focus Will Blossom at NTDC
Luis Hermida (third from left) is competing at nationals for the third time. (New Mexico ...more
Auto Parts Maker Shinhwa Plans Expansion at Alabama Facility
A drone view of the plant's interior. (Shinhwa) MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An auto parts supplier ...more
Target Sales Ebb on Inflation, Pride Month Shopper Backlash
Profit came in above expectations in the second quarter. (Target Corp.) NEW YORK — Target’s ...more
UAW to Vote on Strike Authorization Next Week
(Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, file) DETROIT — About 146,000 members of the United ...more
Citadel Acquires Yellow Debt Owned by Apollo, Other Lenders
Yellow shut its doors on July 30. (Yellow Corp.) An affiliate of Ken Griffin’s Citadel ...more
ATA Kicks Off Annual Safety Showcase
"You are the heartbeat of this nation,” ATA President Chris Spear told attendees at the ...more
Truckers hit with a major toll hike on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) approved another significant toll increase that will go into effect ...more
UPS Pilots to Honor Picket Lines if Teamsters Strike
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News The pilots union at Sandy Springs, Ga.-based UPS Inc. plans to honor ...more
‘Family’ Reunion: Swan Qualifies for Sixth Nationals
FedEx Freight driver Paul Swan is all smiles as he displays the grand champion trophy ...more
Walmart Seen Gaining More Than 30% Over the Next Year
Walmart's consensus rating is at its highest level since March 2010. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images via ...more
Two arrested for booting trucks and physically removing drivers from cabs for not paying them fast enough
Two men have been charged after carjacking multiple truck drivers in Memphis using a booting ...more
Carrier Global Q2 Profits Pegged Back by Sale Charge
Carrier said its refrigeration division’s Q2 sales fell 6% to $972 million from $1.041 billion ...more
Three day CMV blitz happening now in Kentucky
The Kentucky State Police (KSP) are taking part in a 72 hour enforcement campaign designed ...more
Weaker Freight Rates, Brokerage Gross Margin Hurt RXO Profits
Volume grew by 10% year-over-year at RXO’s brokerage business in the second quarter, CEO Drew ...more