Top Stories
Company Earnings
TFI’s US LTL operations need heavier shipments, CEO says of Q1 results
TFI CEO Alain Bedard thinks the company’s U.S. LTL operations are booking too much light freight.
Trucking Regulation
Crash data involving new truck, bus drivers getting worse
American Shipper
Gulf Coast ports report cargo volume surge in March
Editor's Picks
Logistics
Landstar still waiting for break in freight recession
Broker Landstar System’s first quarter showed the year-over-year declines are lessening while the trucking industry awaits an inflection to a prolonged freight recession.
Trucking Regulation
FMCSA standing up registration fraud team
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Old Dominion’s Q1 earnings meet estimate, but LTL stocks fall anyway
American Shipper
American Shipper
Xeneta finds supply chain diversions fuel spike in carbon emissions
The transportation industry is a major contributor to climate change. Turmoil in maritime shipping is forcing route diversions that are spiking emissions, reflected in data from Xeneta.
Infographics
Weekly NTI Update: April 22, 2024
Modern Shipper
Viewpoint
Unifying middle and last mile can deliver a customer experience revolution
In the constantly changing world of last-mile delivery, it can no longer operate as a siloed operation from middle mile.
Modern Shipper
Will Shein help propel Flexport’s future?
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Technology
EXO closes Chattanooga office to focus on managed transportation tech
Open-deck transportation marketplace EXO Freight closed its physical office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and laid off most of its employees to focus on improving its technology for enterprise shippers and their managed services.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
California carrier and freight brokerage ceasing operations, blames AB5
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
97-year-old Illinois dairy forced into bankruptcy
AskWaves
Maritime
How safe is Red Sea? Different shipping lines have different answers
Shipping stocks are under pressure as some ocean carriers show faith in military protection from Red Sea attacks.
Chart of the Week
Chart of the Week
Refrigerated market flatlines in the spring
The refrigerated truckload market has fallen back in alignment with the broader market this spring, but that doesn’t mean it will stay there.
Technology
Net-Zero Carbon
Sponsored Insights
Fleet electrification does not have to break the bank
WattEV uses a combination of state incentive funding, volume purchasing plans, and productivity improvement measures to make electric freight transport as affordable as possible.
