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Fleets Grapple With Freight Rate Pressures

Trucking companies are navigating a challenging economic environment where stubbornly high costs for goods are affecting what shippers are willing to pay for transport, experts warned.

January 19, 2023
Business

J.B. Hunt Reports Mixed Financials in Q4

J.B. Hunt Transport Services on Jan. 18 reported lower net income and higher revenue for the fourth quarter of 2022.

January 19, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Alabama Grants $40 Million to 33 Transportation Projects

Three plans targeted to improve truck traffic in Alabama are among 33 road and bridge projects receiving a total of $40 million in state transportation funds announced by Gov. Kay Ivey.

January 19, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Georgia DOT Completes First Infrastructure Grant Project

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation completed its first Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) Grant project in January.

January 19, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Federal Officials Plan to Add Fentanyl to Drug Tests

Federal drug regulators could soon announce plans to add fentanyl to a drug testing panel that would detect use of the dangerous drug among safety-sensitive federal employees — ultimately including truck drivers — after adoption by the Department of Transportation.

January 19, 2023
GovernmentSafetyLogistics

Ohio Awarded $2.4 Million Grant for Roadway Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $2.4 million grant to improve roadway infrastructure in an industrial corridor in eastern Ohio.

January 19, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Since September

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits in the U.S. reached a four-month low for the week of Jan. 8-14.

January 19, 2023

TT Podcasts: RoadSigns Archive

How can autonomous trucks fit into the freight transportation industry? Host Seth Clevenger chats with Waabi's Vivian Sun and Apex.ai's Jan Becker.

January 19, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Retail Sales Fall 1.1% in December as Inflation Takes a Toll

NEW YORK — Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they’ve done so.

January 18, 2023
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January 18, 2023

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