2023-09-21 09:00
The contraction of autonomous trucking developers is leaving openings for new players like Waabi Innovation Inc., which has signed a 10-year deal to haul cargo on the Uber Freight networ… Read More
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2023-09-21 04:01
Don’t let lodging costs eat up your profits.
Check out this guide to learn how to save money by using the right hotel booking tool, setting practical travel policies, building fle… Read More
2023-09-21 00:10
FedEx Corp. will need to keep its cost-cutting blades sharpened if it expects to hit its fiscal 2024 targets, because it’s not going to get much help from the U.S. and international e… Read More
2023-09-20 23:42
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to Andrew Poliakoff, executive director at the Commercial Vehicle Training Association. CVTA is the largest organizatio… Read More
2023-09-20 22:46
WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers unloaded their contempt for the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policy on U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during an oversi… Read More
2023-09-20 21:09
FedEx Corp.’s (NYSE: FDX) fiscal 2024 first-quarter results showed year-on-year bottom-line improvement despite continued demand weakness that hit its revenue.
Adjusted diluted ear… Read More
2023-09-20 20:41
In an unusual move, Air Belgium said Monday it will cease to exist as a passenger airline because of difficult market conditions and switch to become a contract carrier for airlines that ne… Read More
2023-09-20 20:09
Roadie, a crowdsourced delivery platform, said Wednesday it has launched a service enabling same-day local deliveries from retailers’ warehouses to residential destinations.
The se… Read More
2023-09-20 16:56
The Teamsters union on Tuesday called on the U.S. Senate to investigate Yellow’s bankruptcy as part of a broader investigation the lawmaking body’s judiciary committee is conduc… Read More
2023-09-20 16:09
All Nippon Airways will consolidate cargo operations scattered about Tokyo’s Narita International Airport into a single area next year and increase efficiency after the airport operat… Read More
2023-09-20 16:08
Mexican railroad operator Ferromex has temporarily suspended operations of 60 trains on northbound routes in the wake of reported injuries and deaths of migrants attempting to use the freig… Read More
2023-09-20 15:41
A federal judge has ordered a Mississippi trucking company and its owner, Xavier Bailey, to pay more than $482,000 after finding Bailey made false statements in order to obtain funds thr… Read More
2023-09-20 15:21
South Carolina Ports’ Inland Port Greer saw record volumes in August, handling 16,857 rail moves, which is 52% higher than a year ago.
Inland Port Greer, located in upstate South C… Read More
2023-09-20 14:05
BNSF and a class of truck drivers have reached a settlement in a case regarding the digital fingerprinting of the drivers in Illinois that threatened to cost the railroad $228 million.
T… Read More
2023-09-20 13:45
Whether it is booking an airline ticket, a rideshare or even groceries, dynamic pricing frequently intersects with our daily lives. At its most basic (or theoretical), dynamic — or su… Read More
2023-09-20 12:00
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2023-09-20 12:00
The Shipper of Choice award, presented by FreightWaves in partnership with TriumphPay, recognizes the manufacturers, distributors and retailers that do the best job of keeping the American… Read More
2023-09-20 11:30
Global logistics power DSV continues to invest in dedicated freighter services that leverage cargo-friendly secondary airports in the U.S. despite an 18-month rut in international shipping… Read More
2023-09-20 11:00
This article was originally published in the second issue of FreightWaves’ Supply Chain Playbook.
Parcel shipping in the U.S. used to be a fairly simple proposition. Businesses shi… Read More
2023-09-19 21:01
WASHINGTON — A government audit has determined that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration should make its complaint database more transparent to improve its usefulness for t… Read More
2023-09-19 20:30
The Yellow bankruptcy represents one of the biggest industry shakeups of the past two decades. Remaining less-than-truckload carriers and shippers alike continue to feel the impacts of th… Read More
2023-09-19 18:08
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here.
FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper&rsqu&helli…Read More
2023-09-19 18:00
Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on pr… Read More
2023-09-19 17:56
TMS provider Princeton TMX announced recently it has hired industry veteran Mark McEntire as CEO, succeeding founder and CEO Tim Minnich.
Princeton TMX’s new CEO Mark McEntire (Pho… Read More
2023-09-19 17:49
Cargo truck operations at an El Paso, Texas, port of entry have been temporarily suspended as West Texas border agents shift to immigration duties amid an influx of migrants attempting to c… Read More
2023-09-19 17:11
For the first time since 2019, the U.S. Postal Service will not impose any parcel-delivery surcharges during the upcoming peak holiday delivery season, agency officials said Tuesday.
