When Andrew Lewis, 22, competed in Maine's state truck driving championship May 18, he kicked off the fourth generation of “roadeo” competitors for the Lewis family.
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Robert Brown of Bot Auto breaks down the state of autonomous trucking today, and where it's headed.
Amazon Is Shifting to Recycled Paper Filling for Packages
Amazon is shifting from the plastic air pillows used for packaging in North America to recycled paper because it’s more environmentally sound, and it says paper just works better.
June 20, 2024A. Duie Pyle Celebrates Centennial Milestone
From the Great Depression to industry deregulation and beyond, A. Duie Pyle has kept trucking, marking a full century of economic cycles and transformations in freight transportation.
June 21, 2024Industry Sector Rankings Reflect Market Downturn
For-hire carriers across segments saw revenues slide and margins tighten in 2023, but some industry sectors fared better than others.
June 21, 2024Freight Recession Squeezes Top 100 For-Hire Carriers
Soft market conditions in 2023 placed financial strain on many of the largest for-hire trucking companies in North America.
June 21, 2024An Immigrant’s Long Journey to Freedom Leads to Trucking
Since coming to the U.S. from Sudan in 1999, Lual Akoon has built a new life for himself — as a trucker and an advocate, meeting with legislators and representing drivers nationwide.
June 21, 2024Chipmaker Nvidia Becomes Most Valuable Company in S&P 500
Nvidia’s startling ascent in the stock market reached another milestone June 18 as the chipmaker rose to become the most valuable company in the S&P 500.
June 18, 2024Private Equity Firms Invest in RPM Freight Systems
RPM Freight Systems is to receive backing from private equity firms Trive Capital and Bluejay Capital Partners, the investors said in a news release.
June 18, 2024What's That? Less-Than-Truckload (LTL)
Less-than-truckload shipping is used to transport freight that doesn’t require a full truckload trailer. In general, most LTL shipments weigh between 500 and 15,000 pounds, and are shipped on pallets and only require a portion of a trailer. Since LTL shipments don’t use an entire truck, free space on the truck is often shared by other shipments from other shippers or carriers.
June 18, 2024Artur Express to Run 100 Kodiak Self-Driving Sleeper Trucks
Artur Express plans to operate 100 sleeper trucks with Kodiak Robotics’ self-driving truck technology installed in a partnership between the companies, they said.
June 18, 2024