Old Dominion Q1 Revenue Down, No Equipment or Fleet Data Disclosed
ODFL reports improving demand in Q1 despite year-over-year revenue decline, but the April 29 release contains no tractor counts, trailer orders, or 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.
Tariff Refund Portal Opens May 11, What Importers of Truck Parts Need to Know
Thousands of U.S. importers face technical issues with the new online claims system for duties overturned by the Supreme Court, potentially delaying refunds on…
PlusAI Cancels Public Listing Again, What It Means for AV Truck Orders
The autonomous-truck developer scrapped its second attempt to go public but says commercial momentum remains strong. Fleet orders and deployment timelines are…
CN Railway Q1 Miss, No Equipment Signal for Cross-Border Intermodal
Canadian National Railway shares dropped the most since 2021 after Q1 revenue fell short, but the release contains no tractor counts, intermodal-container…
C.H. Robinson Beats EPS Forecast Despite Broker Margin Squeeze
The 3PL posted $1.35 non-GAAP EPS in Q1 2026, beating consensus by 12 cents, while cutting another 333 jobs from its North American brokerage division.
Old Dominion Sees Q2 Margin Gain Despite April Volume Slowdown
The Thomasville LTL carrier beat Q1 EPS estimates but flagged softer April tonnage as geopolitical uncertainty slowed customer freight decisions.
PCS Cortex Adds DAT One Load Board, Single-Screen Freight Search
PCS Software integrated DAT One into Cortex TMS so carriers can search spot freight without leaving dispatch.
LTL Dimensioners Drive One-in-Four Re-Rates, What Shippers Miss
Carriers now dimension most dock freight. Shippers still guessing at weight and class face invoice surprises on 25% of shipments.
Landstar Q1 Earnings, No Equipment Orders or Fleet Updates Disclosed
Jacksonville carrier posted $39.4M net income for Q1 2026 but released no truck orders, trailer buys, or maintenance-cost data.
Trailer Sensors Bring Real-Time Brake and Tire Data to Small Fleets
Connected trailer technology moves maintenance from calendar-based to condition-based, catching brake fade and tire pressure drops before roadside inspections…
Why Battery-Electric Trucks May Beat Hydrogen on Simplicity Alone
NACFE's Mike Roeth says BEVs' lack of complexity, no aftertreatment, fewer moving parts, will win over fleets that prize uptime over engineering challenge.
Old Dominion Q1 Beat, No Equipment News, Demand Improved Late Quarter
LTL carrier posted $1.33B revenue and $1.14 EPS, both ahead of consensus, but disclosed no truck orders or fleet updates.