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UPS offers companies a full suite of supply chain services. They can pick what they need or get a turnkey solution. Now the third-party logistics provider is playing the same role for FEMA.
No collapse yet for ocean container spot rates. In fact, they’re up.
World Shipping Council issues reminder that seafarers are the backbone of international supply chains.
Tough times call for drastic measures and Lufthansa sees the writing on the economic wall. It’s wasting no time shrinking for a smaller future.
California continues to enforce trucking-related emissions laws during the coronavirus outbreak, but regulators postpone public hearings on new rulemaking.
Plunging demand on land has yet to be fully felt by ocean shipping
On this episode: Knight-Swift President and CEO David Jackson – TruckStop.com’s COO Trent Broberg – and market experts Andrew Cox, Zach Strickland, and Anthony Smith
Even with a better-than-expected fiscal second quarter, Greenbrier invokes several measures to protect its workers and the “viability of the enterprise.”
In the times of COVID-19, logistics companies are stepping up to help the industry in ways they can.
A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers are asking rail transit agencies to order safety and health guidelines that would prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
C.H. Robinson has made a $50,000 donation to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund as that organization anticipates a growing need for financial assistance for drivers that contract coronavirus. Plus, Cummins finds a use for filtration materials, Amazon postpones Prime Day, and car makers extend plant shutdowns.
Boeing waited much longer to close its South Carolina plant than ones in Washington. Airbus has closed more facilities, while others continue to operate.
Economic indicators include lower cross-border trade, layoffs, rising unemployment and shutdowns of borderland manufacturing plants, panelists said Friday during an online forum hosted by the Center for Inter-American Border Studies at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Cummins could provide feedstock to make several million N95 masks a month by leveraging the same nano-material it uses to stop the fouling of diesel truck engines to protect healthcare workers tending to coronavirus patients.
Alaska Airlines is supporting the 100 Million Mask Challenge with its freighter capacity.
Passenger aircraft are being used to fly essential cargo between continents. Learn more about what the airlines are doing to survive and to assist key supply chains.
Carriers slash even more ocean services in bid to prop up rates as demand crumbles.
The Trump administration is working to accelerate deliveries of medical supplies from overseas to address shortages at healthcare facilities around the U.S., but doesn’t want American companies to export any protective gear to other countries.
In these trying times, regulatory compliance can’t be an afterthought. Failure to follow the rules – and the number of exemptions currently being issued makes that even more challenging – jeopardizes the fleet’s viability.
FreightWaves SONAR has new features to help subscribers gain more insight and clarity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 is driving change in industry that highlights a new way businesses may operate going forward. Plus, air cargo companies accused of jacking rates, warehouse hiring rises and trucking’s image is getting a makeover.
Read the full article to learn more.
Sharp Transportation Systems keeps Americans and Canadians supplied with essential medicines and vaccines as tensions mount over cross-border medical supply chains.
Qatar Airways has deployed more full freighters and passenger aircraft in cargo mode to multiple markets, including India.
TruckPark has added a telemedicine resource within its truck-parking app, giving drivers access to doctors via text or videoconferencing.
Consultants, used to going onsite to perform their work, are now tasked with providing assessments without travel to a customer’s facility.
CEO Matt Pyatt said some industries served by Arrive are shipping less freight.
Bob Costello expects many trucking companies to go out of business before the economy recovers from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines are in survival mode and could permanently rid themselves of older aircraft in effort to help financial recovery.
Mayor taps Gene Seroka to locate and deliver medical supplies critically needed during coronavirus pandemic.
Dealing with a crisis requires innovation and Delta Air Lines doing that on several fronts. Now it is switching gears and making face shields for hospital workers.
Jim Blaze looks at the declining need for railroad tank cars. Why is this happening and what’s next?
A pilot’ union says airlines need to be held more accountable for protecting cockpit crews from the coronavirus, but at the corporate level all airlines appear to be taking health guidelines very seriously.
The Eastern U.S. railroad joins CSX and Union Pacific in warning the Securities and Exchange Commission that it could see potential operational and financial impacts because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
No one was prepared for the global shipping disruption caused by COVID-19, but Mike Meierkort said Damco’s resiliency program is “the closest thing to having a playbook.”
The coronavirus pandemic resulted in half as many year-over-year orders in a month when comparisons were expected to be easy. With truck makers suspending production, even the paltry bookings will go into backlog.
Vertical integration boosts a marijuana e-commerce company as the pandemic fuels a boom in cannabis sales
Arrested Pacific Harbor Line locomotive driver apparently thought the Navy hospital ship was not at the Port of LA to do good.
Coronavirus will inevitably infect more seafarers. How ports respond will be pivotal.
Atlas Air and National Airlines are handling relief missions for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
In an effort to fight COVID-19, Laredo officials are requiring people to wear face masks when entering a public building, pumping gas, riding in public transportation or traveling by a rideshare vehicle.
With opinions from experts Steve Ferreira, CEO & Founder, Ocean Audit LLC, Lori Ann LaRocco, Sr. Editor of Guests, CNBC, and Bob Poulos, CEO, V3 Transportation
Freight forwarders “luv” Southwest Airlines, but it remains to be seen if they’re ready to charter an entire airplane versus using regularly scheduled passenger flights.
Cross-border trucking and logistics company Titanium Transportation Group explains why it decided to haul a load of N95 masks for free.
What might a post COVID-19 world look like for financially viable carriers that have managed through the uncertainty? Nobody knows for sure, but here are some possibilities.
Tyson Foods plans to pay drivers and essential personnel $60 million in “thank you” bonuses for service during the pandemic.
