Transport Topics

The U.S. Department of Labor said it would withdraw a federal regulation for classification of independent contractors. The rule, posted in the Federal Register in the last month of former President D...

7 Mai 20213min

Class 8 truck orders in April hit 33,500, ACT Research reported, and the volume underscored how far the industry has rebounded from a year earlier when orders were the lowest since 1995. ACT, citing t...

6 Mai 20213min

California Trucking Association will appeal a court decision on the state’s independent contractor law that many in the industry deem unfavorable, CEO Shawn Yadon said May 3. A three-judge panel of th...

5 Mai 20213min

TFI International announced it has completed its acquisition of UPS Freight for $800 million. The deal was originally announced in January. Most of the UPS Freight unit will operate under a new name, ...

4 Mai 20212min

Production is set to resume today at Volvo's New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, Va., ending a strike that began April 19. Volvo Trucks North America and the United Auto Workers union rea...

3 Mai 20212min

Rep. Sam Graves, the top Republican on the House Transportation Committee, is calling for a bipartisan approach to infrastructure funding. In response to President Joe Biden’s recent address to Congre...

30 Apr 20212min

The average used Class 8 truck in March brought the third-highest price ever. That’s the word from a new ACT Research report, which found demand raging on and supply remaining tight. The March price —...

29 Apr 20213min

Technology giant Apple announced this week it would invest more than $400 billion over the next five years in U.S. innovation and manufacturing. As part of that investment, the company has picked XPO ...

28 Apr 20213min