Month: August 2026

Layoffs and facility closures are mounting across U.S. freight, distribution and manufacturing networks, with more than 7,000 jobs affected by recently announced workforce reductions involving companies ranging from Tyson Foods and FedEx to Ryder, CJ Logistics America and Daimler Truck. The largest reduction comes from Tyson Foods, which is reportedly eliminating more than 3,000 jobs… Continue reading Freight Distress Report: More than 7,000 jobs cut in new wave of closures 

Rates cooled after the Fourth of July, as they usually do. What’s different is how fast this market moves when conditions change. Dean Croke sat down with Ken Adamo, chief strategy officer at EASE Logistics, to talk through where freight stands heading into August. Ken spent years on the data side at DAT and now… Continue reading A supply-driven market corrects fast in both directions

Commercial vehicle enforcement operations across the U.S. and Canada recently resulted in dozens of trucks and drivers being placed out of service, along with citations for violations ranging from unsafe brakes and false logs to impaired driving, speeding and unsecured cargo. Recent enforcement actions in Arizona, New Mexico, Louisiana, Ontario and British Columbia highlight increased… Continue reading Latest CDL truck crackdowns find impaired drivers, unsafe equipment, false logs 

Munich, Germany-based Life Couriers, a provider of expedited and temperature-controlled logistics services with a core competence in the healthcare sector, has been acquired by private equity firm JLL Partners, the companies announced on Monday. Concurrently, Life Couriers named Edward DeMartini as CEO. DeMartini served until October as CEO of The Quick Group of Companies, a… Continue reading Life Couriers gains new CEO with sale to private equity firm