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    Landstar promotes sales leaders to new C-suite roles

    Matt Dannegger and Jim Applegate have been appointed to executive-level jobs to succeed Rob Brasher.

    By • March 28, 2024
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    New independent contractor rule confusing, costly for small trucking fleets

    One New Jersey business has estimated that costs to switch drivers over to employees would be 30% to 40% higher.

    By • March 27, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Trucking Dive

    These five stories detail the top trends and issues facing the trucking and transportation industry. 

    By Trucking Dive staff
  • In an aerial view, the cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
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    Baltimore truckers, dockworkers brace for Key Bridge collapse effects

    The downed bridge is marooning the Port of Baltimore and threatening the region's supply chain.

    By • March 27, 2024
  • A cargo ship struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024.
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    Port of Baltimore stops accepting export containers

    The state-owned Seagirt Marine Terminal will be closed Friday, according to an alert.

    By • March 26, 2024
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    Valley Companies elevates finance, sales leaders

    The Wisconsin-based brokerage’s latest promotions come as the business continues to roll out new services.

    By • March 25, 2024
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    ‘A true beacon’: JB Hunt’s next CEO inspires other women in trucking

    Shelley Simpson’s ascendance is a source of encouragement to those hoping to take on similarly influential roles in the male-dominated industry.

    By • March 21, 2024
  • In an aerial view, A truck moves along a freeway on March 31, 2023, in Oakland, California.
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    Judge rules against CTA, OOIDA in AB5 case

    The end of the case delivers a blow to the trucking industry, but OOIDA said it’s considering an appeal.

    By • March 18, 2024
  • A Swift Transportation tractor-trailer exits Interstate 180 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 2023.
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    Former Knight-Swift CEO to receive $5.5M severance package

    David Jackson agreed to non-competition, non-disclosure and non-disparagement clauses, the company said.

    By • March 15, 2024
  • Yellow posted four signs announcing operations had ceased at the gate of its Hayward, California terminal.
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    Yellow asks court to toss employee class-action suit

    The bankruptcy happened too quickly for the company to provide the required 60 days’ notice before layoffs, the company said in a filing.

    By • March 15, 2024
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    National Waste & Recycling Association to extend fleet safety program

    NWRA and Together for Safer Roads are partnering to offer online training for companies with less than 100 trucks.

    By Megan Quinn • March 15, 2024
  • A close-up of a technician's hands during truck maintenance.
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    ‘Welcome news’: Parts and labor costs dip in Q4

    A reduction in pricing pressures and the influx of more new trucks are lowering carriers’ parts costs, according to TMC and Decisiv.

    By • March 8, 2024
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    Freight rates could rebound this year: experts

    Carrier executives are beginning to show optimism for a rate recovery, which could spell rising costs for customers.

    By • March 7, 2024
  • Trucks with lights on during sunset in Nevada on a dessert roadway.
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    Carriers, individuals pledge $3.7M to Trucking Cares Foundation

    More than three dozen companies and individuals each pledged $100,000 to the American Trucking Associations nonprofit over the next decade.

    By • March 7, 2024
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    RK Logistics buys On Time Trucking, expanding to East Coast

    The deal bolsters the 3PL’s ability to store lithium-ion batteries, a growing business segment for the firm.

    By • March 1, 2024
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    Report: Employers don’t practice what they preach on skills-based hiring

    Fewer than 1 in 700 new hires benefited from businesses dropping degree requirements, Burning Glass Institute and Harvard Business School estimated.

    By Carolyn Crist • March 1, 2024
  • XPO driver Steadman "Steve" Mitchell reverses his truck toward a loading dock at a customer facility in Maryland on Feb. 27, 2024.
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    Veteran XPO driver navigates trucking’s daily challenges with ease

    Steadman “Steve” Mitchell shared insights from his 30 years behind the wheel during a 15-mile delivery run to a prison commissary supplier and a luxury fitness club.

    By • March 1, 2024
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    Simpson to replace Roberts as JB Hunt CEO

    The trucking giant’s president will continue in her current role when she assumes the top job in July.

    By • Feb. 29, 2024
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    President and CEO: Trucking companies are splitting the jobs

    The reasoning varies by the carrier. Two trucking leaders describe how they view each role.

    By • Feb. 29, 2024
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    Knight-Swift’s Jackson steps down, Miller takes helm

    The country’s biggest TL carrier announced a series of changes involving its CEO and CFO.

    By • Feb. 27, 2024
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    ATRI calls on carriers to share operational costs

    The call to action was made in the trucking industry research group’s annual survey of fleets.

    By • Feb. 27, 2024
  • Parked tanker trucks from Kenan Advantage Group, or KAG.
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    Kenan Advantage Group acquires Northern Dry Bulk

    The addition of the specialty carrier represents the company’s entry into dry bulk transportation.

    By • Feb. 27, 2024
  • A portrait of Nikola President and CEO Steve Girsky.
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    Nikola close to naming next CFO

    CEO Steve Girsky has been serving as interim finance chief following Anastasiya “Stasy” Pasterick’s departure.

    By • Feb. 27, 2024
  • An XPO truck drives in Dallas.
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    XPO will deploy EV trucks in California in April

    The LTL carrier has received the straight trucks it ordered last year and will roll them out in San Pedro Bay.

    By • Feb. 23, 2024
  • A Peterbilt truck, hauling a trailer, equipped with Aurora's autonomous driving technology.
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    Aurora more than doubles AV truck pilot revenue

    Autonomous readiness and performance indicators improved in recent months, the company said, as it approaches fully driverless operations.

    By • Feb. 22, 2024
  • Saia tractors without trailers at a lot in Cresson, Pennsylvania
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    Saia plans $1B in capex this year. Yellow terminals are just a quarter of it.

    The carrier expects to spend a separate $300 million on real estate, alongside equipment and technology upgrades, CFO Doug Col said on an earnings call.

    By • Feb. 21, 2024