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Einride's cabless trucks hit Ohio roads in Ease Logistics trial
3+ hour, 18+ min ago (253+ words) In Marysville, Ohio, the autonomous commercial vehicles will go between warehouses on both private property and public roads for the proof-of-concept service. For Columbus, Ohio-based Ease Logistics, the trial builds on previous autonomous vehicle testing efforts. In 2023, the company participated…...
Florida Trucking Association names CEO
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (391+ words) Former Ryder System executive Scott Perry will take over the post on June 1. The Florida Trucking Association appointed Scott Perry as president and CEO effective June 1, the organization announced May 21. Perry's familiarity with the FTA "make him the right person…...
Supreme Court decision raises stakes for broker hiring practices
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1018+ words) The landmark decision found that a third party can be sued for negligent hiring, creating a shakeup in how brokers defend their businesses in future lawsuits. The Supreme Court's decisive opinion against C. H. Robinson Worldwide last week represents a shakeup to…...
Knight-Swift: Industrial freight, longer hauls helping LTL
1+ week, 3+ day ago (265+ words) We saw a notable improvement in weight per shipment for the first time in years," CEO Adam Miller said on a Q1 earnings call. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings" LTL segment is bringing on more industrial customers, leading to heavier and longer loads,…...
Fed Ex board approves trucking business spinoff
1+ week, 6+ day ago (502+ words) A new standalone Fed Ex Freight may resemble a start-up, but the LTL carrier is far from it, experts say. Provided by Fed Ex Freight" Fed Ex's board of directors on Wednesday approved the spinoff of its less-than-truckload business, Fed…...
Supreme Court delivers sweeping decision against CH Robinson
1+ week, 6+ day ago (495+ words) A safety provision empowering states means brokers are not immune from negligent hiring claims, according to the justices. A monumental Supreme Court opinion released Thursday sided with a trucking crash victim's case, aiding states' abilities to regulate the brokerage industry…...
Forward Air to sell its intermodal business, other "non-core assets
2+ week, 6+ day ago (263+ words) Despite failing to find a buyer for its overall operations, portions of the business could be sold in the upcoming months. Obtained from Forward Air President and CEO Shawn Stewart said more than a year of extensive negotiations and discussions…...
Appeals court rejects requests to pause non-domiciled CDL rule
3+ week, 38+ min ago (299+ words) The new regulation has the ability to slowly sideline most noncitizens from trucking. The new regulation has the ability to slowly sideline most noncitizens from trucking, where affected drivers represent about 97% of the country's roughly 200, 000 non-domiciled CDLs, according to the…...
Industry leaders continue clash over driver shortage views
10+ mon, 2+ hour ago (72+ words) The ATA and OOIDA shared sharply different takes about the state of hiring and workforce retention during a Senate subcommittee hearing last week....
Organized crime, cyberattacks push cargo theft levels higher
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (199+ words) Transnational criminal groups are disrupting freight, ATA President and CEO Chris Spear said at MCE 2025....