Transport Topics

The for-hire trucking world saw a major change yesterday, as news broke that TFI International was acquiring UPS Freight in an $800 million deal. According to TFI, the UPS division generated about $3 ...

26 Jan 20213min

A so-called spotter who participated in at least two staged accidents against trucks in the New Orleans area has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for his part in the wire fraud conspiracy. Mario ...

25 Jan 20213min

In the early days of President Joe Biden’s administration, a new Department of Transportation is starting to take shape. Yesterday, Transportation Secretary-nominee Pete Buttigieg made his case to the...

22 Jan 20213min

The Labor Department issued an opinion letter ruling that motor carriers can supply independent contractors safety equipment such as dash cams, speed limiters and driver monitoring systems, and also r...

21 Jan 20213min

Trucking closed a tumultuous 2020 on an upswing, as truck tonnage in December rose a seasonally adjusted 2.3% year-over-year and jumped 7.4% compared with November in the strongest month-over-month ga...

20 Jan 20213min

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 2018 determination that interstate motor carriers are exempt from California’s stringent meal-and-res...

19 Jan 20213min

The North American Council for Freight Efficiency has announced plans for a technology demonstration of a variety of battery-electric trucks in everyday operation. The event, Run on Less - Electric, w...

15 Jan 20212min

WardsAuto.com reported Jan. 13 that sales for U.S. Class 8 trucks in December reached 21,402, the high mark for 2020. However, this figure was down 7.4% compared with December 2019, when sales were mo...

14 Jan 20213min