Aiming to keep up with competitors in road and sea transportation, three major freight railroads announced plans to create a new trade route for shippers connecting Mexico, Texas and the U… Read More

Heartland Express announced Monday the acquisition of Contract Freighters Inc.’s (CFI) truckload unit and its logistics unit in Mexico from TFI International for $525 million. The deal… Read More

Management from Heartland Express will roll up its sleeves to again integrate a fleet with a less than stellar operating track record. On Monday, the Iowa-based truckload carrier acquired se… Read More

Deal flow in the transportation and logistics space slowed notably in 2022 as the economy cooled. Investors have become more risk averse, minimizing exposure to companies with less-proven t… Read More

FreightTech 100 nominations end soon (Source: FreightWaves) It’s the second most wonderful time of the year behind college football returning. If you or someone you know is innova… Read More

A representative with truckload carrier Colonial Freight Systems confirmed to FreightWaves that it will be shutting down at the end of August. However, additional details were not provided… Read More

I first created this list in February 2007, back when scores of mortgage companies were consolidating, laying off employees, sending out scary warnings, and going out of business. Around th… Read More

High yielding Canadian stocks can be extremely attractive as they can deliver considerable cash to investors. The compounding can be quite significant on these stocks, and naturally those se… Read More