Latest News Updates From Transport Topics

BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

FedEx Freight Completes Executive Team With New CFO Witt

Witt's appointment marks a return to familiar ground. He spent 15 years at FedEx earlier in his career, including in senior finance leadership positions at FedEx Freight.

October 6, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyLogistics

Guy Fieri’s Tequila Stolen in Double Brokering Scheme

"How do you lose, you know, that many thousands of bottles of tequila?" Fieri told "60 Minutes." He said that if a theft like this can happen to his company, “then everybody’s vulnerable.”

October 6, 2025
BusinessLogistics

Mario Cordero to Retire as Long Beach Port CEO at Year’s End

Mario Cordero, who has served as CEO since May 2017 and oversees about 600 workers, has guided  one of the busiest seaports in the nation through an era of record-breaking container volume.

October 3, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFor-Hire

Jim Ward to Step Down as TCA President

Ward, who took over as president in 2022, is credited with strengthening the association’s reach, expanding its programs and increasing engagement with its members.

October 3, 2025
BusinessTechnologySafetyFuel

Wex Teams With Trucker Path to Provide Navigation Tool

Wex is teaming up with Trucker Path to give Wex Electronic Funds Source customers discounted access to a truck-safe navigation app designed to make fleet operations safer and more efficient.

October 1, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

Alvys Raises $40 Million to Expand AI Freight Software

Investors poured $40 million into Alvys’ Series B round, betting on the artificial intelligence-powered transportation management system to become logistics’ next operating system.

October 1, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

What DOT’s Shutdown Plan Means for Trucking

The department’s plan, released Sept. 30, shows that highway and trucking agencies are among the least affected in a lapse of annual appropriations.

October 1, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Mazda and Toyota Expand Auto Operations Through Jaxport

Both operations will run through the Talleyrand Marine Terminal, where Enstructure Auto Logistics signed a long-term lease last year to expand its auto-handling capacity.

September 23, 2025
BusinessFuel

Greenlane Launches Dealer Program to Ramp Up EV Truck Sales

Greenlane is rolling out a dealer program that offers charging credits and software perks to make electric trucks more accessible, signing Velocity Truck Centers as its first partner.

September 23, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Amerit Acquires Emergency Vehicle Upfitter Derotic

Derotic outfits fire, police, utility and other government vehicles. Its work includes designing and installing advanced lighting, communications and safety systems.

September 9, 2025