Tariff Pendulum Drives Market Volatility for Trucking
DAT found that while long-term freight contracts should see a modest increase of between 2% and 4% this year, the spot market is expected to see increased volatility as it absorbs the tariff impacts. (O2O Creative/Getty Images) The trucking industry is facing a tepid financial outlook amid volatile market conditions ...more
Former Longistics Transportation Chairman Duane Long Dies
Duane Long at the headquarters of Longistics in Raleigh in 2014. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics) Duane Long, former ...more
Parts, Labor Expenses Up More Than 8% Year-Over-Year in Q1
Parts costs rose more than 8% and labor 10%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the same ...more
Rule Would Require First Responder Alerts After Derailment
This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed the night before in ...more
I-95 Bridge Repair: How NASCAR Is Helping Speed Things Along
Aerial view of the damaged section of I-95 in Philadelphia the day after the fire and collapse. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP) ...more
I-95 Bridge Repair: How NASCAR Helped Speed Things Along
Aerial view of the damaged section of I-95 in Philadelphia the day after the fire and collapse. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP) ...more
ATA’s Spear: Emission Mandates to Be Decade’s Defining Issue
ATA President Chris Spear speaks at the American Truck Dealers event. Spear urged government agencies to partner with the industry ...more
Hiring Stays Brisk as Employers Add 223,000 Jobs
WASHINGTON — America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy ...more
Nebraska Soybean Farmers Extol Biodiesel Benefits
Nine delivery trucks were wrapped with the banner saying, “Biodiesel, cleaner fuel for Nebraska.” (Nebraska ...more
XPO Opens Its Largest Facility, Employing 450 in Pennsylvania
XPO operates the Carlisle service center LTL freight facility. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com/TNS) XPO Inc. has opened ...more
Would you give away a shower credit to a driver in need? Poll shows most truckers would
A poll recently posted in the CDLLife App showed that an overwhelming majority of responding ...more
Montway’s Tom Gartland Focuses on Culture at 100 MPH
“Angels was a perfect fit,” Gartland told TT. “If we don’t fit, we don’t do ...more
ATA Launches Safety Spending Survey
American Trucking Associations American Trucking Associations is carrying out a safety spending survey and is ...more
Starmer, Trump Agree to Implement Tariff-Cutting Deal
For U.K. leader Keir Starmer, completion of a deal sheltering key industries from more aggressive ...more
CVSA plans Brake Safety Week blitz for August
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has released new information on a week-long brake inspection ...more
Seven men have been named in an indictment regarding a massive jewelry heist at a ...more