General News
Stopped Trucks Carry Hidden Risk
A truck stopped on the highway shoulder is a hidden risk. KLLM Transport paired Fleetworthy Safety+ alerts with one rule: call every driver. Unauthorized stops fell to near zero.
Calibrate Your Driver Recruitment Strategy at the 2027 Recruitment & Retention Conference!
Attention all driver recruiting and retention professionals! The 24th Annual Recruitment and Retention Conference returns February 24-26, 2027, with a clear focus: helping transportation leaders make smarter recruiting and retention decisions.
BP profit hits 18-year high on refinery boom
BP said profit jumped to the highest in 18 years as soaring refining margins boosted earnings, speeding up the energy giant’s efforts to fix its balance sheet and pay down debt.
FMCSA takes aim at HOS, SMS updates
The FMCSA has set its sights on further hours-of-service flexibility and enhancing its safety measurement system in the coming weeks and months.
Used Class 8 retail sales lose steam in September
ACT Research reported that the average retail sales price increased 11.5% to $64,007 from $57,383 the prior year but was down 1.9% sequentially from $65,234.
FedEx Freight goes hunting after initial consolidation
The company’s revenue was $2.442 billion in the three months that ended Sept. 30, an increase of 8.1% compared with $2.259 billion in the same period a year earlier.
XPO’s higher Q3 volume, profit powered by SMB, grocery wins
Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO benefited from improved freight market conditions and customer service, the executives told analysts and investors.
Schneider CEO Filter hopeful over supply-driven upcycle
Schneider CEO Jim Filter is optimistic capacity corrections will further drive trucking into a freight market upcycle.
Cyber insurance expands amid costly attacks
Business email compromise generated 24,768 complaints and $3 billion in reported U.S. losses last year, ranking second only to investment fraud.
Saia expansion terminals deliver improved Q3 results
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia said performance improved at terminals added during its recent phase of expansion.
More states halt non-domiciled CDL programs
Louisiana and Wyoming have ceased issuing non-domiciled commercial driver licenses, while Ohio is ending its program and downgrading credentials.
Logistics CEO: Hormuz rerouting will raise consumer prices
DP World CEO Yuvraj Narayan warned prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption is raising logistics costs and could drive consumer prices higher worldwide.
ExxonMobil, Chevron top Q3 estimates on higher prices
Besides the disruption caused by the wars in Iran and Ukraine that have driven up the cost of fuel, Exxon is also seeing strong production in its fields in Guyana and the Permian Basin.
Oil prices increase as attacks on shipping ramp up
Brent crude climbed 2.5% to $113.51 a barrel. Brent remains near the high end of its range since the war with Iran began.
FedEx Freight posts mixed results in first report
FedEx Freight offered mixed results in its first earnings report, pointing to transitional bumps as the company learns to stand on its own.
Amazon offers cautious holiday-quarter outlook
Amazon offered a cautious sales outlook for Q4 that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering Q3 results that came in below analysts' expectations.
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach set all-time records
Trucking companies serving the country’s major ports had to grapple with a national shift in volumes toward the West Coast in September.
Knight-Swift CEO sees contract rates up mid-teens in 2027
“When you look at the margin profile of the big truckers, it’s still not exceeding your weighted average cost of capital," said Knight-Swift Transportation CEO Adam Miller. "And so we’re going to have to push that further.”
High fuel, health costs to dent ODFL’s OR in Q4
Higher fuel costs and employee health and dental benefits are set to hurt Old Dominion Freight Line’s industry-leading operating ratio in Q4 2026.
Traton confirms International will offer 2 engines in 2027
International Motors will offer customers a choice of two engines for heavy-duty trucks in 2027, parent company Traton Group’s top executive confirmed Oct. 28.