Increasing reliance on technology in the trucking industry is making it easier for cargo thieves to steal goods, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) says. On June 25, the NICB issued a warning on the growing risk of cargo theft caused by increasing digitalization of the supply chain.The group said ...more
Locomotive Manufacturer, Union Agree to End Two-Month Strike
Wabtec's FLXdrive battery-electric locomotives at the Freight 2030 event on Sept. 10, 2021 in Pittsburgh. (Ed Rieker/Associated Press for Wabtec) ...more
Used Truck Market Can Likely Handle Yellow Liquidation
Yellow trucks at a YRC facility in Richfield, Ohio, on July 29. (Sue Ogrocki/Associated Press) Used trucks and trailers owned ...more
Florida Starts to Recover as Idalia Rain Hits North Carolina
Reporters wade through floodwaters in downtown Tarpon Springs, Fla., area after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore on Aug. 30. (Joe Raedle/Getty ...more
Barge Freight Rates Surge as Mississippi River Levels Drop
A backup of barges on the Mississippi River in November of 2022. (Rory Doyle/Bloomberg News) The cost to transport America’s ...more
UPS Offers Buyouts to 167 Pilots as Air Cargo Slumps
Tail section of a UPS cargo jet. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) UPS Inc. is offering a voluntary severance package for 167 ...more
Action Sought Against China for Chassis, Container Practices
Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin says China's practices are "not competition, that’s an economic disease eating into our communities.” (House ...more
Guangzhou Automobile Group Unveils Ammonia-Powered Engine
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Aion Y compact electric multi-purpose vehicles at the Auto Shanghai 2021 ...more
Fiscal 2024 Appropriations Bills on Agenda in Congress
Fiscal year funding authority for certain federal agencies necessitates renewal beginning Oct. 1 to avoid ...more
Business Equipment Orders Increase Again in May
A worker operates a forklift to carry boxes through the warehouse of the Black & ...more
Iowa Farmers Among Winners in $2.94 Million Grants
River Valley Cooperative in Elkridge, Iowa, will spend its $125,000 in grant funding to provide ...more
Yellow Sues Teamsters, Alleging Breach of Contract
Yellow insists that its restructuring plan “is necessary to compete against nonunion carriers that dominate ...more
ELFA Reports $9.5 Billion in New Business in May
The ELFA Monthly Leasing and Finance Index found that, in May, new business volume increased ...more
Trans Mountain’s Rising Shipping Costs Draw Oil Producer Ire
A worker stands on a concrete berm at the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project at ...more
Trucking Interests Say EPA Is Moving Too Fast on GHG Rule
Volvo VNR Electric tractors recharge at a depot. (Performance Team, a Maersk Co.) Many of ...more
Teenager smashes into semi truck right in front of police officer
A teenager was seriously hurt after crashing into the side of a semi truck in ...more
A truck driver was transported to the hospital after one of his truck tires exploded ...more
Arson investigation underway after person found dead in charred semi truck
Authorities in Everett, Washington, are investigating after a person was found dead inside of a ...more
NACFE Study Shows Flat Fuel Economy for Class 8 Vehicles Surveyed
The North American Council for Freight Efficiency said fuel efficiency in Class 8 trucks participating ...more
Mack Trucks Debuts Class 8 Called Pioneer
The Pioneer lineup. (Mack Trucks) ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Discussing the manufacturing process inside Mack Trucks’ ...more
Virginia rest area shuttered since May reopens with more truck parking
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced that a popular rest area located in Botetourt County ...more
The police officer who shot into a semi truck on an interstate in Florida last ...more
Homebuilder Sentiment Extends Record Decline to 12 Months
U.S. homebuilder sentiment fell every month in 2022, sinking in December to a level not ...more