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PS Logistics Buys Yordy Transport, Boosts Flatbed Ops Again

Diamond State Trucking & Logistics is to buy Morton, Ill.-based flatbed carrier Yordy Transport for an undisclosed sum, parent company PS Logistics said.

March 14, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

TFI Buys Hercules Forwarding to Boost US LTL Operations

TFI International is to buy less-than-truckload carrier Hercules Forwarding Inc. for an undisclosed sum, it said.

March 12, 2024
Business, Technology, Equipment, For-Hire, Private

PepsiCo, Estes Express Earn Sustainability Pathfinder Awards

NEW ORLEANS 鈥 Transport Topics has presented its inaugural Sustainability Pathfinder awards to PepsiCo and Estes Express in recognition of efforts to curb emissions and eliminate waste.

March 6, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Nearshoring Trend Drives More Border Growth

The nearshoring trend has been driving further transportation and logistics investments near the Mexican border as companies work to capture current and expected future growth.

March 4, 2024
Business, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Navistar Launches Integrated Powertrain

Truck maker Navistar announced Feb. 26 it has made the first deliveries of its International LT Series equipped with the International S13 Integrated Powertrain.

February 29, 2024
Business, For-Hire

J.B. Hunt to Promote Shelley Simpson to CEO Post

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced that company president Shelley Simpson is also taking on the post of CEO, effective July 1.

February 29, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire

Forward Air Reports 138% Earnings Drop for Q4

Forward Air Corp. experienced a 138% earnings drop year-over-year during the fourth quarter of 2023, the company reported Feb. 28.

February 29, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, For-Hire

Groups Support Werner in Legal Filing Over 鈥楴uclear鈥 Verdict

The Texas Trucking Association and another advocacy group have filed a 鈥渇riend of the court鈥 brief with the Texas Supreme Court asking that it reject a $100 million lower-court accident verdict against Werner Enterprises.

February 28, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, For-Hire

New SEC Rules Prompt Closer Look at Cybersecurity

Trucking businesses need to take a close look at the state of their cybersecur颅ity in 2024 now that tough, new disclosure rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission have gone live.

February 23, 2024
Business, Equipment, For-Hire

Estes, Pitt Ohio Among Firms Filling Yellow Void in Buffalo

Yellow Corp.鈥檚 shutdown has opened the door for Estes Express Lines, Pitt Ohio and more to make greater inroads in the Buffalo, N.Y., Niagara region.

February 20, 2024