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Things Are Structurally Different: J. B. Hunt Says the Trucking Market Has Turned
19+ hour, 13+ min ago (701+ words) J. B. Hunt's first quarter delivered one of the most promising signs yet that a nearly four-year freight recession may finally be in the rear-view mirror. The trucking company believes the industry is experiencing a fundamental shift on the supply side of…...
Logistics Giants Expand Mexico Operations as Cross-Border Trade Volumes Climb
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (745+ words) As Mexico's status as the top trade partner of the U. S. holds firm amid 2025's shifts in American trade policy, more global logistics firms are lining up to expand their presence to capitalize on the growing movement of goods between the…...
Convoy Finds New Home: DAT Acquires Flexport's Freight-Matching Tech
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (532+ words) Flexport is flipping the Convoy platform to truckload freight marketplace operator DAT Freight & Analytics nearly two years after acquiring the freight-matching service. DAT Freight & Analytics will integrate the platform within its DAT One service. DAT One is a subscription-based load…...
Freight Recovery Gains Steam as Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Surge
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1038+ words) Prior to the oil shock stemming from the war in Iran, the freight recession that has permeated the trucking industry for more than three years had continued to see promising signs of abating. According to transportation intelligence provider FTR, preliminary…...
Trump Administration Targets "CDL Mills" in DOT Clampdown on Trucking Licenses
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (811+ words) The Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to revoke the certifications of nearly 3, 000 commercial driver's license (CDL) schools in another salvo in the Trump administration's continued crackdown on trucking industry compliance. According to a statement from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, these trucking…...
NJ DOL, AG Accuse Amazon of Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (407+ words) Amazon's caught up in a legal battle with the New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) and New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin." NJ DOL Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo and Platkin filed a complaint against the e-tail giant, alleging that it…...
Copen Bets on Mexico as Trade Tensions Reshape Global Supply Chains
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (367+ words) The global supplier of pocketing, waistbands and linings has taken a strategic approach to Mexico over the past decade that has supported its continued success and expansion, with the addition of stock products and tactical locations that offer logistical advantages…...
Trucking Bankruptcies Pile Up on Soft Demand
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (823+ words) Trucking companies can't seem to escape the duress of the freight recession. Carroll Fulmer Logistics Corporation, a family-run trucking firm from Groveland, Fla. with more than 400 trucks and 1, 700 trailers, ceased operations in late June. The Florida-based Clermont Sun broke the…...
Tariffs Take Their Toll on Trucking
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (996+ words) Trucking companies are beginning to bear the burden of President Donald Trump's tariffs on U. S. trade partners, and are cutting headcount and seeing decreased volumes as a result. Volvo Group North America could be laying off as many as 980 employees across…...
Experts Say Added Costs From Fed Ex, UPS Will Drive Up Parcel Costs Through Remainder of 2025
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (617+ words) The TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index shows that economic and company-made headwinds are impacting the freight industry." The companies project that truckload freight costs will increase slightly by the end of the year, and predict that the costs of both…...