Trucking Company News
J.B. Hunt to acquire portion of BNSF Logistics in quest to become “most efficient transportation network in North America.”
J.B. Hunt is set to acquire a portion of BNSF Logistics, the companies announced on Friday. BNSF Logistics is a branch of BNSF Railway and...
Yellow executives paid millions to stick around as company crumbled
Yellow paid its executives millions in bonuses to keep them around as the company failed, court papers show. $4.6 million in bonuses were paid out...
Estes’ revised $1.525 Billion bid for Yellow properties is “an improvement” over previous offers, company says
Estes Express Lines has made a new offer in a bid for Yellow’s real-estate holdings. Yellow reported the new offer from Estes in a court...
A breakdown of how the ‘driver shortage’ narrative has pretty much ruined the trucking industry (for now)
The idea that the trucking industry is facing a severe shortage of drivers has driven the industry from a lucrative boom to a frustrating...
Electric truck battery fire requires multiple fire departments to extinguish
An electric semi truck caught fire at a facility in Arizona on Monday, prompting a response from multiple agencies. The incident occurred in Tempe, Arizona...
Trucking company tried to buy insurance just one hour after fatal wreck that killed five
A trucking company involved in a wreck that killed a family of five in Colorado last year attempted to buy insurance for the uninsured...
Trucking company out $103k after brewery fails to keep promise of payment
A North Carolina trucking company says they are owed nearly $105,000 after a brewery stopped paying for their deliveries and then shut down. Topline Trucking...
Truck driver carrying legally fired after officer chooses to mention the firearm on inspection paperwork
A truck driver feels he’s better off fired than dead after recently losing his job over legally carrying a concealed weapon. The driver in question...
Yellow’s real estate is in high demand. Its other equipment? Not so much, says trucking analyst
Yellow is set to auction off its real estate and equipment assets this fall following the collapse of the business, but experts say the...
Small group of truckers gathers in protest of lowered rates, increased fees
A group of truckers held a peaceful protest in Texas on Monday in response to higher fees, lower rates, and overall changes in practices...
Old Dominion ups bid for Yellow properties to $1.5 billion
Old Dominion has made a bid on Yellow’s real estate holdings following an initial offer form Estes. Over the weekend, Old Dominion offered $1.5 billion...
22,000 Yellow workers threaten to strike as company misses benefit payouts
Thousands of Yellow employees are threatening to strike in response to missed benefit payments. Yellow Corporation withheld pension and healthcare payments on July 15th, and...