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Amazon to Boost Contract Driver Pay to Nearly $22 an Hour

Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend an additional $2.1 billion on its contract delivery program, including safety programs, training and additional pay for the contracting firms.

Matt Day | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Kroger Ups Full-Year Sales Forecast on Grocery Spending

Kroger Co. lifted its full-year sales guidance as the grocery-store operator benefits from consumers prioritizing spending on groceries and other essentials.

Jaewon Kang | Bloomberg News
September 12, 2024
Business, Equipment, For-Hire, Top 100

Yellow Submits Final Chapter 11 Plan, Seeks Creditor Deal

The administrators are disputing the size of withdrawal liability claims from Central States Pension Fund and other multiemployer pension funds.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2024
Business, Private, Top 100

Private Fleets Ship Record 75% of Owners’ Outbound Freight

Prior to the past two years, the in-house market share had remained steady at the 67% level throughout the survey’s history, NPTC said.

Keiron Greenhalgh | Staff Reporter
September 5, 2024
Business, Safety, For-Hire, Top 100

Truck Driver Pay Drops 7.4% in Q2 as Freight Keeps Slumping, Reports Say

The trucking industry continued to experience a decline in driver compensation during the second quarter, with much of that led by lackluster starting pay.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
August 29, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

Mike Gannon Appointed to Lead CRST

CRST has appointed Mike Gannon as its newest president and CEO, the company announced Aug. 23.

August 23, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

CVC and DSV Compete in $15.6B Bid for DB Schenker Unit

Deutsche Bahn is currently evaluating the final offers and needs to discuss with the government on CVC’s proposal.

August 23, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

DSV Orders 300 Electric Trucks in Major Volvo Deal

Logistics firm DSV plans to buy 300 electric heavy trucks from Volvo AB in what would be one of the largest commercial orders to date for the Swedish manufacturer’s battery-powered rigs.

Rafaela Lindeberg | Bloomberg News
August 23, 2024
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous, Global Freight, Top 100, Top 50

Will Amazon’s AI Bet Pay Off?

More than any of the megacap technology stocks, Amazon.com Inc.’s big-spending ways are coming at the expense of profits, and its shares are being punished as a result.

Carmen Reinicke | Bloomberg News
August 20, 2024
Business, Equipment, Private, Top 100

Walmart Overtakes PepsiCo on Top 100 Private Carriers List

Walmart Inc.’s initiatives to strengthen its in-house trucking operations have elevated it to No. 1 on this year’s updated Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
August 16, 2024