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US trucking companies are beginning to place embargoes on freight headed to specific markets in western Canada, as a COVID-19-related trucking protest at one rural border crossing continues to delay freight moving from the US into the province of Alberta. […]

A major winter storm is delivering a wintry mess to more than 90 million Americans, with winter storm watches and warnings stretching from New Mexico to Maine. Ice storm warnings cover parts of the Mississippi and Tennessee valleys, too, where […]

There’s an increasing likelihood of a major winter storm — a classic nor’easter — slamming parts of New England and the Canadian Maritimes over the weekend. The storm will hit from Friday night through Sunday, impacting truckers along the Interstate […]

Starting on Saturday, the cross-border trucking community faces the first stage of vaccine mandates. The Canadian government is implementing its restrictions first. U.S. truckers will only be able to cross the border if they can show proof that they have […]

Waco, Texas, headquartered motor carrier Central Freight Lines will close after nearly 100 years in operation. Trucking company Central Freight Lines Inc. will wind down its business in the coming weeks after failing to halt years of losses despite strong […]

With nearly all goods consumed in the United States moved by truck at some point in the supply chain, America’s trucking industry is considered the “lifeblood” of the national economy. According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), every year trucks move […]

Transportation executives wrestling with the supply-chain gridlock that is frustrating U.S. importers say the ability to clear the bottlenecks rests largely on a simple piece of steel and wheels that has long been an afterthought in global shipping. The trucking […]

Increased use of airfreight by shippers trying to avoid clogged ports is adding pressure to overtaxed air capacity and sharply pushing up rates, especially out of Asia, but new data showing demand plateaued in October reinforces evidence that the traditional […]