The Plain City, Utah, native was CEO of Knight Transportation from 1994 to 2014. He was one of four founders of Knight Transportation in 1990.

Horizon currently sells Classes 3-7 battery-electric trucks but is expanding its portfolio with a Class 8 design intended to rival the Tesla Semi.

The push follows overwhelming bipartisan passage of the bill in the House and adds to a sense of urgency in the Senate to move the measure to Trump's desk.

Of the undocumented truckers arrested during the operation, 30 are from India and six are foreign nationals from El Salvador, Mexico and Russia.

USA Truck launched a revised driver incentive package that adds 5 cents per dispatched and paid mile through automatic payroll payments for eligible drivers.

Melton Truck Lines said it is increasing mileage pay for all company drivers by 5 cents to 8 cents per mile, depending on experience.

ArcBest introduced a digital logistics platform called ArcBest View, which is intended to let customers quote, book and manage shipments in a single place.

Ahrens takes the helm at Kenworth as the truck maker and sister company Peterbilt push to increase their share of the North American heavy-duty truck market.

Fleet management technology provider Motive continues to extend AI capabilities across its platform to help fleet operators enhance safety and productivity.

“The X10 definitely opens up another market,” Brett Merritt, president of Cummins’ engine business, told analysts and investors during the firm’s investor day.