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Load board operators, logistics companies and technology vendors are increasingly utilizing improved data analytics, artificial intelligence and business-process automation to more efficiently connect loads with trucks to move them.

Trucking companies are continuing to increase driver pay as labor capacity remains a challenge amid strong demand.

UPS is taking the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic to expand its specialty pharmaceutical offerings by establishing UPS Cold Chain Solutions, a suite of technologies, capabilities and global facilities that incorporates those lessons into an integrated logistics platform, the company announced May 24.

Motor carriers with a culture that prioritizes safety can protect themselves from frivolous lawsuits and help stave off the multimillion-dollar court settlements that make headlines in accident litigation involving trucking companies, safety experts said.

The nationwide lockdowns brought on by the pandemic cleared the roads of many passenger vehicles and helped truckers keep goods moving. However, as passenger cars gradually return, industry experts are considering how those pandemic-era roads affected safety and how drivers will respond once they start getting crowded again.

Convoy launched an automated drop-and-hook service for backup and spot freight to give shippers added flexibility for unexpected demand surges, the digital freight network announced May 19.

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear has signed a contract that extends his leadership of the organization for five more years, ATA announced.

The national average price of a gallon of diesel climbed 6.3 cents to $3.249, according to Energy Information Administration data, in the third straight increase for trucking's main fuel.

The North American Commercial Vehicle Show has been postponed for 2021, the organizers announced.

Already stressed capacity is facing new pressure as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and demand increases.