Ac… Read More
2023-09-19 15:44
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) said Tuesday they are offering a last-mile delivery service called Collect and Receive that will be provided on the Oracl… Read More
2023-09-19 15:39
Jonathan Sisler, who had been with digital brokerage Coyote Logistics since 2008 and CEO since July 2018, is out as the head of the company. His replacement is Sandeep Pisipati, the company… Read More
2023-09-19 15:39
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2023-09-19 15:31
BNSF and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way – Employes Division (BMWED) have struck a sick leave deal for union members.
The sick leave agreement, which union members must… Read More
2023-09-19 12:00
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2023-09-19 11:00
Now that the crunch for chassis has abated from pandemic-fueled shortages, companies can return to business as usual, right? Not so, says Dan Walsh, president and CEO of Trac Intermodal, a… Read More
2023-09-19 11:00
In the world of online ordering and shipping, faster delivery is making a bit of a comeback.
According to the ninth-annual survey of more than 1,000 online shoppers surveyed by Ryder Sys… Read More
2023-09-18 22:36
The diesel market is being pulled in all different directions as evidenced by developments over just the past few days.
On Monday, the Department of Energy/Energy Information Administrat… Read More
2023-09-18 20:46
Narrowbody passenger aircraft are considered the wasteland of the shrinking landscape of U.S. air cargo.
Most shippers and freight forwarders shun the aircraft type because, by def… Read More
2023-09-18 20:45
Container rates for U.S. imports have normalized. Rates for America’s exports have not. Both spot and contract rates for U.S. exports are still up double digits from pre-COVID leve… Read More
2023-09-18 17:42
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined in the studio by special guest co-host F2F Transport’s Chris Gonzalez. With only 90 days until Wreaths Across Amer… Read More
2023-09-18 17:16
Logistics and supply chain experts are sounding the horn warning that the ripple effects of the targeted United Auto Workers strike manufacturing strikes against the Detroit Three will hit… Read More
2023-09-18 17:04
The hiring of Mary Chan as chief operating officer at Nikola Corp. puts the key players in the special purpose acquisition company that brought the electric truck maker public in charge fro… Read More
2023-09-18 16:22
Class I railroad BNSF has forced a small startup airline to change its name over a trademark issue.
A federal court last month ordered Northern Pacific Airways to stop using the name bec… Read More
2023-09-18 16:18
Shipment and freight spend data published by Cass Information Systems on Monday showed sequential improvement during August but the year-over-year (y/y) declines accelerated.
Volumes wer… Read More
2023-09-18 15:30
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2023-09-18 15:15
Updated with additional details about the employee and the incident.
The rail union representing a carman who was fatally injured while working at a CSX rail yard in Ohio on Sunday is ca… Read More
2023-09-18 12:01
FreightWaves has unveiled its sixth annual FreightTech 100 list, spotlighting the most innovative companies in the freight technology sector. This announcement sets the stage for the Freigh… Read More
2023-09-18 12:00
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The post Daily Infographic: Mexico averages 58 cargo thefts a day in Q2 appeared first on FreightWaves Read More
2023-09-18 11:00
WASHINGTON — The introduction of Airbus A330 freighters in Amazon’s air logistics operation opens the door for Hawaiian Airlines to capture more business from the retail giant i… Read More
2023-09-17 11:00
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico remained the top U.S. trade partner in July and Lared… Read More
2023-09-15 22:32
OnTrac, the largest regional parcel-delivery carrier, announced on Friday its peak holiday surcharges.
The peak period runs from Oct. 28 to Jan. 12. Under the surcharge program, shippers… Read More
2023-09-15 19:53
The deadly blaze aboard the car carrier Grande Costa D’Avorio in Port Newark, New Jersey, in July was caused by a Ports America-owned Jeep Wrangler being used to load non-working vehi… Read More
2023-09-15 19:51
FreightWaves Classics is sponsored by Old Dominion Freight Line — Helping the World Keep Promises. Learn more here.
Friday marked 165 years since the first two stage coaches t… Read More
2023-09-08 12:00
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The post Daily Infographic: Labor Day amplifies increase in cargo thefts in 2023 appeared first on FreightWaves Read More
2023-09-08 00:25
UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said late Thursday that it will raise 2024 tariff rates 5.9% on all air, ground and international services, effective Dec. 26.
