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This week, we're playing back what some participants in the Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit had to say about the sector's future, chronicling the growth in Nikola's dealer network and checking out a very cool new Lego ruck. Summit Voices On Autonomous Trucking's Future FreightWaves...

It's not just a big deal in terms of dollars. The acquisition of LTL carrier AAA Cooper by Knight-Swift (NYSE: KNX) is radical in that it joins an LTL carrier with a truckload carrier, one of the biggest. The two businesses are very different. How will they integrate? On this week's Drilling Deep...

This week, we look at the ramifications of a vote on a third tentative agreement by striking workers at Volvo Trucks North America  We also revisit patents and make bank with Hyliion Holdings founder and CEO Thomas Healy. Holding The Line Are two strikes impacting production at Volvo Truck enough...

Approximately 51,000 motor carriers have already received common or contract carrier authority through June, making 2021 likely to surpass 2020's calendar-year record of 59,000, according to transport consultancy FTR, which analyzed data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA...

Earlier this week, Knight-Swift Transportation officially stepped into the LTL arena by acquiring AAA Cooper Transportation for $1.35 billion. The ramifications of the deal are potentially far-reaching — not only for the two companies but for the industry as a whole. We asked FreightWaves experts...

Preliminary new orders of Class 8 trucks took a relative breather in June with about 26,000 bookings, 11% more than May and 61% better than the COVID-impacted number in June a year ago. The issue holding backorders is that fleets know they cannot get delivery of the equipment until well into next...

Within the last month alone of this current high-demand climate, 11,000 new trucking companies entered the market. But as industry veterans know, the margins for trucking companies are razor thin and the industry is accustomed to boom-and-bust cycles. One notorious expense that challenges the...

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we look at the impact of the highway reauthorization bill, a significant acquisition by DP World and more. The High Five 1. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a highway reauthorization bill on...

The number of U.S. truck drivers sidelined due to substance abuse violations has surpassed 60,000 and continues to climb by roughly 2,000-3,000 per month, according to federal data. The latest monthly report by the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, administered by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 122,056 Freightliner and Western Star trucks because the battery terminal cable may break, resulting in a loss of electrical power followed by an engine stall. The recalled vehicles are 2019-2022 Freightliner Cascadia P4, 2021 Western Star WH126, 2020...

The push to bring in more truck drivers may be starting to yield results. In the June employment report released Friday morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, total jobs in truck transportation on a seasonally adjusted basis rose 6,400 jobs in June to 1,486,500 jobs. That figure in recent...

According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), speeding of any kind is the most common driver-related crash factor for drivers of both commercial motor vehicles and passenger vehicles. That is just one of the many reasons why the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)...

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we look at a new software package from Drivewyze, a new partnership for Transfix, highlights from FreightWaves' latest summit and more. The High Five 1. Drivewyze, known primarily for its weigh...

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Driver recruitment and retention remains the top priority throughout the trucking industry. Estimates suggest more than 200,000 qualified CDL holders are no longer operating due to headwinds created by the pandemic as well as increased compliance with the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse....