Private Fleets Top 1 Million Units, What Retail Consolidation Means for Spec'ing
FleetOwner's 2026 rankings show Home Depot up 66 spots, Quikrete up 90, and GM up 249 after M&A and USDOT data updates. What the shifts mean for equipment…
Hank Rivers
Equipment, OEM & Electric Vehicles
Hank Rivers covers truck hardware, tractors, trailers, engines, drivetrains, emissions aftertreatment, battery-electric and hydrogen trucks, charging infrastructure, telematics hardware, ADAS, tires, APUs, recalls, and the maintenance economics that decide what a fleet actually spends per mile. Former fleet manager. He treats OEM press releases like used-truck listings until proven otherwise.
Eagle Pass Summit Flags Driver Shortage, Nearshoring Strain on Border Fleets
Cross-border carriers report capacity crunch as Mexico trade volume climbs faster than driver supply at Texas ports.
Kodiak and Roehl Transport Launch Autonomous Freight Route in Texas
Wisconsin-based carrier partners with autonomous-truck developer for Dallas–Houston lane as Kodiak targets driverless operations by year-end.
Cargo Theft Falls 5% in Q1 2026, But Tactics Shift to Digital Fraud
Supply chain crime dropped to 767 incidents in Q1, down 12% from Q4 2025, as organized groups move from physical hijacking to email compromise and…
Universal Logistics Intermodal Loss Hits $13.1M as Load Volumes Drop 23%
Warren, Michigan-based logistics provider swings to Q1 net loss of $3.5 million as intermodal segment revenue falls 32%, with both volume and per-load pricing…
Volvo D13 Hits 20:1 Compression, 35,000-PSI Rail for 2027 NOx Rule
New 14-wave piston and compacted graphite iron block deliver EPA 2027 compliance without power or fuel-economy loss, Volvo says.
Autonomous Truck Displays Hit Record Count at ACT Expo 2026
Las Vegas show floor featured more self-driving Class 8 units on display than any prior event, signaling hardware maturity and OEM confidence in commercial…
Tesla Targets 'Many Thousands' of Semi Deliveries in 2026
Automaker pushes low-cost charging infrastructure to carriers as production ramps at Nevada plant.
Job Market Holds Steady Despite Oil Supply Shock, No Fleet Hiring Freeze Yet
Employers added 115,000 jobs in April as Iran conflict disrupts global oil but leaves US labor demand intact. What that means for driver availability and shop…
Amplify Cell Technologies Mississippi Plant Delayed Again
Joint venture shareholder confirms battery cell production facility timeline slips further: latest setback for domestic EV truck supply chain.
Truck Transportation Jobs Jump 4,300 in April, First Big Gain Since 2023
April's 4,300-job increase marks the largest one-month hiring surge in truck transportation since September 2023, reversing a year of mostly declining payrolls.
RXO Posts Q1 Turnaround as Carrier Exits Tighten Spot Market
The 3PL reported improved margins as capacity leaves the market, but demand remains flat: a supply-driven recovery that changes how fleets price spot loads.