Transport Topics

Uber Freight has expanded beyond truckload services and is now also offering shippers options for less-than-truckload, the company announced July 15. Uber Freight has been primarily focused on trucklo...

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Classes 4-7 U.S. retail sales rose in June to the second-highest level of the year as they cleared 20,000 units, with all segments improving over the same period last year, WardsAuto.com reported. Sal...

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U.S. retail sales of Class 8 vehicles in June topped 19,000, WardsAuto.com reported, and reached the second-highest volume this year. June improved 49.4% to 19,840 compared with a year earlier when sa...

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A strike continues at the Volvo Trucks North America plant in Dublin, Va., even though the truck maker has announced it will not engage in further negotiations. VTNA says it will stand by the terms of...

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he wants his chamber to vote on pivotal budget and infrastructure legislation before lawmakers break for their August recess. He also warns that he may delay ...

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Despite oppressive heat hitting the western United States, trucking operations are pressing on. Montana has issued regulatory relief for truckers as part of statewide emergency declarations, including...

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Class 8 orders in June cleared 25,000 and bounced 61% higher than those placed a year earlier in the pandemic, ACT Research reported, citing truck makers’ preliminary data. Orders reached 25,700 — the...

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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings has announced plans to acquire less-than-truckload specialists AAA Cooper Transportation in a deal involving two companies on the Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire...

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