UPS maintained its No. 1 ranking on Transportation Topics’ Top 100 For-Hire Carriers for 2026 list. (Graham Hughes/Bloomberg News) June 27, 2026 at 7:00 am EDT key takeaways: North America’s largest for-hire carriers reported improving market conditions in 2026 after several years of recession, while the 2025-based Top 100 rankings still reflect last year’s challenges.
Large, publicly held carriers like Schneider say strict regulatory enforcement is removing capacity from the market, resulting in improved freight rates. (schneider) June 27, 2026 at 7:00 am EDT key takeaways: The U.S. trucking market has shifted into a carrier-led recovery fueled by rising spot and contract rates after nearly four years of disappointing pricing.
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June 29, 2026 12:00 PM, EDT How you bypass matters as much as bypassing at all. Mobile app based weigh station bypass is expanding rapidly. It deploys faster, requires no dedicated hardware and covers more screening locations. For fleets, this means greater chances to avoid unnecessary stops. But greater probabilities and reliable results are not
June 26, 2026 6:15 pm, EDT key takeaways: The GHOSTRUCK Act will allow only authorized individuals in North America to edit or annotate ELD records with the driver’s approval. Lawmakers say foreign-based dispatchers have manipulated driver logs, leading to overwork, underpayment and safety concerns. Trucking organizations support the bill, citing the need to maintain ELD
Scale and density are important in the LTL sector, so a wide terminal network is important. (Saiya Inc.) June 26, 2026 10:37 am, EDT key takeaways: Saaya founded Duluth, Minn. and Columbia, Mo. Opened terminals in, which are its fourth and fifth service centers since the beginning of 2026. The additional services bring Saya to
The National Automobile Dealers Association is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. (John M. Chase/Getty Images) June 26, 2026 3:51 pm, EDT key takeaways: ATD raised its Class 8 sales forecast to 227,000 units for 2026 and 250,000 units for 2027, reflecting improved industry sentiment. Orders in May increased 103% year over year, although year-over-year sales remain
FedEx Freight posted revenue of $2.41 billion in the most recent quarter, up 4.8% from $2.30 billion in the year-ago period. (Artistic Operations/Getty Images) June 26, 2026 3:19 pm, EDT key takeaways: FedEx Freight said the tightness of the truckload market boosted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings as heavy backhaul spillovers supported revenue in the quarter ended
Departure of Stefan Hartung, CEO of Robert Bosch. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) June 26, 2026 1:20 pm, EDT key takeaways: Robert Bosch CEO Stefan Hartung will step down on July 1 and will be replaced by Deputy CEO Christian Fischer. Bosch said Hartung requested to leave as the supplier faces EV demand uncertainty, China competition, tariffs and
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