Latest News Updates From Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Connor D. Wolf

Staff Reporter

Connor Wolf is a business reporter at Transport Topics.


Business, Logistics, Top 100

GXO CEO Wilson to Step Down as Company Spurns Sale Offers

GXO Logistics announced Dec. 3 that CEO Malcolm Wilson plans to retire in 2025, but he will continue to lead the company during the search for a successor.

December 3, 2024
Business, Logistics

October Port Container Volume Keeps Strong Pace

U.S. ports continued to report strong year-over-year gains for cargo handling in October.

November 25, 2024
Business, Equipment

October Trailer Orders Drop 52% From Last Year

The only year-over-year increase this year was a 37% rise in April, but that bright spot came after six months of unfavorable year-over-year comparisons and has now been followed by six more.

November 21, 2024
Business, Equipment

October Medium-Duty Sales Increase 5.5% From 2023

Classes 4-7 total retail truck sales for the month increased 5.5% to 20,484 units from 19,419 a year ago. Sales also increased 11.8% sequentially from the 18,316 reported in September.

November 20, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

TIA Chides FMCSA for Overlooking Freight Fraud in Proposal

The issue of freight fraud is one that incoming TIA CEO Chris Burroughs said is getting worse, and was among key TIA priorities he outlined during a call with media.

November 20, 2024
Business, Logistics, Breaking News

ATA Truck Tonnage Rises 1.2% Sequentially in October

The freight market showed renewed signs of recovery in October after stumbling in September, American Trucking Associations reported.

November 19, 2024
Business, Logistics, For-Hire, Private

Leading Freight Companies Prepare for Trucking Turnaround

Two of the largest for-hire carriers are making operational and financial preparations for an anticipated upturn in the freight market after months of weak demand, executives said.

November 14, 2024
Business, Logistics

Trucking Sees Early Indications of Rising Driver Demand

The trucking industry saw very early indications that driver demand picked up during the third quarter, while remaining affected by market conditions.

November 14, 2024
Business, Logistics

Trucking Sector Weakness Looms Over Q3 Results

The trucking industry continued to bounce along the bottom of the freight cycle with third-quarter earnings being generally weak, according to analysts.

November 14, 2024
Business, Equipment, Breaking News

Class 8 Truck Sales Once Again Below Year-Ago Levels

U.S. Class 8 retail sales continued the pattern of trending below year-ago levels in October, according to data from Wards Intelligence.

November 12, 2024