The latest regional survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas shows that general business activity for manufacturing in Texas declined to -70 in March.
Trucking companies have different takes on seeking Small Business Administration loans. Some would prefer financial help go to those that most need it.
Worker petitions gain steam as driver and warehouse worker concerns about safety and financial impacts of COVID-19 intensify
French carrier reports entire 500-vessel fleet is free of coronavirus cases.
Canceled sailings surge, schedule reliability sinks and import demand evaporates.
Airlines are seen as a critical link even as passenger travel sinks to record lows and carriers downsize fleets.
Trucking and travel plaza trade groups urge states to cut slack to truckers delayed by overzealous social distancing so critical freight can keep moving during coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus-caused supply chain disruption has led to port congestion but has not burned reefer market.
logistics workers demand hazard pay; customer traffic fell across storefronts last week; supply chains will diversify post-epidemic.
A new front has opened up in the battle over AB5 as both sides use the COVID-19 pandemic to bolster their positions on the controversial labor law
Another government-underwritten load of medical supplies is headed to Southern California to help respond to the coronavirus.
The Department of Labor has issued new guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that may not require companies to offer paid leave in certain situations.
The railroads say the coronavirus pandemic could influence their financial results in 2020, but how deep that impact will be will depend on how long the pandemic lasts.
Almost 24% fewer truck drivers entered Canada from the U.S. last week than a year earlier, a sign that COVID-19 is hurting cross-border freight.
The railcar manufacturer shut down the Shoals facility for seven days after an employee contracted the coronavirus.
As most of the transport sector suffers, crude-tanker owners haul in boatloads of cash.
The global pandemic is forcing airlines into a protective cocoon to survive, but many workers are feeling the effects first-hand.
Leader of container and chassis provider organizations heartened to see cooperation during the coronavirus crisis “to minimize the impact for the greater good.”
Sick seafarer has been isolated on board the container ship off the coast of Spain.
Pinnacle Logistics, Tincup Water Solutions, Maines Paper and Food Service, as well as auto parts suppliers Trico Products Corp. and Kirchhoff Automotive Dallas, all recently announced job cuts.
The demand for coronavirus medical supplies is so great that passenger aircraft are being repurposed for cargo service, logistics companies are chartering those airplanes and full freighters, and governments are setting up air pipelines with logistics partners.
CEO David Jackson details Knight-Swift’s preparations for coronavirus and its drivers’ dedication through these unique circumstances.
Contracted volumes, tender rejections, and spot rates all fell.
Lytx has announced a new technology that allows drivers to simply scan a QR code to be identified and assigned to a vehicle. Plus, the unemployment rate could top 30%, the next coronavirus stimulus package could include infrastructure, and the EPA is set to roll back fuel economy standards.
Canadian prime minister makes clear that trucking companies can qualify for 75% wage subsidy as some carriers struggle far from the robust volumes of essential consumer goods.
The Canadian railways will have the network capacity to accommodate any sudden surges in demand once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, their executives said.
In the times of COVID-19, logistics companies are stepping up to help the industry in ways they can.
FEMA is trying to overcome the shortage in coronavirus supplies by accelerating airfreight shipments to the U.S.
More booking cancellations equal more ocean-service cancellations equal more delivery uncertainty.
Most airlines using passenger planes for cargo-only operations are doing so on a charter basis. Qatar Airways will operate scheduled rotations to and from China.
Quick turnaround gets goods critical to combat COVID-19 on their way to Midwest pharmaceutical company.
Crew members evacuated from container ship, tested for coronavirus and hospitalized in China.
The head of the Airforwarders Association says preparing for business impacts from natural disasters, like COVID-19, requires “a lot of practice and uncomfortable preparation.”
An in-depth look at coronavirus risks to Panama Canal transits.
Workers at an Amazon warehouse are protesting conditions while Instacart workers are walking off the job amid coronavirus concerns. Plus, truck drivers are scared, but still delivering and Americans learn the value of the supply chain.
Pilots can fly aircraft with expired medical certificates for three extra months because the FAA doesn’t want to burden healthcare workers or increase chances for spreading the coronavirus.
The Berlin Airlift saved West Berlin from the Russian occupation after World War II. Now , FEMA has organized a coronavirus airlift t to save lives in U.S. cities.
The airline industry’s recovery will be more U-shaped than V-shaped, experts warn.
The disruption to the supply chain from COVID-19 is likely to cause a change in the way freight industries behave moving forward, including renewed interest in autonomous technologies.
“A lot of carriers could go into bankruptcy without help,” Energy Transportation Group CEO says. But a 75% wage subsidy from the Canadian government offers hope for vulnerable trucking companies and freight demand hit by COVID-19.
Plus: Is this the end of the sharing economy?
Freight rail trade and labor groups applaud the U.S. federal government for passing the $2 trillion stimulus package aimed at stabilizing the American economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The February downturn in air cargo volumes presages even worse performance in the coming months, according to analysts.
Maryland port’s Seagirt Marine Terminal will not move cargo Monday and Tuesday.
If confirmed, these would be the first reported cases of COVID-19 on board a container ship.
Some believe Capesize rates will remain depressed. Others see light at the end of the tunnel.
Second Navy ship expected to arrive in New York on Monday to provide relief to hospitals overburdened with coronavirus patients.
Attorney R. Eddie Wayland answers many of the questions that have arisen from the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, including whether all companies need to comply.
Plus: UPS, DHL impose coronavirus surcharges
In the times of COVID-19, logistics companies are stepping up to help the industry in ways they can.
