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- Torc Robotics starts 2025 with revamped strategyby Thomas Wasson on January 20, 2025 at 6:37 pm
Virginia-based Torc Robotics, an independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG, is entering 2025 with a revamped growth strategy focused on building out an autonomous hub in Texas while expanding its software footprint in Michigan. The post Torc Robotics starts 2025 with revamped strategy appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Pitt Ohio adds express lane to Mexico borderby Todd Maiden on January 20, 2025 at 3:14 pm
Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio said it will offer direct service from Cincinnati to six cross-border locations in Texas. The post Pitt Ohio adds express lane to Mexico border appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Louisiana staged accident murder: Harris pleads guilty but fingers others for the shootingby John Kingston on January 17, 2025 at 11:02 pm
Bombshell in Louisiana: a guilty plea in staged accident murder and an accusation against two others. The post Louisiana staged accident murder: Harris pleads guilty but fingers others for the shooting appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Rig on Wheels celebrates 15 years of driver recruitmentby Caleb Revill on January 17, 2025 at 10:07 pm
Rig on Wheels CEO Kameel Gaines will celebrate 15 years of recruiting truck drivers with a virtual event on Jan. 24. The post Rig on Wheels celebrates 15 years of driver recruitment appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Trimac acquires flatbed carrier Watt & Stewartby Todd Maiden on January 17, 2025 at 9:02 pm
Bulk hauler Trimac announced it has acquired Watt & Stewart and its locations in the U.S. and Canada. The post Trimac acquires flatbed carrier Watt & Stewart appeared first on FreightWaves.
- 94-year-old Iowa-based trucking company closes terminal in Montanaby Clarissa Hawes on January 17, 2025 at 8:49 pm
Decker Truck Line Inc. of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has permanently closed its terminal in Missoula, Montana, citing findings from a review of its operations and freight network as the main reason for the closure. The post 94-year-old Iowa-based trucking company closes terminal in Montana appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Family behind Jack Cooper quietly acquires LTL carrier through separate entityby Todd Maiden on January 17, 2025 at 8:35 pm
An entity owned by the family that owns car hauler Jack Cooper has acquired Standard Forwarding. The post Family behind Jack Cooper quietly acquires LTL carrier through separate entity appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Overhaul CEO on $55M in funding to fight fraud; Adam Wingfield’s master class | WHAT THE TRUCK?!?by Timothy Dooner on January 17, 2025 at 6:45 pm
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Barry Conlon and Adam Wingfield The post Overhaul CEO on $55M in funding to fight fraud; Adam Wingfield’s master class | WHAT THE TRUCK?!? appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Amazon goes Old World for new electric trucksby Thomas Wasson on January 17, 2025 at 3:09 pm
Amazon has announced its largest-ever order of electric heavy goods vehicles, acquiring over 200 eActros 600 vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The post Amazon goes Old World for new electric trucks appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Fight over truck broker contracts awaits Trump’s next moveby John Gallagher on January 17, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The president-elect sided with protesting truckers five years ago, but will his new administration be willing to expand federal oversight of private broker contracts? The post Fight over truck broker contracts awaits Trump’s next move appeared first on FreightWaves.
- J.B. Hunt’s record intermodal loads came with higher costs in Q4by Todd Maiden on January 17, 2025 at 1:46 am
J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported record intermodal volumes for the fourth quarter, but shares sagged after the market closed Thursday as costs overshadowed the period. The post J.B. Hunt’s record intermodal loads came with higher costs in Q4 appeared first on FreightWaves.
- Wyoming trucking company pays $124,000 to settle sexual harassment suitby Clarissa Hawes on January 16, 2025 at 10:54 pm
A family-owned Wyoming trucking company has agreed to pay $124,000 to settle a federal lawsuit stemming from allegations that the company’s owner had sexually harassed two female truck drivers over several years. The post Wyoming trucking company pays $124,000 to settle sexual harassment suit appeared first on FreightWaves.