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Brad Jacobs, chairman, and CEO of XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), is committed to improving the diverse culture XPO is striving to build for its employees, but doing so requires listening to employees, he said during the keynote address of FreightWaves' Virtual 3PL Summit on Tuesday morning. "There is...

Pennsylvania has backed off on its closure of rest stops … sort of. The state announced Tuesday afternoon it will reopen 13 rest stops for parking. The state also will install portable toilet facilities at all of those sites. But the indoor bathroom facilities will not be reopened. "In order to...

Fearing fuel shortages related to coronavirus disruptions, the National Association of Truckstop Operators (NATSO) and three fuel groups are urging regulators to issue an hours-of-service (HOS) waiver for transporting fuel. "In some states, our members have already started to see consumers rush to...

Travel plazas essential to truckers hauling critical freight during the coronavirus pandemic are balancing social distancing and serving hungry drivers and those wanting a shower. With the suspension of federal hours-of-service regulations for critical medical and other cargo, independent travel...

We gear down into the backhaul of our week with news of a headline glitch. Starting early Thursday, small-business truckers who rely on the spot market began reporting problems logging in to the DAT load board to find freight. While the DAT online load board and mobile app are back up and working...

(Updated with comments from Love's spokeswoman on size of growth in 2019). Love's Travel Stops' growth plans this year are in line to slightly more aggressive than those of 2019 and 2018. In a prepared statement Thursday morning, the truck stop and store operator said it was going to open "up to...

Love's Travel Stops' growth plans this year are in line to slightly more aggressive than those of 2019 and 2018. In a prepared statement Thursday morning, the truck stop and store operator said it was going to open "up to" 40 stores this year and add 3,000 parking spots. It would also create 2,500...