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Borderlands: Mexico
Uber Freight expands reach, services across Mexico with new location
Uber Freight is expanding international operations with a new customs-focused office in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Illinois carrier lays off most of its company drivers
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Saia to open 3 terminals in October, pushing 2024’s count to more than 20
Reindustrialization
Tariffs ‘a tax on consumers,’ says NRF chief
FreightWaves Pricing Power Index
Impacts from Hurricane Milton waning
Borderlands: Mexico
Borderlands Mexico: Port of Corpus Christi becomes global crude oil supplier
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Less than Truckload (LTL)
Yellow’s bankruptcy plan would let former employees recoup PTO, commissions
Yellow’s Chapter 11 plan before a federal bankruptcy court includes up to $100 million in payments to employees holding paid-time-off and commission claims.
Container Shipping
How much does it cost to ship a Taylor Swift tour overseas?
Company Earnings
Marten’s earnings and almost all other key operating metrics down
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Texas trucking company, affiliates file for bankruptcy liquidation
Less than Truckload (LTL)
Forward Air retains investment bankers to sell company, sources say
American Shipper
American Shipper
ONE, DP World box up hope for breast cancer awareness
Ocean Network Express and terminal operator DP World created a message on a dockside canvas during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Modern Shipper
Fraud
Inaugural Freight Fraud Awareness Day shines light on industry crisis
The first-ever Freight Fraud Awareness Day, taking place on Tuesday, aims to unite the supply chain community in tackling schemes like double brokering and cargo theft, which have seen a 400% rise since 2022.
Weather and Critical Events
Responders turn to drones amid Hurricane Helene recovery, Milton preparations
Bankruptcies and Layoffs
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Machinist jobs safe for now, Boeing says
Boeing’s striking machinists are not currently expected to be the target of job cuts by the company, according to an internal presentation obtained by The Seattle Times.
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Over 600 layoffs hit supply chain firms in California, Illinois and New York
Layoffs and Bankruptcies
Flexport to reduce workforce by 2% amid company shift
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
Milton makes landfall on freight market
Hurricane Milton was the third large disruptor to transportation markets in three weeks. What happens next?
Technology
Net-Zero Carbon
Sustainability
Rebuilding the gateway to America: West Coast ports blaze path to sustainability
The Port of Long Beach has $2.2 billion earmarked for accelerating zero-emission initiatives over the next decade.
