Truckstop acquires FreightFriend
PLYMOUTH, Idaho — Load board and freight management company Truckstop has acquired FreightFriend, a cloud-based capacity and freight management firm that uses artificial intelligence to
PLYMOUTH, Idaho — Load board and freight management company Truckstop has acquired FreightFriend, a cloud-based capacity and freight management firm that uses artificial intelligence to
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Average diesel prices are riding a rollercoaster across the nation this week with ups and downs seen from the East Coast
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Truckload freight volumes and spot rates held firm in June while contract rates fell to their lowest points in almost two years,
READING, Pa. — Penske Truck Leasing has announced a major expansion of its fleet. Company officials said that the acquisitions of Star Truck Rentals Inc.,
LAREDO, Texas — Authorities in south Texas are investigating after a body was found inside a burning semi-truck on the morning of Sunday, July 16
LACHINE, Quebec, Canada — Simard Transport, a transportation company that has been operating in Canada since 1943, plans to add four electric trucks to their
WALCOTT, Iowa — Howes Products used the backdrop of the 44th Iowa 80 Truckers Jamboree in Walcott, Iowa, to announce its ninth Hall of Fame
PHOENIX — The U.S. Department of Labor is looking for more than 1,300 delivery drivers of a national auto parts distributor and its delivery company
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is joining forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on drivers who
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The preliminary Class 8 same dealer used truck retail sales volumes improved again in June, up 4% month-over-month, according to the latest
LAS VEGAS — A startup company focused on truck parking is on an ambitious journey to create nearly a million parking spots around the country
WASHINGTON — The Teamsters have tentatively agreed to terms for a new national contract at TForce Freight. Once ratified, the five-year agreement will protect Freight
PHOENIX — Trucker Path is sponsoring its second annual National Truck Driver Appreciation (NTDA) Sweepstakes. The NTDA Sweepstakes will hold weekly drawings for four weeks,
LAS VEGAS — A blast-furnace is superheating air across the west. Emergency room doctors are witnessing the effects, as dehydrated construction workers, passed-out elderly residents
LAKELAND, Fla. — Florida police are investigating a crash between an 18-wheeler hauling cars and an Amtrak train. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office,
ST. LOUIS — Federal investigators have begun the task of trying to determine what caused a Greyhound bus crash in southern Illinois that killed three
TAMPA, Fla. — An 18-wheeler hauling bananas caught fire at around 3 a.m. on Friday, July 14, along Interstate 75 in Sumter County, Florida. According
GREENWICH, Conn. — Freight transportation company XPO has announced the completed expansion of its Norcross, Georgia, service center, substantially expanding capacity in metro Atlanta. “This
TAYLOR, Mich. — Members of Teamsters Local 243 who work at UPS began a practice picket at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 14, ahead of
WASHINGTON — U.S. trucking companies are buying more new, low emission, diesel technology than ever before, a new report from the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF)