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The top trucking trends of 2022
Driver recruitment, economic concerns, investments in equipment and EVs were top of mind over the past year
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Cost-cutting, regulatory roadblocks: Trucking’s top stories in 2022
The past 12 months saw conditions normalize while firms dealt with problems from overstaffing to cost escalation.
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Trucking groups say EPA’s tougher nitrogen oxide rules will spur challenges
The standards for 2027 could prompt some drivers to avoid upgrading their trucks due to high costs.
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TuSimple will cut 25% of workforce, scale back freight lanes
The layoffs, part of a restructuring plan, cap a year of turmoil for the autonomous trucking startup.
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Trucking M&A raged on in 2022 as economy worsened
Many firms brought in record revenues and scaled their operations — but with differing motives.
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House bill would improve restroom access for truck drivers
The proposed law would require retailers, warehouses and other businesses to allow drivers to use facilities available to customers or employees.
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GXO to close Wisconsin warehouse in February
The XPO-spin off will cease operations at the facility and lay off over 100 workers.
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Smaller carriers more likely to face hardships, CEOs say
November saw higher-than-usual exits from the marketplace, according to an FTR analysis.
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Meijer deploys all-electric trucks with eye on cold weather performance
The retailer says the trucks will operate within a 200-mile radius of its home charging site in Michigan.
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Trucking tech hit major milestones in 2022
Companies achieved new feats in hydrogen fueling and autonomous trucks, part of a slew of innovation transforming the industry.
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Filling the Driver's Seat
Meet the federal contractor helping carriers put apprentices behind the wheel
Fastport, a Labor Department intermediary, celebrated a major milestone this year: its 20,000th apprentice.
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Volvo recalls certain trucks over air tank detachment concerns
Certain 2022–2023 VNL trucks may have excessively tightened fasteners that are broken, potentially creating road hazards, according to a recall notice.
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Yellow, Coca-Cola and C.H. Robinson execs among 34 members named to ATRI advisory body
The trucking experts will help the group prioritize the industry’s top research needs.
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Retrieved from Trillium press release.
Love’s expands loyalty program to alternative fueling stations
Customers can now earn points when they purchase compressed natural gas (CNG) at Love’s-owned Trillium stations.
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Ryder grows Chicago area capacity with new distribution center
The nearly 550,000 square-foot facility will feature 54 cross-dock positions, 162 trailer stalls and target shippers of consumer packaged goods.
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Old Dominion Freight Line to increase rates next month
The LTL carrier announced a 4.9% increase, effective Jan. 3.
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Volvo tech startup to pilot autonomous loads on Uber Freight platform
The pair seek to transform empty miles and address other challenges for trucking in a new initiative.
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Ryder expands board of directors to 12 with new appointment
A former CEO of a silicon carbide technology and production company is among those joining the logistics company’s audit and governance committees.
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Retrieved from World Group on December 12, 2022
ContainerPort Group owner acquires Pacific Northwest 3PL
Parent company World Group has purchased Pacific Cascade, which operates a 50-truck fleet out of Sumner, Washington.
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ArcBest CFO to retire
David Cobb will step down next October. The logistics company has begun the search for a successor.
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EV waste trucks face a ‘cutthroat business’
The CEO of Battle Motors talked risks and what’s next for rapidly evolving fleet technologies at a recent industry conference.
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Column
Strategic LTL pricing requires relationships built on trust
The industry should end punitive pricing practices and create an environment where shippers and carriers share information, writes columnist Lanny Fleming.
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CH Robinson settles crash lawsuit after Supreme Court denies review
The case raised questions over who is accountable when a truck driver, contracted by a broker, is involved in a collision.
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Shailen Bhatt confirmed by Senate to lead FHWA
The former state transportation executive will be tasked with doling out more than $350 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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OOIDA supports Senate bill to fund more truck parking
The shortage has worsened in recent years to just one parking spot for every 11 trucks, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says.
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