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FedEx Freight aims to improve its market share in the small- to medium-size business, grocery, healthcare, and data cent...
06/06/2026

FedEx Freight aims to improve its market share in the small- to medium-size business, grocery, healthcare, and data center and energy segments. Story by Keiron Greenhalgh

CEO John Smith said the potential of Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx Freight would only now be truly unleashed.

“We have left the early adopter stage of yard electrification,” said Kurt Neutgens, co-founder, president and chief tech...
06/06/2026

“We have left the early adopter stage of yard electrification,” said Kurt Neutgens, co-founder, president and chief technology officer of Orange EV.

Orange EV said the orders reflect a shift in yard operations as more organizations move from limited tests to larger deployments of electric terminal trucks.

The United States is moving ahead with duties on imported intermodal chassis and subassemblies from Mexico, Thailand and...
06/06/2026

The United States is moving ahead with duties on imported intermodal chassis and subassemblies from Mexico, Thailand and Vietnam, closing a trade case that began with a February 2025 petition.

The coalition behind the complaint argued that domestic manufacturers suffered declines in production, shipments and employment as a result of the alleged business practices.

Details of ITC members’ views and information discovered during the investigation are expected to be publicly available by July 1.

Story by Keiron Greenhalgh.

The ITC finalized the duties after an investigation prompted by a February 2025 petition from a coalition led by Stoughton Trailers and Cheetah Chassis.

ICYMI: New legislation in Arkansas and Tennessee targets cargo theft with stronger penalties and broader definitions of ...
06/06/2026

ICYMI: New legislation in Arkansas and Tennessee targets cargo theft with stronger penalties and broader definitions of criminal activity. Story by Noel Fletcher.

Truckers across the U.S. are having freight stolen at a rate amounting to $18 million each day, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

Trailer makers including Great Dane, Stoughton and Wabash backed the petition that led to the preliminary ruling. Story ...
06/05/2026

Trailer makers including Great Dane, Stoughton and Wabash backed the petition that led to the preliminary ruling. Story by Keiron Greenhalgh.

The Commerce Department recommended levies be imposed on dry and refrigerated van trailers and subassemblies imported from China and Mexico after an investigation.

Horizon currently sells Classes 3-7 battery-electric trucks, but the Athens, Ohio-based company is expanding its portfol...
06/05/2026

Horizon currently sells Classes 3-7 battery-electric trucks, but the Athens, Ohio-based company is expanding its portfolio with a Class 8 tractor intended to rival the Tesla Semi.

Story by Keiron Greenhalgh.

Horizon currently sells Classes 3-7 battery-electric trucks but is expanding its portfolio with a Class 8 design intended to rival the Tesla Semi.

The May 19 theft involved a driver who received text-message instructions from what he believed to be his broker, direct...
06/05/2026

The May 19 theft involved a driver who received text-message instructions from what he believed to be his broker, directing him to deliver the load to an alternate address.

Story by Connor D. Wolf.

Overhaul helped law enforcement recover a $187,000 shipment of designer goods in New Jersey. The criminals used strategic tactics to steal a blind load.

“You can’t make this up,” Shake Shack CEO Rob Lynch said.
06/04/2026

“You can’t make this up,” Shake Shack CEO Rob Lynch said.

CEO Rob Lynch said the theft, which Shake Shack had joked about on social media in mid-May, involved 3,000 cases of ribs.

Cargo theft is costing truckers nationwide at a rate amounting to $18 million each day, according to the American Transp...
06/04/2026

Cargo theft is costing truckers nationwide at a rate amounting to $18 million each day, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

Story by Noël Fletcher.

Truckers across the U.S. are having freight stolen at a rate amounting to $18 million each day, according to the American Transportation Research Institute.

FMCSA would receive $926.6 million under the proposed fiscal 2027 transportation funding bill.
06/04/2026

FMCSA would receive $926.6 million under the proposed fiscal 2027 transportation funding bill.

House appropriators advanced a fiscal 2027 transportation funding bill June 3 that includes $200 million to expand truck parking capacity nationwide.

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