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Growth strategies
Shorter leases gaining ground with carriers
Standard 5-year leases are losing ground to 2-3 year terms as economic pressures and maintenance costs drive the shift to shorter truck leases.
December 11, 2025
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Growth strategies
Keller Trucking adds bulk, Ag division
Defiance, Ohio-based Keller Trucking launches specialized dry bulk and agricultural division.
October 27, 2025
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Mexico’s manufacturing growth in Bajío corridor boosts cross-border freight opportunities
Automative, aerospace and fast-moving consumer goods are expanding in Mexico's Bajío corridor.
October 16, 2025
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Growth strategies
What's the secret to winning contracts in Q4?
Stop guessing on contract bids. Learn how to leverage historical and real-time spot market data to build a profitable network and outbid your competition.
October 14, 2025
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Finance
The power of leveraging debt: a strategic option for business growth
While equity financing often grabs headlines, it isn't always practical or preferable, especially for small to midsize transportation companies.
June 6, 2025
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Growth strategies
Nearly 90% of companies adjusted supply chains in Q1
Supply chain leaders are responding to volatility by embracing agility and diversification.
May 5, 2025
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Business
Auto logistics in 2025: Carrier pay, driver shortages, and emerging technologies
The auto logistics industry has experienced significant shifts in recent years. While the economy stabilized and dealer inventory levels normalized, customer purchasing habits evolved, increasing demand for used vehicles.
April 9, 2025
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Business
Bay and Bay adds specialized over-dimensional and heavy haul flatbed services
Fleet expansion gives company new opportunities in growing markets such as renewable energy projects, including wind farms and solar installations.
January 14, 2025
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Growth strategies
A. Duie Pyle opens new facility in Pennsylvania
A. Duie Pyle opens new facility in Camp Hill. Also: NY trucking group blasts toll that "targets trucking operators"; EzFill acquires fleet of Shell mobile fuel trucks.
January 8, 2025
A. Duie Pyle facility in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Business
Schneider launches 'transformational' cross border intermodal service
The new intermodal service connects growing markets in Mexico and Texas with Florida and Georgia, "and it will transform the intermodal landscape."
November 11, 2024
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Technology
Volvo participates in $16.6 million investment in aifleet
aifleet said it will use the new capital to scale its fleet and to invest in research and development, automation technology and its sales team.
September 19, 2024
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Liquid Trucking opens transloading service for chemical shippers
Siouxland Transloading is on six acres adjacent to Liquid Trucking’s South Sioux City terminal, easily accessed from State Highway 20 and Interstate 29.
August 22, 2024
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Succession planning in family-owned businesses
Besides developing a strategy for succession, a timeline is essential.
August 8, 2024
Sucession Planning
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ROI often overlooks complex costs, those that the accountants can’t easily or reliably measure or allocate.
July 31, 2024
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Sustainability initiatives bring ‘double-bottom line’ to carriers
By leveraging sustainability initiatives, businesses can improve their bottom line while contributing to a more sustainable future.
May 8, 2024
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The pendulum always swings
It is a matter of when, not if, the market will change and the pendulum swing the other way.
May 6, 2024
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Growth strategies
What to expect from a dedicated contract carrier
Moving to a dedicated contract carrier relieves companies from all the headaches associated with transportation and logistics.
April 24, 2024
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Growth strategies
A trucking dispatcher's guide to growth
Dispatchers should envision themselves as general managers of a fleet, wielding control over significant profit levers.
February 16, 2024
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