Latest News Updates From Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Staff Reporter

Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics.


BusinessEquipment

Class 8 Truck Orders Inch Up in September

North American Class 8 truck orders ended three months of year-over-year declines with a slight rise in September, according to ACT Research.

October 10, 2024
BusinessTechnologyLogistics

NMFTA Launches Benchmarking Program for LTL Industry

On Oct. 1, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association held its first meeting for a new benchmarking group aimed at boosting efficiency through shared insights.

October 10, 2024
BusinessLogistics

Experts Predict Busy but Similar Peak Shipping Season

As holiday shoppers gear up for an earlier start to the season, transportation experts predict a bustling peak period that mirrors last year’s activity.

October 10, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Gatik AI Partners With Experts for Autonomous Safety Audit

The evaluation examines multiple facets of operations, from the core self-driving component to the ecosystem of supporting services.

October 8, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

ATA's Spear: Trucking's Voice Will Cut Through Noise at MCE

Spear is optimistic that ATA's outreach over the past year has been paying off. This includes actions by members to better inform lawmakers about the industry's most critical issues.

October 7, 2024
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Cargo Theft Experts Warn of Peak Season Fraud

The trucking industry expects an uptick in cargo theft activity, related to peak shipping season, on top of already elevated conditions, experts warned.

October 4, 2024
BusinessEquipment

August Used Truck Sales Show Little Change

Sales rose 1.3% to 22,800 units from 22,500 in August 2023, but the figure was unchanged from July.

October 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Largest Strike in Decades Begins at East, Gulf Coast Ports

U.S. dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts began their first major strike in decades Oct. 1 in a move that threatens to have downstream impacts on trucking.

October 1, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

TIA Appoints Christopher Burroughs as New CEO

The TIA board of directors announced the move on Sept. 26, the same day Reinke was named as the next president and CEO of the Intermodal Association of North America.

September 26, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Dockworkers Strike Would Have Supply Chain Ripple Effect

Logistics experts say a threatened strike by U.S. dockworkers could stymie shipping activity that stretches far beyond the East and Gulf Coast ports where work stoppages would occur.

September 26, 2024