WASHINGTON — American Trucking Associations (ATA) has made two new additions to its legislative affairs staff. Sean Garcia has been hired as the new director
HUNTSVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas-based poultry carrier Lew Thompson & Son Trucking Inc. has been purchased by Covenant Logistics Group Inc. for around $100 million. The
WASHINGTON — Kaitlyn Long, assistant director of strategic initiatives for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has been appointed to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Global logistics company C.H. Robinson has announced updates to its carrier loyalty program, including changes in how carriers are scored and the
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — After falling for five straight weeks and declining in 12 of 16 weeks this year, broker-posted spot rates for refrigerated equipment in the
ANAHEIM, Cailf. — Hino Trucks has signed a distribution agreement with Hexagon Purus to exclusively distribute a complete battery-electric vehicle (BEV). This tractor will utilize
ARLINGTON, Va. — Michaela Nejaime is the Women in Trucking Association’s (WIT) May 2023 Member of the Month. Nejaime is the enterprise sales manager at
MINNEAPOLIS — For the fourth quarter in a row, freight volume has contracted on an annual basis, with freight shipments via truck declining 6.1% year-over-year
TAMPA, Fla. — BlueGrace Logistics, one of the largest Third-Party Logistics (3PL) providers in North America, has announced the hiring of logistics veteran Carly Bly
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — A new report by two driver recruitment and retention agencies notes that compensation continues to be a driving force in driver turnover
FRANKFORT, Germany and PITTSBURGH — German automotive parts company Continental AG and U.S.-based self-driving technology firm Aurora Innovation have entered into a partnership to design
AUSTIN, Texas — Operations digitization company Samsara has chosen e2open Advanced Supply Chain Planning and Collaboration to help manage its demand, supply and inventory across its operations.
PHOENIX — Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. have entered into a new multi-year agreement to provide truckload intermodal transportation service
READING, Pa. — Penske Truck Leasing has reached an agreement to acquire Star Truck Rentals Inc., a transportation services company offering full-service leasing, commercial truck
Rebalancing. That’s the word being tossed around by trucking industry analysts and economists when discussing the current freight market. The term applies to the cyclical
MAPLETON, N.D. — Great Plains Transport has made several changes in its executive offices recently. Ryan Brugioni has been named central operations director, and Mark
