As 2023 dawns, demand for capacity is down, rates have slipped, and the usual year-end freight-hauling peak didn’t materialize in the fourth quarter of 2022. In many ways, it’s a tough time to be a carrier, but the outlook isn’t entirely bleak…
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Women carve a path to gains in trucking
We talked with a few of the women who drive U.S. Xpress forward, from our operations teams to a woman who has been at the wheel for more than three decades, to get their perspectives on building great careers as women…
Hauling the holidays takes teamwork
While the eternal question of how Santa gets it all done in one night may never be answered, it’s no mystery how professional drivers and the operations teams who support them tackle…
The future of autonomous trucks comes with some extra green
Autonomous trucks have the potential to move more goods faster by driving for very long periods at steady speeds, but time isn’t the only things shippers and carriers will be able to save once self-driving trucks hit the roads in greater…
Trucking entrepreneurs are part of the U.S. Xpress drive to move goods better
Professional drivers at U.S. Xpress can choose from several different routes to success, and one of them is the road to entrepreneurship as an owner/operator of their own trucks…
Driven by loyalty and courage
Larry Holmes joined the U.S. Army two days after high school graduation and spent nearly 14 years in active duty as a mechanic for a mechanized infantry battalion. When he wrapped up his service…
Accelerated inclusion efforts at U.S. Xpress garner recognition
Making trucking a more inclusive and equitable industry is an important part of the journey at U.S. Xpress, and recent recognition by two different organizations is the latest sign we are on the…
Hauling freight while managing the clock takes tenacity, but there are smart ways to work available hours
The clock is always ticking when you’re moving freight, and professional drivers must get strategic to maximize their 11 hours at the wheel and 14 total hours they’re allowed…
The freight market moves fast, and keeping up takes lifelong learning
Dr. Chris Caplice probably knows as much as anyone on the planet about the many-faceted universe we call the supply chain. After all, he’s the chief scientist…