Equipment

How 6 big fleets are planning for a hot freight market in 2022

Executives from Yellow, J.B. Hunt, Werner and more predict what is ahead, from LTL strategies to sharing costs.

Jan. 26, 2022

Drivers, rental prices and tech: Ryder's CFO talks 5 trends in trucking

The company is also keeping tabs on labor, operations and equipment as the market continues to be favorable.

By S.L. Fuller • Jan. 26, 2022

Battery-electric vs. hydrogen trucks: The debate heads into 2022

As fleets eye a future with zero emissions, industry remains undecided whether BEVs or FCEVs will come out ahead.

By Jim Stinson • Jan. 25, 2022

Nikola breaks away from troubled past as fleets get serious about emissions

Covenant Logistics Group signed a letter of intent for a possible 50 trucks from the OEM. "We're convinced they're around for the long haul," an executive said.

By Amanda Loudin • Jan. 24, 2022

Why semi-autonomous trucks are a bridge to a driverless future

The shift to AV technology can help curb emissions and recruit a wider range of workers, as the industry faces those issues head on, writes a PwC director.

By Fred Duiven • Jan. 12, 2022

Schneider boosts dedicated service with $263M acquisition

Midwest Logistics Systems has 1,000 drivers, 900 tractors and 3,600 trailing units. It is now a standalone subsidiary of Schneider.

By S.L. Fuller • Updated Jan. 4, 2022

Editor's picks: Old Dominion, TFI and other 2021 stories worth revisiting

This collection of articles was curated for transport executives who want deep insights into some of last year's most interesting topics.

By S.L. Fuller • Jan. 2, 2022

The top trucking trends of 2021

For the transport industry, 2021 may be best described as the year of the shortage. But trucking firms are creative problem-solvers.

By Transport Dive Staff • Dec. 29, 2021

Trucks haul wreaths across America, in photos

A total of 390 carriers delivered 525 truckloads of wreaths to cemeteries nationwide, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 17.

By Shefali Kapadia • Dec. 22, 2021

Lofty used truck prices forge a divide between large sellers and small buyers

Prices for used trucks, at times exceeding new Class 8 prices, test the financials of owner-operators and small fleets. 

By Jim Stinson • Dec. 22, 2021

Trucking's invisible port woes

With all eyes on trucking and drayage these days, does the general public truly understand what they're seeing?

By S.L. Fuller • Dec. 17, 2021

Component shortages hit EVs as Class 8 orders plummet

While a traditional truck needs up to 500 semiconductors, an electric one could require up to 5,000.

By Amanda Loudin • Dec. 13, 2021

The US can be a leader in autonomous trucks — or get left behind

AVs are coming, and they'll be one arrow in the logistics industry's quiver to combat capacity crises like the one that has mounted over the past 18 months, the author writes.

By Christopher Thornycroft • Dec. 6, 2021

Sysco to electrify 35% of its US private fleet by 2030

The company already tested the Freightliner eCascadia and will deploy its first group of electric trucks in Riverside, California.

By Max Garland • Dec. 1, 2021

California to ease weight limits for trucks hauling from congested San Pedro Bay ports

In California, weights are among the most restrictive in the U.S., which creates what one expert called "a wall of inefficiency."

By Shefali Kapadia • Nov. 18, 2021

Fleets turn to eBay, rural shops in a scramble to find parts

Parts shortages have trucking officials venting everywhere from investor calls to Reddit threads.

By Jim Stinson • Nov. 15, 2021

TuSimple readies autonomous runs to UPS hubs in Florida, North Carolina

The autonomous truck provider's CEO said "we have some ways to go" to maximize uptime.

By S.L. Fuller , Jim Stinson • Nov. 3, 2021

Cannibals, gaps, bubbles and math: 4 themes from ATA's MCE

With a national spotlight on supply chains, attendees had plenty to discuss, and we had plenty of takeaways.

By Transport Dive Staff • Nov. 2, 2021

Schneider grows container fleet with the help of a chartered ship

The carrier added 1,600 intermodal containers in Q3 and expects to add at least another 1,600 in Q4, the CEO said.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 29, 2021

Carriers use everything but rubber bands to keep fleets running

Shortages have led Baylor Trucking to cannibalize its trucks for parts. Some end up looking like "a Mr. Potato Head," one executive said.

By Jim Stinson • Oct. 26, 2021

Driver concerns are trucking's top issues in 2021: ATRI

Some fleets are laser-focused on retaining their workforce, but pay may not be the only answer to retention.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 24, 2021

24/7 supply chains: Truckers fight intermodal jams, Union Pacific adds hours

The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles wants to "squeeze every minute" of productivity to move cargo out of port gates and onto truck and rail.

By Edwin Lopez • Oct. 20, 2021

JB Hunt banks on new intermodal equipment to speed supply chains

Freight moving by truck will be "ripe for conversion to intermodal" when the carrier receives its order of 12,000 containers early next year, executives said.

By Jim Stinson • Oct. 19, 2021

Autonomous or electric? Knight-Swift, PGT Trucking choose both

Knight-Swift put in a reservation for Embark's AV technology around the same time it ordered a battery-electric T680E from Kenworth.

By S.L. Fuller • Oct. 18, 2021

With ArcBest, TL broker MoLo aims to catch CH Robinson

There's power in numbers in the crowded freight brokerage marketplace.

By Shefali Kapadia • Oct. 12, 2021