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BusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Shippers Eye Earlier Bid Cycles to Beat Market’s Turn

Customers are telling J.B. Hunt it has been a shipper’s market for longer than any of them expected, but they expect change in the market soon, said Director of Intermodal Pricing Amy Horn.

October 27, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

September Truck Tonnage Slips After Best Month Since 2023

"September’s tonnage level was essentially the same as in September 2023, underscoring the tough freight market over the last few years,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello.

October 23, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Clean Energy to Display New Freightliner X15N Demo Truck at MCE

Clean Energy Fuels is displaying a second Class 8 demonstration truck that runs on renewable natural gas at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

October 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Cassidy Touts Trump Labor Focus as Pro-Worker, Pro-Business

Since the start of the year, freight stakeholders have praised White House efforts on workforce reforms while pressing for additional recruitment and retention efforts.

October 22, 2025
Government

Washington in Shutdown Mode Amid Partisan Impasse

Washington’s partisan impasse continues to keep the federal government in a partial shutdown as the transportation panels eye consideration of a multiyear highway measure.

October 16, 2025
BusinessLogisticsFor-HirePrivateTop 100

Trucking Celebrates Crucial Work of Truck Drivers During NTDAW

The trucking industry and its partners celebrated professional truck drivers during the 37th annual National Truck Driver Appreciation Week in mid-September.

October 14, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

ATA Presses Congress on Safety, Efficiency Priorities

ATA President Chris Spear in an Oct. 8 letter detailed several matters for Congress such as boosting entry-level driver training as well as English-language proficiency requirements.

October 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Senate Confirms Derek Barrs to Lead FMCSA

The Senate on Oct. 7 confirmed Barrs to manage the nation’s trucking regulatory agency even as the federal government remained locked in a partial shutdown.

October 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyLogistics

UAW Presses Lutnick to Slap Tough Tariffs on Truck Imports

Tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act are already in place for steel and aluminum and have compelled truck makers to increase their prices.

September 5, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

ATA Renews Call for Stricter Federal Safety Enforcement

American Trucking Associations is renewing its call for stricter enforcement of federal safety laws in the wake of a fatal truck-involved crash in August.

September 2, 2025