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Videos•by Jim Park•April 29, 2022

The Diesel Engine at 125 Years: Still Going Strong and Getting Even Cleaner [Video]

We tip our hat to Rudolph Diesel, the creator of the little engine that did, and examine an EPA proposal that will bring his engine even closer to zero emissions.

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Articles•April 26, 2022

Pent-up Demand Bolsters Industrial Freight Volumes

Industrial production and manufacturing output are strong. FTR's Avery Vise explores what this could mean for industrial freight volumes.

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News•by Staff•April 26, 2022

How the Nation’s Largest Railroads are Partnering with Trucking

By truck or by rail? By paved or iron highway? How about both.

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Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•April 22, 2022

How a Midwest Food Distributor Approaches Sustainability

Being green doesn't have to break the bank. Loffredo Fresh Foods finds ways to be more sustainable in its fleet operations and other parts of its business that offer the company additional benefits.

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News•by Staff•April 19, 2022

Texas Governor Reverses Truck Inspection Plan After Backlash

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s April 6 order to increase inspections at Texas ports of entry left trucks facing extreme delays and dropped commercial traffic by as much as 60%.

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News•by Staff•April 19, 2022

March Truck Tonnage Jumped 2.4%

For-hire contract freight tonnage remained solid in March, only limited by lack of capacity, both of drivers and equipment, at contract fleets, according to ATA.

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News•by Staff•April 18, 2022

February Trucking Conditions Improve Ahead of Expected Plunge

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index is forecast to recover to positive territory in April and beyond, but signals of potentially weaker demand and rates than currently forecast could temper that outlook.

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Articles•by David Cullen•April 14, 2022

Are You Setting Your Trucking Fleet's Rates the Right Way?

Whether you set rates by hours or miles, set them based on your trucking business.

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Videos•by Staff•April 12, 2022

Top Trucking News Stories of March 2022 [Video]

Get updates and insights on the top trucking news from March 2022 with HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge and Managing Editor Vesna Brajkovic on this episode of HDT Talks Trucking.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•April 12, 2022

Abbott's Texas Border Inspections Causing Long Delays

Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered inspections of Mexican trucks crossing the border, truckers have been backed up for hours or even days at Texas ports of entry, with ripple effects throughout the supply chain.

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