Load posts are up year over year across all three major equipment types, while truck posts are way down. That’s a sign of how much tighter capacity has gotten. Routing guides that held in March are breaking now, mini-bid activity has spiked, and the freight falling out of those guides lands with brokers. With peak… Continue reading Broker newsletter: Freight has come back to the spot market. Trucks haven’t.
Wed Apr 13 07:11:02 CDT 2022
Month: August 2026
Trucking Industry Asked to Rank Top Concerns for 2026
Washington, DC – The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2026 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue. Now in its 22nd year, ATRI’s annual analysis… Continue reading Trucking Industry Asked to Rank Top Concerns for 2026
U.S. Border Patrol finds 20 undocumented immigrants inside tractor-trailer at Texas truck stop
Border Patrol and Hidalgo County deputies found 20 people inside a tractor-trailer at an Edinburg, Texas, truck stop. A K-9 response followed a report about suspicious commercial equipment. Officers took the driver into custody immediately. Authorities conducted the joint operation Aug. 20. U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley Sector published the announcement Friday. The agency… Continue reading U.S. Border Patrol finds 20 undocumented immigrants inside tractor-trailer at Texas truck stop
From doorstep to supply depot, this EV truck maker aims to tackle both
Across the U.S., a final-mile network operates in a similar yet predictable manner: a small truck, a short route, one person in the cab. The U.S. Army runs that same network, except it has more challenges for the person in the cab and the route. Harbinger, the Garden Grove, Calif., builder of electric and hybrid… Continue reading From doorstep to supply depot, this EV truck maker aims to tackle both
Borderlands Mexico: Criminal groups keep pressure on Mexican freight networks
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week in Borderlands Mexico: Criminal groups keep pressure on Mexican freight networks; Nuevo León posts $17B in IMMEX exports through May and Mitsubishi Logistics invests $40M in US warehouse expansion. Criminal groups keep pressure on Mexican… Continue reading Borderlands Mexico: Criminal groups keep pressure on Mexican freight networks