The move matches rival FedEx Corp… Read More
2023-09-07 23:52
Like most less-than-truckload carriers, asset-light provider Forward Air reported improved sequential volume trends in August. The inflection was largely tied to the shutdown of Yellow Corp… Read More
2023-09-07 23:31
The founders of shuttered self-driving car startup Argo AI, which was abandoned by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, are starting an autonomous trucking business with $1 billion in backi… Read More
2023-09-07 21:06
Eastern Class I railroad CSX and the Georgia Ports Authority are offering an intermodal service that will run seven days a week and provide a direct rail connection between the Port of S… Read More
2023-09-07 21:06
Truckload carrier GP Transco announced Thursday it has made its proprietary TMS available to the public.
OpenRoad TMS was developed in-house and manages operations for the company’… Read More
2023-09-07 20:29
No one wants a hurricane to make landfall. Among nature’s most damaging events, hurricanes that hit land in the United States usually cause death, destruction and misery. They can als… Read More
2023-09-07 19:55
With the fall season for investment conferences kicking off within the first days after Labor Day, it also means that new C.H. Robinson CEO Dave Bozeman is taking to the road to make his… Read More
2023-09-07 19:37
At this time four years ago, before the pandemic and the Ukraine-Russia war stole the headlines, the cost of fuel was the big topic in shipping.
The industry was about to implement a swe… Read More
2023-09-07 19:26
On this episode of Taking The Hire Road, Jeremy Reymer, CEO of DriverReach, is joined by Evan Shelley, co-founder and CEO of Truck Parking Club, a platform connecting truck drivers wi… Read More
2023-09-07 18:43
Naval aircraft on a training exercise called Flight 19 disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle in 1945. That has caused speculation for decades, but no true answer to what happened that day in… Read More
2023-09-07 18:40
In today’s fast-paced supply chain environment, it is important to know and understand the trends most likely to shape the future. To help you navigate the constant and transformative… Read More
2023-09-07 18:19
Outbound tender volumes will continue to rise out of Texas; spot rates expected to remain around $2.30 per mile
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Werner has found themselves on the losi… Read More
2023-09-07 17:23
The National Retail Federation (NRF) said Thursday that it acquired the Reverse Logistics Association (RLA), the global trade group for the product returns and reverse logistics industry, f… Read More
2023-09-07 17:20
The Surface Transportation Board has taken a major step in addressing rail service to shippers by issuing a proposed rulemaking on reciprocal switching that aims to clarify the service para… Read More
2023-09-07 17:00
Green Mountain Technology and Reveel Group, which provide support solutions to different segments of the parcel shipping industry, have formed a partnership to leverage their respective ski… Read More
2023-09-07 15:24
Private equity firm I Squared Capital has created one of the largest trailer lessors in the U.S. One of the firm’s portfolio companies, Star Leasing, has combined with Commercial Trai… Read More
2023-09-07 14:10
Flexport’s board dismissed CEO Dave Clark, two sources familiar with the decision told FreightWaves. Clark, who joined the buzzy freight forwarder last September, agreed to resign… Read More
2023-09-07 13:06
FreightTech provider Flock Freight announced Thursday a multiyear strategic partnership with software provider e2open (NYSE:ETWO), making it easier for e2open customers to leverage Flock&rs&helli…Read More
2023-09-07 12:00
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2023-09-07 11:00
Emissions from a FuelCell Energy plant will help supply water for a car wash for incoming Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles at the Port of Long Beach, California.
It is one of three renewable… Read More
2023-09-07 09:00
Digital freight network Convoy announced Thursday it has built a proprietary real-time transportation fraud detection system using machine learning and carrier behavioral data and cargo the… Read More
2023-09-07 00:36
Operating metrics for less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line saw a sharp inflection in August when compared to July. The company attributed the change to the shutdown of Yell… Read More
2023-09-06 23:14
Management from supply chain software-as-a-service provider Descartes noted several headwinds in the market currently but said it was confident the company will continue to perform.
Desc… Read More
2023-09-06 22:50
After three months as interim CEO for the Port of Corpus Christi, Kent Britton will take on the role permanently.
