Connected truck capabilities such as remote diagnostics and over-the-air software updates are becoming more standard and more powerful as manufacturers integrate them into their designs.
The Teamsters union that represents workers at both of Canada’s largest freight railroads has filed the lawsuits it promised challenging the orders that forced employees back to work.
The Biden administration will award $62 million to accelerate development of the nation’s nascent hydrogen industry, seen as key for decarbonizing steel, cement and heavy transportation.
The U.S. Postal Service wants to save $3 billion annually on changes that reflect its greater reliance on streamlined regional networks.
The trucking industry continued to experience a decline in driver compensation during the second quarter, with much of that led by lackluster starting pay.
As connected trucks rack up miles and pile up data, fleet managers can increasingly make use of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence to access and act on the incoming information.
Trucking Reacts to DEA Proposal to Downgrade Marijuana
A DEA proposal to downgrade marijuana from the most serious category of federal drug offenses to a lesser category has drawn more than 43,000 comments from groups and individuals.
NTSB Update Highlights Questions About Remote-Control Trains
The CSX worker who discovered his friend run over by a pair of remote-control locomotives last year sees a simple solution to preventing similar deaths in the future: two-person crews.
Private Equity Gets Rare Support From Union on Schenker Sale
Verdi, Germany’s most powerful labor union, is making the unusual move of backing a private equity firm’s bid for Deutsche Bahn’s planned $15.5 billion sale of its Schenker logistics arm.
Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest for-hire trucking companies in North America.
Complete coverage of the 2024 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Driving Championships, as well as the state events that served as qualifiers.
Retail giant Walmart ascends to No. 1 on this updated list of the largest private carriers in North America, ranked by number of tractors in operation.
Annual rankings provide an indispensable overview of the largest for-hire carriers in North America, along with timely analysis of trends shaping the industry.
A unique ranking of the third-party logistics companies in North America includes listings of the largest freight brokerage firms, freight forwarders, warehouse operators and dedicated contract carriage service providers.
Key data on revenue and freight assets for the 50 largest global freight companies.
U.S. ports are reporting record gains for this time of year with volumes being boosted by school supplies and an earlier-than-normal peak shipping season.
American agriculture groups are decrying California’s planned 20% cap on U.S.-made canola- and soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel that could tip the market toward foreign sources.
A handful of states are taking varied approaches to bolster the ranks of commercial truck drivers in the nation.
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