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Fuel is one of the biggest costs in ocean shipping, and fuel pricing has seen some big changes in recent months, featuring new dynamics that haven’t been seen in years. Prior to the IMO 2020 regulation implemented on Jan. 1,…

Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter presented by Frayt. In this issue, what to do if Yellow goes belly-up; why you should stop using UPS; AI in trucking; and more. Yellow and Teamsters play the blame game img flip…

California state legislators are moving closer to a final vote on a bill that would for roughly six years require drivers to be in the cab at all times for autonomous trucks.

Shippers that don’t have existing relationships with FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) may find it difficult to arrange for FedEx to handle their shipments in the event the Teamsters union strikes UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) starting Aug. 1,…

Mediterranean Shipping Co., the largest ocean container line in the world, has received a second aircraft from Boeing for its startup cargo airline. The new 777-200 freighter will be operated by Atlas Air under a long-term…

The transportation industry and the overall economy move in lockstep with each other. The trucking markets tend to reflect larger economic trends well ahead of other industries. At the same time, trends that originate within…

The fifth-largest trucking carrier in the country, Yellow (NYSE: YELL) is teetering on the edge of bankruptcy as a dispute between management and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union representing the truck…

Jeremy Reymer, CEO and founder of DriverReach, is joined on this episode of Taking The Hire Road by a progressive and innovative industry leader, Gregg Troian, president of PGT Trucking out of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.  PGT…

U.S. trailer orders continued the trend of year-over-year declines with a large drop in June, according to data released by ACT Research.

The trucking industry is facing merger and acquisition headwinds amid declining freight demand and rising interest rates, but deal buzz remains, experts said.