Deep Dive
Industry insights from our journalists
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The gas tax was already broken. The pandemic could end it.
Oregon's transportation department is leaning on funds from taxes on trucks, as passenger cars stay off roads and cause gas tax revenues to drop.
Jason Plautz • Nov. 06, 2020 -
Truck vs. train: Which has the upper hand as spot rates soar?
Shippers consider lead times and freight types when selecting over-the-road, rail or intermodal.
Jim Stinson • Oct. 15, 2020 -
Courtesy of Werner
The driver shortage: A big piece of the tight capacity puzzle
Retirements, career changes, and delays at licensing bureaus and training schools are clogging up the talent pipeline.
Jim Stinson • Sept. 11, 2020 -
Courtesy of Roadrunner Freight
Back to basics: Roadrunner's full-circle LTL journey
As the carrier grew, problems festered within. It became clear the company needed to return to its roots.
Jim Stinson • Sept. 01, 2020 -
Brian Tucker/Transport Dive
Green hydrogen could be the final piece in a zero-emissions future
Green hydrogen beats renewables plus batteries at fueling heavy transport, serving industry and long duration storage — if it can be delivered affordably.
Herman K. Trabish • Aug. 19, 2020 -
Danielle Ternes/Transport Dive
Why coronavirus controls freight's fate in 2020
Transport economists don't expect a volume recovery until the latter half of 2021, and fleets are drawing on lessons learned in past economic disasters.
Jim Stinson • July 15, 2020 -
Trucking, like the nation, examines itself for racial bias
The industry is rife with the ways of the "good ol' boy" network, and many large fleets are silent on the diversity of their staff and boards.
Jim Stinson • June 18, 2020 -
Michelle Rock/Transport Dive
7 charts show how coronavirus spikes and dips US truck activity
From panic-buying to closed state economies, the pandemic has taken the trucking industry on a roller coaster ride.
Sarah Fuller • May 05, 2020 -
Danielle Ternes/Transport Dive
Coronavirus slowdowns and shutdowns: What's next for trucking?
With COVID-19 cases reaching peak in parts of the U.S., fleet executives turn their attention to post-pandemic demand.
Jim Stinson • April 14, 2020 -
Adeline Kon/Transport Dive
Coronavirus has trucking experts on edge for 2020
Forecasts for the remainder of the year are mute, as COVID-19 and driver shortages play out.
Jim Stinson • March 09, 2020
