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Join us for our virtual event, Supply Chain Outlook Trends and Risks To Watch in 2024. Hear from industry experts and our journalists about the key trends and risks that may affect supply chain operations and resilience strategies. Register for free:
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Buttigieg announces nearly $40 million in grants to expand truck parking
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg views growing the ranks of women drivers in trucking as an immediate imperative for the industry and the nation as a whole.
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‘Leaving talent on the table’: Buttigieg urges trucking to recruit more women drivers
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Autonomous trucking has been gaining momentum. The Locomation/Wilson deal comes on the heels of TuSimple's announcement with Traton for what the companies said is the first European partnership between an OEM and a level 4 self-driving company.
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Inside the financial health of trucking's largest players
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Costco grows its LTL arm to fulfill 85% of big-and-bulky home deliveries
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For the trucking industry, 2021 was about more than just hauling freight. Check out this collection of stories to reflect on some of the year's most important news.
#trucking
#transport
#freight
#acquisitions
#infrastructure
#DOT
#ports
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Stevens Trucking said Locomation's technology could allow the company to haul twice the cargo and increase driver pay from the generated savings.
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Landstar advises California owner-operators move out of state due to AB5
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Knight-Swift and Embark Trucks are jointly launching the Truck Transfer Program, giving Knight-Swift drivers access to Embark's technology.
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The autonomous middle-mile delivery operator will team up with ChargePoint to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across its North American locations.
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Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act reintroduced with bipartisan support
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In today's opinion piece,
@CHRobinson
's Mac Pinkerton shares a few ways we can appreciate truck drivers, this week and year round.
#Truckdriverappreciationweek
#thankatrucker
#driver
#transport
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Truck parking to receive hundreds of millions from infrastructure law
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday unveiled sweeping proposals to significantly accelerate clean vehicle requirements and shape the direction of truck manufacturing.
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Making the case to a perhaps skeptical C-suite involves a closer look at what a zero-emissions fleet requires, what's the return on investment, and other pros and cons to bringing electric trucks into a fleet.
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A college launched a diesel technology program that students can participate in remotely. "It was the desire of the Alabama Trucking Association for Wallace State to build a program that could reach any trainee in any area of Alabama," a spokesperson said.
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"Attracting and training new drivers won’t solve the larger problem of retention,"
@OOIDA
President Todd Spencer said. How are others in the industry reacting to Biden's trucking plan? Read them below.
#recruitment
#retention
#labor
#driver
#trucking
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Fleets report smaller pools of independent drivers. But OOIDA says new FMCSA registrations tell a different story.
#transport
#trucking
#fleets
#driver
#contractor
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The best carriers saw what happened during the last recession and learned from it. They put practices into place that would serve as shock absorbers if such economic damage happened again. One of them is
@ODFL_Inc
, our company of the year.
#DiveAwards
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ATA, OOIDA revive debate over speed limiters with letters to Buttigieg
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FedEx, UPS take divergent LTL freight paths
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Torc Robotics aims to be operating its autonomous trucks in multiple locations with various equipment versions, a company executive told Trucking Dive in an interview.
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To mark this
#VeteransDay
, take a look back at Rick Miller's journey from Marine to truck driver. "It's a natural fit," he told Senior Reporter
@jimstinson
last year. "You get to see the United States, and explore it."
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Here are some of the top trucking conferences slated for 2023. Which ones are you attending?
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More truck parking, better restroom access for drivers and upcoming speed limiter regulations are among the association’s chief concerns this year.
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"We need these drivers to continue to operate on our nation’s highways without the threat of being stopped during the mandatory road check." - OOIDA/TIA letter on postponing Roadcheck.
#transport
#trucking
#drivers
#roadcheck
#coronavirus
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Some owner-operators in California have maintained contracts that have kept them out of the open market — a scenario that may not be be possible under AB5.
@OOIDA
#owneroperators
#trucking
#transport
#AB5
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We are honored to accept a regional gold award from
@ASBPE
for our company profile on
@Yellow_Trucking
! The storied fleet has been through growth and loss, struggle and survival. Check out the article here:
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Big carriers are flush with cash and credit opportunities, and Knight-Swift is making the leap into LTL.
#merger
#acquisition
#knightswift
#trucking
#transport
#LTL
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J.B. Hunt will buy Zenith Freight Lines, a subsidiary of Bassett Furniture Industries, for $87 million. The deal is expected to close Feb. 28.
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390 carriers delivered 525 truckloads of wreaths to cemeteries nationwide, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 17.
@WreathsAcross
#wreathsacrossamerica
#trucking
#transport
#veterans
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With funds from a California grant, Shell Hydrogen is proposing to add fueling at 48 existing retail stations and to upgrade three existing hydrogen fueling stations.
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Autonomous or electric? Knight-Swift, PGT Trucking choose both
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Pilot will transform an existing service center to provide AV features, serving a possible model for upgrades at other sites.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is asking the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse an injunction that was granted earlier this year by a U.S. District Court that exempts the California trucking industry from
#AB5
.
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Driver pay is perhaps the top concern of truckers. But given the industry's often complicated way to dispense pay, carriers have to deal with much frustration and confusion.
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Driver constraints, M&A and the need to replace aging equipment are among the issues top of mind for trucking executives for the year ahead.
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From
@WomenInTrucking
's Ellen Voie: Hire women in transport. It will benefit your bottom line.
