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As carriers await an upturn in the freight environment, executives say they continue to seek efficiencies and prepare their fleets for when the tipping point comes.

Efforts from established and newer enterprises to develop robust digital tools are being shaped by market demands and technological innovations.

Albertsons and Kroger insist a merger would help them lower prices and better compete with big rivals such as Walmart, Costco and Amazon.

RXO has finalized its $1.025 billion acquisition of Coyote Logistics from UPS, a move that makes RXO the third-largest provider of brokered transportation in North America.

DSV, founded by 10 Danish truckers in the 1970s, has grown through a string of acquisitions in the fragmented transport industry, including buying targets that were larger than itself.

Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend an additional $2.1 billion on its contract delivery program, including safety programs, training and additional pay for the contracting firms.

Kroger Co. lifted its full-year sales guidance as the grocery-store operator benefits from consumers prioritizing spending on groceries and other essentials.

The administrators are disputing the size of withdrawal liability claims from Central States Pension Fund and other multiemployer pension funds.

Prior to the past two years, the in-house market share had remained steady at the 67% level throughout the survey’s history, NPTC said.

The trucking industry continued to experience a decline in driver compensation during the second quarter, with much of that led by lackluster starting pay.