Trucking’s charitable arm receives $3.7M boost
WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Trucking Cares Foundation (TCF) has announced that 37 companies and individuals have made substantial financial commitments to strengthen
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Trucking leaders reflect on current, future market health
COLUMBUS, Ind. — ACT Research recently gathered trucking industry leaders to share insights and outlooks about the industry’s future. The event, hosted in early February,
Big rig filled with Kourtney Kardashian’s vitamins stolen
LOS ANGELES — A semi-truck filled with Kourtney Kardashian-branded Lemme vitamins was recently stolen in Los Angeles. According to a report on TMZ.com, the truck
Joey Palmer, Duncan Wright to head World Group as co-CEOs
CLEVELAND — Joey Palmer and Duncan Wright have been appointed as co-CEOs of World Group, a network of transportation and logistics companies that includes World
Electric trailer manufacturer Range Energy receives $23.5 million in additional funding
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Electric-powered trailers could help pave the way to the decarbonization of trucking, according to Range Energy. The hardware company, which is
Load posts dip below 600K for 1st time since April 2020, DAT reports
BEAVORTON, Ore. — The number of weekly load posts on DAT One fell 8.6% to 598,674 for the week ended Feb. 23 and dropped below
BNSF to pay $75 million to truckers to settle fingerprint case
WASHINGTON — Officials with freight rail company BNSF said they will dole out $75 million to settle a class action lawsuit over the collection of
Knight-Swift CEO Jackson steps down, Miller takes reins as CEO, Hess as CFO
PHOENIX — Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. CEO David Jackson has stepped down, according to a Feb. 27 statement released by the company. In addition to
Retail prices for used Class 8 trucks in January remain at 2021 lows
COLUMBUS, Ind. — According to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks by ACT Research, the used Class 8 average retail
Van spot rates continue steady decline
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. —Â As was the case in the previous week, total broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system rose during the week ended Feb. 23
Orders confirmed for Class 8 trucks powered by natural gas, production planned for mid-2024
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Hexagon Agility, a provider of renewable natural gas fuels systems for commercial trucks, announced Feb. 26 that new orders have been
Safety advisory issued after ‘nurse’ tank explodes, rockets 300 feet
WASHINGTON — Owners of certain hazardous chemical tanks are advised to conduct voluntary periodic visual inspections, as well as thickness and pressure testing, because of
TA’s 300th store to bring 60 truck parking spaces to Walton, Kentucky
WESTLAKE, Ohio — TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA), a bp brand, will celebrate a milestone with the opening of its 300th travel center this week.
ACT Research: Low trailer orders, high cancellations seen in January
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Weak freight rates continue to reduce carriers’ willingness to invest in equipment, resulting in low trailer orders and high cancellations in January,
January trailer orders low, cancellations high, ACT says
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Weak freight rates continue to reduce carriers’ willingness to invest in equipment, resulting in low trailer orders and high cancellations in January, according
Indictment: Group used big rigs to import drugs packed in fire extinguishers
LOS ANGELES — A group of people have been arrested on drug trafficking charges after allegedly using semi-trucks to import fire extinguishers filled with narcotics
Van spot rates continue to fall, Truckstop reports
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Total broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system rose for the first time in four weeks during the week ended Feb. 16
Cops working to peel back details after train hits truck hauling bananas
GULFPORT, Miss. — Police in Gulfport, Mississippi, are investigating a train wreck that involved an 18-wheeler full of bananas. According to the Gulf Port Police
ATA’s Truck Tonnage Index decreases 3.5% in January
WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 3.5% in January after increasing 1.2% in December. In January, the
Man fresh from prison allegedly steals tractor-trailer hauling Corvettes
COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. — A suspect who initially befriended a truck driver on Feb. 15 at a Love’s in Willcox, Arizona, later assaulted the man