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How are the biggest U.S.
#trucking
fleets planning to handle the hot market this year? Read all about it in the Transport Dive Outlook on 2022!
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Covenant Logistics is in “active discussions with other potential buyers but does not currently have an agreement to sell the terminal,” according to a financial disclosure document.
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Unions in Indianapolis and Louisville are moving forward with five-year contracts that cover Sysco truck drivers and warehouse workers, according to the Teamsters.
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Doug Smith, of Utah-based Ralph Smith Co., said he recently had to park on an on-ramp in Nevada for a nap.
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#HappyThanksgiving
from all of us at Transport Dive! As you make new holiday memories, check out this throwback to Thanksgiving last year:
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The Harbor Trucking Association's CEO said Biden's announcement of 24/7 gate operations remained "light on the details" that mattered to speed throughput. And OOIDA"s CEO said issues such as detention and parking needed to be addressed to find solutions.
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Once Schneider takes delivery of its 50 eCascadias, it will be "one of the largest battery-electric truck fleets in North America," the company said, with plans to buy more for other routes.
#schneider
#EV
#truck
#transport
#intermodal
#sustainability
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Industry groups say registration fee is unfair, even if lower in 2024
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Update: The American Trucking Associations filed a lawsuit against OSHA's vaccine mandate, citing its "devastating impacts on the supply chain and the economy."
@TRUCKINGdotORG
#trucking
#transport
#supplychain
#vaccine
#mandate
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Hurricane Laura is threatening supply chains between Louisiana and Texas with the possibility of a major impact to the Houston area. Offices and terminals at the Port of Houston are set to remain closed Wednesday and Thursday.
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Incoming RXO CEO talks brokerage strategy ahead of spinoff
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Boiling TL market to last through the year, Morgan Stanley says
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office says it's "looking into the concerns raised by the California Trucking Association" regarding the AB5 labor law.
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The American Logistics Aid Network has been "a godsend" to Operation BBQ Relief, helping supply its hot food distribution site in Florida for Hurricane Ian relief efforts.
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As the industry races to recruit more drivers, trade groups and the White House are among those working on solutions to attract diverse talent.
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‘A full-blown crisis’: East Coast truckers grapple with surging empties, lack of chassis
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OEMs already faced an environment of caution in 2020 after fleets bought big in 2018-2019. Then the coronavirus appeared worldwide.
#volvo
#mack
#oem
#trucking
#coronavirus
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The freight economy has slowly risen, and one analyst estimated Q3 and Q4 will show progress toward the norm.
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Elevated TL spot rates have kept carriers busy and paid, and brokers have had to scramble to secure capacity. It's a huge reversal of fortune for brokers, who were said to have all the power in the TL spot world in the spring of 2020.
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Several marine terminals at the Port of Oakland on Monday suspended night gates due to a protest by owner-operators against a California labor law.
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In LTL, so much — if not everything — is about the "mix" of freight that carriers have available to load, Columnist Lanny Fleming writes. And an ugly mix can have ugly consequences.
#LTL
#trucking
#transport
#freight
#supplychain
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A new agreement will put Locomation's autonomous technology on the road across 11 Wilson Logistics shipping segments. But when will autonomous trucks become a large factor in the trucking industry?
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From
@LoadBoards
Senior Analyst Peggy Dorf: Will
#coronavirus
change trucking demand and rates? Watch these 4 factors
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#BlackFriday
is a busy day for retailers, but retail activity has already been trucking along.
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"We're keeping autonomous near the top of our priority list," said U.S. Xpress CEO Eric Fuller.
#autonomous
#AVs
#trucking
#technology
#fleet
#transport
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Federal bill would require overtime pay for truckers
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Coronavirus beams trucking, supply chain into a high-tech future
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The driver shortage explains why the market cannot quickly add capacity, even as signs point to surging demand.
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Kodiak Robotics and A.P. Møller – Mærsk have begun commercial autonomous trucking operations between Houston and Oklahoma City.
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Trending on Transport Dive: Trucking's role in untangling the web of West Coast port congestion
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Ryder sells record number of used trucks as owner-operators enter the market
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HOS changes are coming. How are fleets training drivers to comply?
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A battle is brewing within the trucking industry — the likes of Godzilla versus King Kong, or Superman versus Batman. But the battle won't sell movie tickets. Instead, it's about which type of trucks will replace diesel-powered Class 8s.
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Wilson Logistics, Locomation collaborate on Autonomous Relay Convoy tech
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Werner Enterprises projects an overall 8,000 truck count in its Truckload Transportation Services segment, the bulk of its business, to remain flat or decrease by as much as 3% this year.
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Toyota and Hino Trucks are developing their first Class 8 hydrogen fuel-cell electric truck for the North American market. Toyota will offer up the fuel-cell technology it has been developing, and Hino will supply the chassis.
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Trucking revenues fall 17% as pandemic damage sets in, Census Bureau says
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XPO on Monday named Drew Wilkerson as the planned CEO of the company’s planned brokerage spinoff.
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50,000 bridges across the nation are structurally deficient, according to The American Society of Civil Engineers. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses "big infrastructure opportunities" ahead.
#bridges
#infrastructure
#petebuttigieg
#transportation
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FedEx partners with Paccar and Aurora on autonomous linehauls
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The American Transportation Research Institute invites the industry to rank the states where they encounter the issue most frequently.
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