Transportation

Larry Stewart is a unionized truck driver — just like his father and grandfather before him. He knew, when he became a truck driver 36 years ago, that it wouldn’t...

Much is made about the graying of America’s corps of truck drivers. The American Trucking Associations says the median age of over-the-road truckers is 46. For private fleets it’s 57....

Freightliner trucks on the assembly line. June's overall volume marked the second consecutive year-over-year increase in Class 8 orders with the only other positive month this year being February. (Freightliner...

Canada’s Minister of Labour intervenes in bid to end dockworker strike If ILWU Canada or longshore employers reject the recommendations of a federal mediator, the next step will be for...

Key Takeaways U.S. payroll employment rises by 209,000 in June. The unemployment rate declines to 3.6%. Job openings decrease nearly 5% in May. ISM manufacturing index declines further. Mortgage rates...

Flatbed carriers have moved around 42,000 fewer truckloads of steel this year compared to the first six months of 2022, based on data from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI)....

Now is the time for carriers to position their operations for a long-term balanced marketplace, as declining freight volumes in the post-COVID era signal a return to more normalized demand,...

Introduction We’re still only beginning to see how the changes to U.S. shipping law will affect businesses’ imports and exports as well as carriers and other stakeholders operations within in...

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: New Mexico lands first major auto parts manufacturing plant; FedEx closing...

An agreement between California air quality regulators and major truck manufacturers to develop zero-emissions vehicles is drawing criticism from leading trucking industry organizations.The California Air Resources Board Thursday, July 6,...