Dispatch Science debuts AI-powered platform combining TMS and workflow tools

Dispatch Science has unveiled a unified logistics platform that combines an enterprise transportation management system with DSX, a suite of tools designed to help carriers and…

Trucking Announcements: Zeigler joins Fleet Advantage, Einride adds Hicok to board of directors

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions, and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Cory Nacke joined Work Truck Solutions as chief customer officer and Fleet Advantage has appointed Kevin Zeigler…

CBSA seizes more than 1,000 kg of drugs at Coutts crossing

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Coutts, Alta., port of entry seized more than 1,000 kg of illegal narcotics from three commercial trucks in November and December, underscoring…

December freight index dips despite higher trucking volumes

The freight transportation services index (TSI) fell 0.6% in December from November, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported.  BTS said the freight TSI fell due to…

Kodiak to create autonomous vehicles for US Marine Corps

Kodiak AI announced it has won a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to help create autonomous military ground vehicles.  The company said it will integrate Kodiak Driver, the AI-powered…

CTA urges caution as US scraps GHG Phase 3 emissions rules

Canada’s trucking industry is urging Ottawa to tread carefully after the United States signaled a major shift in greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations for heavy vehicles. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)…

M. H. Eby to build first Texas sales and service facility

Aluminum trailer and truck body builder M. H. Eby Inc. announced it will build a new sales and service facility in Palmer, Texas. The new facility will support its Texas…

Purolator teams with McMaster on sustainable logistics research

Purolator and McMaster University have launched the Purolator Chair in Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management at McMaster’s DeGroote School of Business. They said it will advance sustainable logistics and…

Alberta officers put 65% of trucks OOS during Airdrie enforcement blitz

Alberta enforcement officials put 65% of inspected commercial vehicles out of service during a recent blitz in Airdrie. Out of 23 inspections, 15 commercial vehicles were placed out of service…

McLeod Software Version 26.1 adds AI automation, unified planning tools

McLeod Software has released Version 26.1, introducing new planning, financial and AI-driven tools aimed at helping fleets act on data faster. The update delivers a unified…

Estes Logistics expands Pacific Northwest footprint with Key Trucking acquisition

Estes Logistics, a division of Estes Express Lines, has acquired Key Trucking. Key Trucking, based in Kent, Wash., is a regional full-service transportation and freight service provider throughout Western Washington…

Trump, EPA formally rescind Endangerment Finding affecting GHG Phase 3 rule

The trucking industry is celebrating the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the 2009 federal finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, a move that by extension casts serious doubt over…

Geotab launches Veterans Scholarship for skilled trades education

Geotab has launched the Geotab Veterans Scholarship in partnership with the Hourglass Foundation, offering three full two-year scholarships to U.S. military veterans and service members pursuing skilled trades education. The…

Alliant acquires trucking insurance portfolio from Laredo Commercial Insurance Agency, hires Cadena as VP

California-based Alliant Insurance Services announced it has acquired the for-hire trucking portfolio of Laredo Commercial Insurance Agency, establishing a local presence in Laredo, Texas. As part of the acquisition, Steven…

Samsara Global Safety Summit series: Toronto

September 16 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm…