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LAS VEGAS — When TuSimple completed its first “driver-out” autonomous truck run in December, it marked a significant step toward a commercial launch of the company’s driverless truck technology.

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. reported mixed year-over-year fourth-quarter and full year earnings.

ArcBest Corp. reported record profits and revenue for the fourth quarter and the full year thanks to surging freight demand.

DHL Supply Chain is investing $15 million in robotics solutions from Boston Dynamics to further automate its warehousing in North America, the Westervillle, Ohio, company announced Jan. 26.

Boeing Co. formally launched its 777X freighter as Qatar Airways committed to purchasing up to 50 of the wide-body cargo haulers, kicking off sales of the planemaker’s first new jet program in nearly five years.

GXO Logistics Inc., the spinoff logistics company from XPO Logistics Inc., is expanding its presence in Europe.

Walmart Inc. is betting big on its service to deliver groceries directly into customers’ refrigerators with an expansion of its In������ý delivery option, and will hire 3,000 drivers to support it.

As traditional brick-and-mortar and online retailers reported record holiday shopping numbers, experts say the nation’s transportation sector handled the crush of moving hundreds of millions of packages with relatively little difficulty.

At the Port of Tacoma, leaders hope a new project to build added storage capacity for containers will help operations run more smoothly as ports across the West Coast are now facing a surge with activity resuming.

The trucking industry has undergone further consolidation amid a surge of acquisitions, and software has enabled much of that.