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From the Great Depression to industry deregulation and beyond, A. Duie Pyle has kept trucking, marking a full century of economic cycles and transformations in freight transportation.

For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten in 2023, but some industry sectors fared better than others.

Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest for-hire trucking companies in North America. 

Since coming to the U.S. from Sudan in 1999, Lual Akoon has built a new life for himself — as a trucker and an advocate, meeting with legislators and representing drivers nationwide.

The largest for-hire carriers have persevered through a down market with care for their customers and close attention to controlling costs.

Find out how your trucking business stacks up by submitting data for the 2024 Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire Carriers publication.

Forward Air on Jan. 25 announced the completion of its long-pending acquisition of Omni Logistics, with both companies’ leaders touting the benefits of the merger.

UPS Inc. is reducing its overall employee head count by 12,000 workers, which the company says will save more than $1 billion, citing higher labor costs and softening demand.

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings profits dropped during the fourth quarter but the carrier experienced an increase in revenue, the company reported Jan. 24.

Most of North America’s largest for-hire carriers operating in many diverse segments of the trucking industry reported higher revenues last year.