Latest News Updates From Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Staff Reporter

Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics.


Government, Business

Trucking Workforce Declines but Overcapacity Remains

The trucking industry has for months remained mired in sustained overcapacity relative to freight demand even as it has slowly shed workers, federal data shows.

June 13, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

US House Committee Prepares for Cargo Theft Fight

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee called for a new task force to fight cargo thefts in a funding bill report June 3.

June 13, 2024
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

US Class 8 Sales Fall 18% in 10th Straight Month of Declines

U.S. Class 8 retail sales hit their 10th consecutive month of year-over-year shortfalls in May, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

June 12, 2024
Business, Logistics

C.H. Robinson Names Damon Lee as Chief Financial Officer

C.H. Robinson Worldwide announced the appointment of Damon Lee as its new chief financial officer June 6.

June 10, 2024
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Increased 50% Year-Over-Year During May

North American Class 8 truck orders continued the trend of year-over-year gains in May, according to ACT Research.

June 6, 2024
Business, Equipment

Used Truck Sales in April Jump 30% From Last Year

Used Class 8 truck sales in April increased 29.6% compared with the same period the prior year, ACT Research reported.

June 5, 2024
Business, Equipment

CIE Cleared of Chinese-Related Antidumping Allegations

CIMC Intermodal Equipment was cleared by federal officials of allegations that it evaded antidumping duties on chassis and subassemblies from China.

May 31, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Cargo Thefts Remained Unusually High in First Quarter

The trucking industry struggled through an unusually high number of cargo thefts during the first quarter, according to Verisk Analytics’ CargoNet report.

May 29, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Ports Report More Volume Gains for April

U.S. ports continued to see year-over-year container volume increases in April, with the Port of Los Angeles reporting its ninth consecutive month of year-over-year growth.

May 29, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

Clarience Tech and ZF Forge Data-Sharing Alliance

Clarience Technologies and ZF launched a strategic alliance to share telematics data to improve the performance of fleet customers, the company announced May 20.

May 28, 2024