Van Buren, Ark.-based truckload carrier USA Truck says in the fourth quarter it reduced its nondriver staff by 8% as the company reported a quarterly loss of $4.8 million or 56 cents per share, compared with net income of $5.3 million or 64 cents per share for the same period last year.

An aviation and trucking company that operates out of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport will lay off more than 1,600 people this spring, and Amazon has offered all hourly employees jobs at the same location.

Georgia should spend up to $121.5 billion more over 30 years to improve the movement of freight across the state, a legislative panel has recommended.

STG Logistics has hired Paul Svindland as CEO, the Chicago-based company announced Jan. 28.

Amazon says a new 450,000-square-foot warehouse leased in Bloomfield will be used as a delivery station that will help speed up deliveries to local residents.

UPS and Waymo announced Jan. 29 a pilot program for autonomous vehicle package pickup in Phoenix.

The trucking industry has experienced a robust acquisitions market over the past year that shows no signs of stopping.

UPS Inc. rolled out a series of offerings Jan. 29 aimed at improving service to small and midsize businesses, including an extension of weekend operations.

The U.S.-China trade war has put a lot of stress on trucking, but the signing Jan. 15 of the first phase of a more comprehensive agreement between the two countries has spurred cautious optimism for the industry.