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A. Duie Pyle Celebrates Centennial Milestone
From the Great Depression to industry deregulation and beyond, A. Duie Pyle has kept trucking, marking a full century of economic cycles and transformations in freight transportation.
Industry Sector Rankings Reflect Market Downturn
For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten in 2023, but some industry sectors fared better than others.
Freight Recession Squeezes Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest for-hire trucking companies in North America.
An Immigrant’s Long Journey to Freedom Leads to Trucking
Since coming to the U.S. from Sudan in 1999, Lual Akoon has built a new life for himself — as a trucker and an advocate, meeting with legislators and representing drivers nationwide.
Fleets Persevere Through Down Market With Care and Creativity
The largest for-hire carriers have persevered through a down market with care for their customers and close attention to controlling costs.
Top 100 For-Hire Carriers: How to Get on the List
Find out how your trucking business stacks up by submitting data for the 2024 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers publication.
April 25, 2024Logistics Market Faces Challenges Across Segments in 2023
Across the major logistics market segments, 2023 brought a spate of challenges including compressed margins, rising labor costs and inflationary pressures, ensuring a down year for many.
A Year to Forget for Third-Party Logistics Providers
2023 was a generally downtrodden year for 3PLs, with plummeting transportation rates and shippers focused on right-sizing inventories and reducing logistics costs.
Amazon Takes No. 1 Spot on Top 100 Logistics List
A freight market recession, compressed broker margins and major acquisitions in 2023 have markedly altered the landscape of North America’s largest third-party logistics providers.
When Will Freight Market Conditions Improve?
Stubbornly weak freight market conditions have placed financial strain on 3PLs in recent years with an oversupply of truck capacity driving down rates and squeezing brokers’ margins.