The biggest shareholder of India’s largest airline, IndiGo, teamed up with UPS Inc. to tap the South Asian nation’s growing logistics market.

With a laundry list of hurdles facing many trucking companies, the focus on preventive maintenance becomes clearer as fleets are adding alternative suppliers and providers, and stockpiling inventory to help control costs and reduce downtime.

After reporting a first-quarter loss of more than $8.9 million May 5, U.S. Xpress Enterprises confirmed May 12 it laid off about 70 of its corporate and information technology staff in response to less-than-anticipated growth in the company’s trucking business.

Trucking and logistics continue to see strong merger and acquisition activity, a trend that goes back more than a year.

Yellow Corp. posted its best first-quarter results in six years as losses narrowed and revenue increased, the company announced May 10.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Volvo Trucks North America announced NFI Industries and Quality Custom Distribution, between them, placed orders for an additional 90 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 vehicles.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises reported revenue growth but a decline in earnings for the first quarter of 2022.

China locking down key port cities because of a new outbreak of the coronavirus could have serious ramifications for trucking in the United States.

Werner Enterprises posted net income of $53.7 million, or 82 cents a diluted share, for the first quarter, compared with $46.5 million, 68 cents, during the same time the previous year, the company reported May 3.

Daseke Inc. experienced a 26% increase in revenue year-over-year for the first quarter, the company reported May 3.