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ArticlesAugust 27, 2025

Driver Pay Trends: Fragile Gains in Face of Freight Market Uncertainty

As trucking staggers into the fourth year of the lingering trough, drivers’ mileage pay has been showing surprising slow-but-steady upward movement since late 2024, but pay gains remained restrained by market malaise.

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PodcastsAugust 26, 2025

A California Drayage Fleet's ZEV Truck Journey [Listen]

4Gen Logistics has one of the largest zero-emission drayage fleets in Southern California — with 64 battery-electric trucks and 15 hydrogen fuel-cell trucks. But getting there hasn’t been easy. Hear from 4Gen's Brad Bayne what lessons he's learned.

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J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley standing in front of his truck after being named the 2025 Goodyear Highway Hero.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 26, 2025

J.B. Hunt Driver is 41st Goodyear Highway Hero

J.B. Hunt driver Adam Medley has been named the 2025 Goodyear Highway Hero for his quick action in saving a life on the road.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 22, 2025

Trump Administration Pauses Truck Driver Visas

As the Trump administration freezes issuance of work visas for truck drivers amid a larger focus on immigration, trucking groups point to non-domiciled CDLs as a larger problem.

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Averitt Express Volvo VNL.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 21, 2025

Averitt Express Orders 264 New Volvo VNLs

Senior Averitt drivers will be assigned the new trucks.

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Moody photo of a black classic style commercial truck with a driver standing beside it.
Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 18, 2025

Walking the Fine Line on Truck Owner-Operator Classification

Owner-operators give trucking fleets flexibility, but could trigger lawsuits and penalties if you treat these independent contractors too much like employee drivers. Learn best practices and potential pitfalls.

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Truck driver doing a plank exercise on a mat with a red truck in the background.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 11, 2025

Project 61 Acquisition Brings Tech to Truck Driver Health

Project 61, a nonprofit devoted to truck driver health, has acquired Offshift, a digital health platform built for truck drivers.

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PodcastsAugust 7, 2025

[Listen] Zero-Emission Trucking And the Regulatory Rollback: A ZEV Early Adopter Weighs In

In this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, Deborah Lockridge catches up with 2023 HDT Truck Fleet Innovator Brad Bayne of 4Gen Logistics for a progress report on zero-emission trucks during this time of deregulation.

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Logos of FinPark and Freight Ninja displayed over a background of parked semi-trucks, representing their partnership to expand secure truck parking solutions nationwide.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 7, 2025

New Alliance Tackles Truck Parking Shortages with Tech-Driven Solutions

FinPark and Freight Ninja have partnered to expand secure, tech-enabled truck parking nationwide for heavy duty trucking fleets.

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A Kenworth T680 tractor-trailer with a 76-inch sleeper cab parked on a dirt lot with mountains in the background under a clear blue sky.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 5, 2025

Kenworth Names 2025 Driving for Excellence Semi-Finalists

Twelve veteran drivers have been named semi-finalists for the 2025 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award, with the winner set to receive a Kenworth T680 in December.

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