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Kottke Trucking Purchases Wayne T. Fellows, Inc.

Kottke Trucking, a provider of refrigerated, dry freight, and dedicated services, has announced it has acquired Wayne T. Fellows, Inc. a trucking company focused on refrigerated less-than-truckload and truckload services based in Davenport, Florida. With the acquisition, Kottke Trucking will be adding 43 drivers and 22 non-driving positions in accounting, warehouse, dispatch and shop to its operation. "Kottke Trucking has prided itself on family values since the first day of operation ... [+]

Loadsmart completes first-ever automated dispatch and delivery

Loadsmart and Starsky Robotics announced that they were able to automatically dispatch an autonomous truck to haul freight; having successfully priced, tendered and booked via Loadsmart and then picked up and delivered the shipment using Starsky's self-driving technology. The integration of Loadsmart's AI-powered pricing and ... [+]

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Expands

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a leading single source intermodal, distribution and logistics services company throughout North America, announces the launch of RoadOne LogisticSolutions (ROLS), a full-service drayage brokerage division. With its headquarters in Tampa, ROLS will provide end-to-end drayage brokerage and related logistics services enabling RoadOne to ... [+]

Cargo Chief launches most comprehensive database for freight brokers

Cargo Chief announced the release of the latest version of its C4® platform, version 2.0—now the most complete and informative database of trucking carrier lane preferences and availability in the OTR (over-the-road) industry. C4 2.0 enables freight brokers to select available trucking capacity based on their ... [+]

Trucking Industry Revenues Top $796 Billion in 2018

The American Trucking Associations released the latest edition of its annual data compendium – ATA American Trucking Trends 2019 – which showed that the industry’s revenues jumped to $796.7 billion in 2018, up from $700.1 billion the previous year. “2018 was a year of dynamic growth ... [+]

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 1.1% in June

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.1% in June after falling 4% in May. In June, the index equaled 115.2 (2015=100) compared with 116.5 in May. “Tonnage continues to show resilience as it posted the twenty-sixth year-over-year increase despite falling ... [+]

Sterling Transportation Adds Dallas Office

In June, Sterling Transportation started operations in Houston, offering 2-Day Express Service to Florida. In order to better serve the state of Texas the company will be adding an office in Dallas effective July 1st, 2019. “We are committed to bringing our ‘Sterling’ service to Texas. Houston ... [+]

Southwest Dedicated Transport Deploys Globe Tracker Temperature Monitoring

Southwest Dedicated Transport LLC, a leading motor carrier out of Oklahoma, has selected Globe Tracker, a leader in IoT tracking and monitoring solutions for logistics assets, to outfit their refrigerated trailer fleet with industry leading IoT devices that track and monitor cargo condition. The GT Sense ... [+]

ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 6.1% in May

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 6.1% in May after jumping 7% in April. In May, the index equaled 114 (2015=100) compared with 121.4 in April. “As expected, tonnage corrected in May from the surprising surge in April,” said ATA ... [+]

Port of Oakland – exports up and more time for truckers

Containerized export volume at the Port of Oakland spiked last month, again turning trade war logic on its head. The Port said today that exports, primarily to Asia, were up 8.4% compared to May 2018 totals. Imports were up, too, climbing 4.2% over last year. The ... [+]

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