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Friday, May 15, 2026 · John D. Schulz
From pricing discipline and capacity planning to technology and AI, the nation’s top carriers are navigating a soft freight market while positioning their networks for the next cycle of demand.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 · John D. Schulz
LTL carriers are maintaining rare pricing discipline in a tepid market, but rising costs and lingering overcapacity will test how long that resolve can last.
Friday, May 2, 2025 · John D. Schulz
The nation’s leading TL and LTL carriers are proving that vision, efficiency, and smart expansion are the keys to success—even in a soft market. Here’s a look at how the elite carriers pump up their continuous improvement processes while wooing shippers with new…
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 · John D. Schulz
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated former Republican congressman Sean Duffy as the nation’s 20th Transportation Secretary.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 · John D. Schulz
Annual report provides a snapshot of the American economy through the lens of the logistics sector. Here’s what our writer found when he performed a deep dive into the results.
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 · John D. Schulz
The influential 35th annual State of Logistics Report shows how logisticians are adapting to “permanent volatility” in their supply chains as they ride out the wave of uncertainty.
Sunday, May 19, 2024 · John D. Schulz
The best fleets, buffeted by higher costs and now increasing environmental mandates, manage to stay ahead of competition through vision, strategy, and execution. But in the end, executives say it’s their people who make the biggest difference.
Monday, May 1, 2023 · John D. Schulz
As the $830 billion trucking industry prepares for what could be the first full “normal” year since the pandemic caused tidal waves in supply/demand cycles, the “best of the best” are concentrating on strategy, operations and execution. Our trucking correspondent…
Thursday, March 2, 2023 · John D. Schulz
Carrier executives continue to yearn for supply/demand equation to even out as inventory slowly rebuilds. In the meantime, capacity for fleet growth remains limited due to constraints on equipment and qualified drivers. Does this recurring news actually signal a return to normal?
Monday, May 11, 2020 · John D. Schulz
Operational excellence and management vision continue to drive the Top 50 trucking companies to better serve shippers and the nation.
