Trucking News

Second $300 million deal with Tumim Stone Capital will cover Nikola’s cash needs as it ramps up electric truck production.

Commodity diesel prices also rose on Monday, up toward October 2018 levels

In the single largest manufacturing investment in its 118-year-history, Ford Motor Co. on Sept. 27 said it and a partner will invest $11.4 […]

Paccar’s autonomously-enabled trucks configured with the Aurora autonomous Driver platform will haul FedEx loads between Dallas and […]

As some Chinese factories go dark, more delays for container imports but bullish sign for coal, LNG and oil shipping.

A Palo Alto woman has been arrested on suspicion of starting the latest California wildfire, which has destroyed more than 150 structures.

Dropping diesel powertrains for battery-electric means there will be fewer parts to worry about, but procedures will change and new […]

The national average price for diesel rose 2.1 cents to $3.406 a gallon, the first time it has eclipsed $3.40 in nearly seven years, […]

FreightWaves President George Abernathy to become president of Emerge.

New technology is a constant in trucking, and how you manage it makes all the difference in the world, according to HDT’s 2020 and […]

An Illinois man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the family-owned trucking company where he worked of nearly […]

Boyle Transportation and Nussbaum Transportation have repeated as winners in TCA/CarrierEdge’s annual Best Fleets to Drive For contest.

The federal government needs to invest more in West Coast ports, said the head of the Port of Los Angeles, which is the nation’s biggest […]

Congestion stalls freight on both US coasts and in China. The chassis problem. Hurricane logistics. More on WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

Compressed natural gas (CNG) has long been promoted as an environmentally friendly alternative to diesel. But Quebec-based EBI Energie […]

Freight stakeholders are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to proceed with implementing a regulatory framework for […]

Costco is going boating. Unwilling to wait for space on commercial vessels, it is now renting its own ships to haul exports from Asia.

The railroads have been facing a number of headwinds in recent months, all of which could put pressure on their financial outlooks for […]

Two companies were named overall winners of the 2021 Best Fleets to Drive For contest on Monday, during the Truckload Carriers […]

The U.S. Maritime Administration supports the U.S. merchant marine fleet. Read an overview of its history in this FreightWaves Classics […]

Since we compete, as a policy, we no longer cover anything (good or bad) about DAT. They only get a passing comment if they are involved in […]

Xcel Bulk Logistics announced that it has acquired the 1845 Commercial Bulk Division.

Xos Inc., a manufacturer of Classes 5-8 battery-electric commercial vehicles, announced a collaboration with Cox Automotive Mobility to […]

Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the September 27, 2021 print edition.

Cummins plans for green hydrogen production for multiple uses gets the largest of $52 million in DOE grants.

WASHINGTON — With the U.S. House scheduled to consider key aspects of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure agenda this week, a group of […]

An ongoing custody battle over his 9-year-old daughter caused Missouri truck driver J.T. McLean — who was a suspect in four homicides — […]

The U.S. Postal Service is making changes to its express shipping as of Oct. 1 that could delay some mail going across country.

After a big week for same-day delivery services, here’s a look at the past, present and future of the same-day market.

E-commerce growth and a shortage of workers have more warehouse operators looking toward automation, but adoption rates remain slow.

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling some 2022 Freightliner Cascadias because of five underbody fires related to misinstallation of […]

Prime Inc. announced a partnership with Mastery Logistics Systems to implement a cloud-based transportation management system.

As the rate of adoption of driver-assist safety technology continues to rise with over-the-road fleets, the vocational truck market — […]

Boris Johnson caved in to industry demands to issue visas to foreign truck drivers, as a crisis that has led to panic-buying at gas […]

I’ll make a confession up front: Pierre Robitaille is a long-time friend. When I met him, he was the owner of the IGA market in the small […]

An enormous new kind of trucking center is rolling into the Twin Cities — thanks in part to the pandemic and the home-delivery giant […]

Polestar, the electric vehicle maker backed by Volvo Car Group and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, agreed to go public through a merger with a […]

Orders placed with U.S. manufacturers for business equipment strengthened in August, extending to six months a solid run of robust capital […]

Echo’s Sean Burke advises building as much flexibility as possible into the planning process this fall.

BMO’s quarterly reports show a trucking market that is stronger than it has been in years.

Last week’s Transfix, project44 and Emerge deals herald a maturing FreightTech space.

New Omni-TMSTMA cloud-based platform helps dispatch productivity and load-movement visibility.

Hurricane Sam will make big waves in Atlantic shipping lanes, but should avoid landfall.

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If the high court does not grant review and AB5 is implemented, the state’s trucking industry will look to a variety of solutions to be […]

WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden’s broad domestic agenda at risk of collapse, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sept. 26 vowed that […]

Fueling the good times for drivers: a growing imbalance between the amount of loads available and the truckers who haul them.

AskWaves answers why rail industry observers like to keep track of the number of railcars in storage. Hint: It has to do with broader […]

To ride out all these supply chain disruptions while preserving customers and profits, shippers should consider four major factors: […]

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico […]