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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2021

U.S. Xpress Releases Corporate Responsibility Report

U.S. Xpress plans to reduce its carbon footprint 60% by 2035 and double its community involvement by 2025.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 11, 2021

Is It Time to Rethink the Fuel Tax?

With a new presidential administration pushing for a sweeping new infrastructure program, HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge says it’s time to ask the question: Has the fuel tax outlived its usefulness as a highway-funding mechanism?

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2021

Axele, DAT Expand TMS, Load Board Integration

DAT and Axele will expand the integration of their load board and transportation management system technologies, giving small and mid-sized truckload carriers access to automated freight-matching features.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2021

DAT: Spot Rates Show Price Stability

Average spot truckload van and refrigerated rates were virtually unchanged last week, a sign of price stability after January’s declines, according to DAT.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 11, 2021

TCA Adds Virtual Access to Truckload Convention

For the first time, the Truckload Carriers Association will be hosting an online component of its in-person Truckload convention scheduled for Las Vegas in April.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2021

Truck Dispatching Platform Raises $12M in Funding

Since the company’s launch in 2018, SmartHop has raised $16.5 million to help owner-operators in the spot market pick the best loads, reduce deadhead miles, and navigate fluctuations in the market.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2021

Rising Fuel Costs Drive Down Trucking Conditions Index

The fuel cost component of FTR's Trucking Conditions Index recorded the largest negative change in more than three years.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsFebruary 10, 2021

Fleet Invests in Premium Trucks to Attract Drivers

When Fresh Freight, a refrigerated fleet servicing the West Coast, decided to buy its own trucks, it went for a premium spec right out of the box. And the move has paid off.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2021

Germany-Based Logistics Company Enters U.S. Market

Within three years, Hegelmann Group plans to invest about $12 million into establishing the Hegelmann USA subsidiary, a transportation and logistics company based in Chicago.

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NewsFebruary 9, 2021

New Entries in Trucking Surged in 2020

The number of new for-hire trucking companies getting authority soared in 2020, even as the pandemic hit some existing carriers hard.

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