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Complete coverage of ATA's 2024 Management Conference & Exhibition, held Oct. 12-15 at Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.

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biofuel

Iowa is incentivizing biodiesel production with $1.85 million in new biofuel grants announced by state Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig to support rural jobs.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded SeaPort Manatee a $9.5 million grant to help repair berths and infrastructure after the port sustained $225 million in damages from Hurricane Milton.

U.S. shoppers say they’re going to spend less on holiday gifts this year, which would deliver another blow to retailers that have struggled with waning demand.

The national average diesel price increased 4.7 cents to $3.631 per gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Oct. 15. 

Two logistics projects and six proposed business development sites will receive state funds from a $2.5 million package of 21 grants that Virginia recently awarded.

Europe’s plan to effectively ban the sale of combustion engine cars from 2035 will lead to a “massive shrinking” of its automotive industry, according to BMW AG CEO Oliver Zipse.

Walgreens will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turn around a struggling U.S. business that contributed to a $3 billion quarterly loss.

Demand for electric vehicles is showing signs of recovering as prices for plug-in models are coming down, according to Stellantis NV and Renault SA.

Stellantis, formed from the 2021 merger of France’s PSA Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, has faced challenges this year in both Europe and the U.S.

New Cascadias

Freightliner launched a fifth-generation Cascadia on Oct. 15 after publicly showcasing it for the first time at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

Wolfspeed plant

EV Chipmaker Wolfspeed Wins $1.5 Billion Financing

Wolfspeed, a manufacturer of chips used primarily in EVs, is in line to win $750 million in U.S. government grants as well as $750 million in financing led by Apollo Global Management.

OPEC HQ

OPEC Cuts Global Oil Demand Growth Forecasts

OPEC trimmed its forecasts for oil demand growth this year and next for a third consecutive month as the group belatedly recognizes a slowdown in global fuel use.

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Chris Spear

Spear is optimistic that ATA's outreach over the past year has been paying off. This includes actions by members to better inform lawmakers about the industry's most critical issues.

Walmart truck on the road

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.

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Top 100/ Top 50
  • 2024 Top 100 Private Carriers Cover

    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.

  • 2024 Top 100 For-Hire

    Annual rankings provide an indispensable overview of the largest for-hire carriers in North America, along with timely analysis of trends shaping the industry.

  • 2024 Top 100 Logistics

    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.

  • 2023 GFC 50 cover

    Key data on revenue and freight assets for the 50 largest global freight companies.

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Corn harvesting

The proclamation enables vehicles transporting corn, hay, silage, soybeans, stover and straw to be overweight without a permit.

GXO warehouse

The Greenwich, Conn.-based company is working with financial advisers, said sources who asked not to be identified because the details aren’t public.

Pandas FedEx

A pair of 3-year old giant pandas have left a research facility in Dujiangyan, China, and were flown via FedEx's Panda Express to Washington.

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