DAT: Advanced analytics means ‘more freight data than ever in 2024’
BEAVERTON, Ore. — There are three major threats to 2024’s freight market: Soft pricing; unpredictable costs; and threats of fraud and cyber crime. This is
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2 Great Dane dealer executives elected to NTDA Board
CHICAGO — Two executives who oversee Great Dane dealerships, Gene Masteller, president of Atlantic Great Dane, and Bill Nehmer, president of Great Dane of Utah,
Jim Mullen named chief strategy officer at NMFTA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has named Jim Mullen chief strategy officer. According to a news release, Mullen joins the
DDC FPO unveils delivery receipt availability
EVERGREEN, Colo. – DDC FPO, a global provider of business process outsourcing and technology solutions for the transportation and logistics industries, has announced that its DDC
Van spot rates ease further ahead of likely spike
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop system held steady overall during the week ended Dec. 15 (week 50) as dry van and
Women In Trucking seeking 2024 Driver of the Year nominations
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) is seeking nominations for the annual Women In Trucking Driver of the Year award sponsored by
Long bottom to persist as industry buckles up for harsh winter
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The economic strength seen in 2023, which surprised some economists, could provide less ballast for freight in 2024. However, supply contraction should
California port’s expansion to cut 5 million truck trips
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Port of Long Beach has been awarded more than $283 million to complete the final phase of the Pier B On-Dock
Police looking for person who shot big rig on I-78 in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey State Police (NJSP) is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the driver of a vehicle involved in a road
American unity on display at Wreaths Across America Day
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine and ARLINGTON, Va. — National Wreaths Across America Day took place on Dec. 16 at more than 4,225 participating locations across
McLeod Software says updates will improve user experience for drivers, brokers
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — McLeod Software is releasing Version 23.1 of its PowerBroker, LoadMaster Enterprise and LoadMaster LTL software solutions. The release includes a transformed user
TCA names Greensville, Texas, truck driver a Highway Angel
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named truck driver Tony Doughty, from Greenville, Texas, a TCA Highway Angel for stopping and using
Spicy stash: CBP agents seize $10M in drugs hidden in truckload of jalapeno paste
OTAY MESA, Calif. — On Dec. 13, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in California discovered more than
J.B. Hunt makes changes in executive offices
LOWELL, Ark. — J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. has announced that Craig Harper will retire from his current duties as chief sustainability officer effective Dec.
Feds investing millions to improve highway safety
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced $817 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 385 Safe Streets and Roads for
Love’s adds 377 truck parking spaces with 4 new locations
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Michigan City, Indiana; Nicholson, Mississippi; and Watertown, New York, thanks to three locations that
WYDOT awarded federal grant for hundreds of new truck parking spaces
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Department of Transportation has been awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build hundreds of new
ATA heralds feds’ investments in truck parking
WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations is welcoming two major new federal investments by the U.S. Department of Transportation that will add nearly 400 truck
Same dealer used truck sales see November slip
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes slipped in November, according to ACT Research’s State of the Industry: U.S.
Freight volumes see strong November closing, DAT reports
BEAVERTON, Ore. — A post-Thanksgiving surge in truckload freight volumes made for a solid November overall compared to previous years, reported DAT Freight & Analytics,