Britton’s appointment comes four months after chief executive Sean… Read More
2023-09-06 21:14
WASHINGTON — Recent success by maritime and trucking labor unions is contributing to lower inflation and making the U.S. economy stronger, according to President Joe Biden.
Biden m… Read More
2023-09-06 20:46
Update on 09/07/23: Sources told FreightWaves that Flexport’s board decided to fire CEO Dave Clark, prompting his Wednesday resignation. Read the story here.
Dave Clark, the promin… Read More
2023-09-06 19:35
Trucks are often seen as the lifeblood of both the logistics industry and the entire American economy. Despite the critical role these assets play in keeping the nation running, security… Read More
2023-09-06 19:30
Summer’s unofficially over and we’ve made a few changes (all for the better) to The Stockout newsletter and podcast. We’re consolidating content previously under The Stock… Read More
2023-09-06 19:14
If you’re a diesel consumer, Tuesday could fairly be described as a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
The only development in the market that slightly mitigated the neg… Read More
2023-09-06 19:05
The history of ocean shipping is replete with predictions for booms that never came to pass. There are also many cases in which major turns in shipping cycles were predicted and actually ha… Read More
2023-09-06 18:48
Forward Air’s chief said Wednesday that customers are “still entrusting us with their business” following a controversial merger announcement that will shake up part of th… Read More
2023-09-06 18:36
A third Nikola battery-electric truck caught on fire in Arizona, but the company said the recalled trucks are still safe to drive with precautions including parking outside and away from… Read More
2023-09-06 18:23
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg isn’t doing enough to address rail and aviation safety, according to a letter to Buttiegieg from Republicans on the U.S. House Committee on Ove… Read More
2023-09-06 17:43
On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is talking to AMZ Advisers’ Mike Begg about how e-commerce and retail views the holiday peak season. Will consumer demand be… Read More
2023-09-06 17:19
DHL Express has expanded its network with the introduction of the first dedicated freighter flight to Argentina, giving importers and exporters improved shipment reliability and faster deli… Read More
2023-09-06 16:08
Eastern U.S. Class I railroad Norfolk Southern has invested $8 million in a joint venture with technology platform provider DrayNow to develop a technology for intermodal that the companies… Read More
2023-09-06 15:33
Daimler Truck, Paccar Inc. and Cummins Inc. are forming a multibillion-dollar joint venture with a Chinese battery maker to produce cells for commercial vehicles in the U.S.
Cummins, Dai… Read More
2023-09-06 15:00
The Shipper of Choice award, presented by FreightWaves in partnership with TriumphPay, recognizes the manufacturers, distributors and retailers that do the best job of keeping the American… Read More
2023-09-06 12:00
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The post Daily Infographic: High prices, range anxiety holding back EV adoption appeared first on FreightWaves Read More
2023-09-06 09:00
Breakfast sausage, hot dogs and frozen chicken breasts from Tyson Foods are beginning to move autonomously on Gatik AI trucks in Northwest Arkansas. The three-year contract could expand nat… Read More
2023-09-05 23:24
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO saw recent volume wins from Yellow’s departure stick in August. Tonnage was up 3.1% year over year (y/y) during the month following a 4.2% increase… Read More
2023-09-05 21:20
Preliminary net Class 8 truck orders reached 19,000 units in August, 9% below a year ago. But they were the highest in six months.
Bookings should begin to rise in September as the 20… Read More
2023-09-05 20:11
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, said Tuesday that it’s partnering with the Chihuahua state government in Mexico to advance nearshoring, workforce traini… Read More
2023-09-05 19:25
Canadian grain producers generally expect rail service in the 2023-2024 harvest year to meet market needs, but they’re keeping an eye on other factors that could affect rail service i… Read More
2023-09-05 18:52
Back in May, we warned that a second-half rebound in U.S. containerized import volumes was highly unlikely as it was becoming increasingly clear that importers were facing a clear shift… Read More
2023-09-05 18:00
Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previ… Read More
2023-09-05 17:51
On July 30, I flew from my home in New York City to Anchorage, Alaska, to hitchhike to the Arctic Ocean.
I am not mentally imbalanced. I am a reporter who covers the trucking industry… Read More
2023-09-05 15:26
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The post Weekly Fuel Report: September 05, 2023 appeared first on FreightWaves Read More
2023-09-05 15:08
Freight transportation markets inched closer to equilibrium in August, according to data compiled in the Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI).
The Tuesday report displayed a reading of… Read More
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