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Trucking conferences to watch in 2025
Plan your year ahead with these key gatherings that bring industry stakeholders to the same place.
Updated Oct. 11, 2024 -
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TrackerTracking the truck tonnage index
A November tonnage decline added to the rise-and-fall choppiness of the market for 2024.
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TrackerHow truck spot rates are shifting
National dry van and flatbed averages rose the second week of December.
Updated Dec. 19, 2024 -
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TrackerWhat’s the latest load-to-truck ratio?
Ratios declined the second week of December, but flatbed generally held steady.
Updated Dec. 19, 2024 -
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TrackerClass 8 truck, trailer orders by month
Trailer orders fell to the lowest October level since FTR began tracking them.
Updated Dec. 9, 2024 -
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‘The right time’: FedEx will spin off FedEx Freight LTL unit
FedEx Freight will be separated from the parcel giant, creating a new publicly traded company, the board announced.
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Hyzon lays off workers, plans to liquidate business
“To date, no viable strategic alternatives are available to the Company,” according to a Friday securities filing.
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Keys to longevity: Business lessons from three 100-year-old LTL carriers
Dedication to customers and employees, plus investments in growth, are critical to long-term success, executives told Trucking Dive.
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Q&A‘In the trenches’: CH Robinson CEO shares views on tariffs, nearshoring
The brokerage giant, heavily involved in U.S.-Mexico truckload crossings, is focused on helping customers navigate potential changes in cross-border trade, CEO Dave Bozeman said.
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EPA grants California waiver for low-NOx truck emissions rule
The American Trucking Associations and Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association blasted the move, which could be short-lived.
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Fed trims main interest rate, signals prospect of less easing in 2025
Policymakers reduced the benchmark interest despite signs that their nearly three-year fight to push down inflation to their 2% target has stalled.
Updated Dec. 18, 2024 -
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Southeastern Freight Lines relocates to larger Louisville terminal
The LTL carrier has more than doubled its number of dock doors at the facility and increased its employee count by five fold.
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A look inside Forum Mobility’s Long Beach EV truck charging facility
Amazon and Talon Logistics are among the first customers using the FM Harbor site, which has nine megawatts of power and 44 fast-charging dispensers.
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DHL Supply Chain deploys Volvo autonomous trucks in Texas
The logistics company is using the technology along two routes in the state as it seeks to increase freight capacity.
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Averitt promotes replacements for 2 more retiring VPs
Three VPs have retired from the LTL carrier in the past two months.
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Deep Dive‘A whirlwind’: Saia sprints toward nationwide ambitions in 100th year
The Georgia-based LTL carrier spent $1 billion and reopened more than 20 former Yellow Corp. terminals in its centennial year.
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Hyzon hydrogen fuel cell truck trials shift into order conversations
All 10 of the company’s completed trials for its Class 8 and refuse fuel cell electric trucks have been successful, CEO Parker Meeks told investors.
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Workers are willing to disclose disability — but few ask for accommodation
Nearly 3 in 4 workers who request an accommodation have their requests denied, Deloitte said.
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Trump’s FMCSA chief will have significant sway over trucking
The next head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will have power over speed limiters and other regulations.
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Paccar recalls 221K trucks with Bendix ECUs
Roughly 221,000 vehicles across 23 models from Paccar are affected, widening a recall by multiple OEMs connected to the supplier.
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Why trucking M&A accelerates at the end of the year
Taxes, budgets and other pressures to close before the next year come into play.
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Mullen Group budgets $150M for acquisitions next year
With the help of M&A, the Canada-based transportation conglomerate seeks 10% growth in 2025.
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Fleets, insurers face big unknowns in the transition to autonomous trucks
How premiums will change and how risk is assessed will depend on data gathered on AVs.
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How will trucking fare against tariffs? Economists weigh in
The true impact of tariffs, and which ones will ultimately materialize, is still unclear, experts said.
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BMO’s transportation loan portfolio problems escalate
Impairments in Q4 reached C$464 million, but banking executives predicted the worst was behind them.
