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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2023

ATA: Truck Tonnage Growth Shows Contract Freight is Holding Up

“The fact that our [For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index] is growing sequentially and on a year-over-year basis demonstrates that contract freight continues to hold up at high levels,” ATA’s chief economist said.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 21, 2023

The Growth of Trailer Pools

Drop-and-hook and trailer pools aren’t exactly new ideas, but technology has made it possible to vastly expand their use.  

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicMarch 21, 2023

Knight-Swift to Acquire U.S. Xpress

One of the largest asset-based truckload fleets in North America, Knight-Swift Transportation, is buying U.S. Xpress for approximately $808 million.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 20, 2023

How Technology is Making Logistics More Efficient

Forward-thinking motor carriers and brokers are investing in data-driven technology — and we don’t mean the IT people who come fix your computer.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMarch 20, 2023

How Data Drove Roadrunner's Big Comeback

Roadrunner Transportation was near death’s door in 2017. Today, it bills itself as “transportation’s greatest comeback story.” Find out how data and machine learning helped the LTL carrier come back from the brink.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2023

ZF Brings ABS-Based Smart Trailer Solution to North America

ZF's Scalar gives fleets access to critical trailer metrics in a simple dashboard, with just one hardware device and the Scalar user dashboard.

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Articlesby David CullenMarch 18, 2023

M&A in Trucking: A Tale of Two Years [Commentary]

Despite key market changes in 2022, the urge to merge remains strong. HDT's Business/Washington Contributing Editor David Cullen explores the recent landscape of mergers and acquisitions in the Passing Zone column.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2023

HDT Editors Honored for Technical, Climate Change Coverage

Five Heavy Duty Trucking editors have been named finalists in the 69th Jesse H. Neal Awards honoring business-to-business (B2B) journalism.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2023

Survey: Americans Largely Unaware of Truck Parking Shortage

A CloudTrucks survey found that while Americans generally had a positive perception of trucking, more than half were unaware about the challenges of truck parking.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2023

FTR Expects Trucking Conditions to Remain in the Negative

While FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index showed substantial improvement in January, the index remains in the negative.

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