Freight market signals are increasingly pointing toward a goods-led slowdown in the U.S. economy. For truckers, the telltales are showing up first on the oceans and factory floors, then moving inland: softer export demand from Asia, wobblier U.S. manufacturing readings, and only tactical, short-lived bumps in ocean spot pricing. Together,…
What’s on the board right now Remote openings tied to trucking and logistics are alive and well in California—especially in sales, brokerage/agent, recruiting, and some dispatch functions. As of October 29, 2025, Indeed’s California results show eight “remote” or work‑from‑home roles across the trucking ecosystem, including: Freight Forwarding Sales Executive…
U.S. Trucking Weather Briefing — Sunday, November 2, 2025 Plan for a split day nationally: the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies stay wet and unsettled with areas of strong wind in parts of Montana, while the central and eastern U.S. start chilly and trend milder. A Pacific-driven front spreads rain…
Australia’s WiseTech Global — the new owner of e2open — is under fresh scrutiny after a police search tied to alleged share trading by founder Richard White earlier this week, an escalation that lands squarely in the middle of a major U.S. supply chain software integration used by shippers, brokers…
Heartland Express reported a third-quarter net loss of $8.3 million, or 11 cents per share, on operating revenue of $196.5 million, extending a multi-quarter stretch in the red but showing sequential operating improvement across the period. Management said the company’s operating ratio improved each month in the quarter, finishing at…
Interstate Personnel Services — the employee-owned parent of Paschall Truck Lines — has added Minnesota-based J&R Schugel to its portfolio, a move that expands IPS’ capabilities into more temperature-controlled truckload and widens its Midwestern footprint. The combination, reported in trade coverage on Oct. 31, points to a materially larger operation…
25% U.S. TARIFF ON IMPORTED MEDIUM- AND HEAVY-DUTY TRUCKS TAKES EFFECT TODAY The White House’s Section 232 action hits imported Class 3–8 trucks with a 25% duty starting Nov. 1, with Mexico the most exposed import source and OEMs warning of higher equipment costs and procurement uncertainty. WHITE HOUSE PROCLAMATION…
WiseTech Global — the Australian software giant that recently took E2open private — is confronting a fresh governance shock after police executed a search tied to founder Richard White’s share trading. The development lands just as E2open’s integration under WiseTech gets underway, raising practical questions for U.S. trucking fleets, brokers…
Heartland Express reported a deeper revenue decline and another quarterly loss as the truckload market’s weak freight demand and excess capacity persisted into late September. The Iowa-based carrier logged third-quarter operating revenue of $196.5 million and a net loss of $8.3 million, or 11 cents per share, with an operating…
Interstate Personnel Services (IPS), parent of Paschall Truck Lines, said it has added Minnesota-based J&R Schugel to its portfolio — a move that brings a sizable temperature‑controlled operation under an employee‑owned umbrella known for dry van strength. The combination gives IPS customers a single, ESOP-backed network that spans dry van,…
