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AXN Expands Kentucky Trailer Axle, Suspension Plant

Trailer axle, suspension and subframe manufacturer AXN Automotive Systems opened an expansion of its Louisville, Ky., facility March 26.

March 31, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Toyota to Invest Further $1B to Boost Output at US Plants

Toyota聽will plow $800 million into its factory in Georgetown, Ky., and $200 million for its Princeton, Ind., facility.

March 23, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Estes Adds 6 More Terminals on Road to 14,000 Doors

Estes hinted that more purchases are likely in the pipeline, all part of an ongoing push to expand the carrier鈥檚 network now that it has fully incorporated terminals acquired from Yellow.

January 26, 2026
BusinessEquipmentLogistics

Ford Picks Precision Vehicle Solutions for Kentucky Logistics

Ford selected Precision Vehicle Solutions to manage finished vehicle logistics at its Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant,聽one of Ford's highest-volume outbound networks.

January 6, 2026
BusinessLogistics

Jim Beam Stops Production at Key Distillery Amid Bourbon Glut

Bourbon maker Jim Beam plans to pause production at its main U.S. distillery for all of 2026 after slumping demand caused an oversupply of whiskey.聽

December 22, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Averitt Expands Dedicated Unit to Include Tanker Operations

Averitt Express added dedicated tanker truck services to its logistics offerings for bourbon distilleries, expanding its long-standing role in supporting the industry.

December 19, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTCA

Stord to Expand Facilities in Kentucky, Adding 500 Jobs

Stord is planning a $40 million upgrade to an existing facility in聽Hebron聽and will add another building to its聽Kentucky聽footprint for fulfillment operations just outside聽Cincinnati.

December 19, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Ford to Suffer $19.5 Billion Hit Tied to EV Reduction

Ford Motor Co. will take $19.5 billion in charges tied to a sweeping overhaul of its electric vehicle business after struggling for years to make it profitable.

December 15, 2025
BusinessEquipmentSafetyLogisticsFor-HireGlobal FreightTop 100

UPS, FedEx, Others Face Long-Term Effects of MD-11 Grounding

The grounding of the workhorse freighter plane involved in a deadly crash in Kentucky may drag on for an 鈥渦ndeterminable period,鈥 creating havoc for UPS, FedEx and a Florida-based carrier.

November 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

FAA Grounds MD-11 Jets After Deadly UPS Crash

UPS and FedEx said Nov. 7 that they were grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s 鈥渙ut of an abundance of caution." The planes make up about 9% and 4% of their fleets, respectively.

November 10, 2025

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