Autonomous Yard Operating System uses digital twin modeling and computer vision to right-size yard truck fleets. One top-five U.S. grocery distributor dropped from 22 units to 1…

Jul 25, 2026

Carrier Business

Supply Chain Cuts 1,222 Jobs as 10 Freight Firms File Bankruptcy

Amazon, Temco, and Freight Handlers account for most layoffs from July 10-24 while seven trucking companies seek Chapter 11 protection.

Jul 25, 2026

Earnings & Financials

Ryder Q2 Earnings Beat on Used Truck Sales, Not Broker Fraud

The fleet-management giant posted $3.73 EPS in Q2 2026, up 12% year-over-year, driven by used tractor pricing 6% above residual value. No broker-fraud angle in the earnings report.

Jul 24, 2026

Broker Fraud & Vetting

Drug Traffickers Used Broker Model to Move $139M Across Border

Canadian and U.S. authorities seized 1.7 metric tons of cocaine, meth, and opium from a network that arranged cross-border drug loads like a freight broker arranges truck freight.

Jul 24, 2026

General

Shippers face liability when wrong truck leaves the dock

Post-Montgomery, releasing freight to an unverified carrier or mismatched DOT number can expose shippers to negligence claims if that truck later causes a crash.

Jul 24, 2026

General

BasicBlock Buys TrueNorth Load Board, Adds Dispatch AI to Factoring

Lincoln factoring firm acquires Austin AI dispatcher and free load board, building ecosystem around zero-rate financing goal.

Jul 24, 2026

Markets & Rates

Freight Tonnage Flat in May as Capacity Crunch Lifts Rates

Import volumes hit record highs while domestic freight demand barely budged. Tight capacity, not tonnage growth, is driving the rate rally.

Jul 23, 2026

Equipment & OEM

How much does the EPA 2027 NOx rollback change truck TCO?

Fleet Advantage panel says EPA's softened NOx rule reduces pre-buy urgency but doesn't eliminate the TCO math on holding 2026 models longer.

Jul 23, 2026

Compliance & FMCSA

Maryland, Florida, Kentucky, Illinois Blitzes Place Hundreds Out of Service

State and federal inspectors found equipment, driver qualification, and hours-of-service violations during coordinated roadside campaigns in July 2026.

Jul 23, 2026

Carrier Business

ArcBest Cuts 300 Jobs, Closes Terminals to Save $40M as Costs Climb

Fort Smith carrier books $80M in charges to restructure operations and scrap its Vaux trailer-loading system while industry-wide operating costs rise 3.4%.

Jul 23, 2026