With the passage of time and the context it brings, anyone can point to the moment before markets crashed over the last 100 years and say, “see, the signs were there, how did we not see it?”
For the first time in its 168-year history, Port Laredo is No. 1. Laredo surpassed Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest trade hub, including airports, seaports and international border crossings. […]
Data across all modes of traffic is signaling a dramatic slowdown in the freight market, but U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) continues to come in strong.
Switch to long-term coverage that began in 2016 continues to pay off in 2019.
Investor concerns are intensifying over the fate of George Prokopiou’s publicly listed LNG partnership.
Saia’s interim report also showed a slowdown in LTL activity.
Market expert Henry Byers examines the U.S.-Chinese trade war and its impact on imports and the broader economy.
Market expert Jim Blaze explores what railroads need to do to capture more of the market share of oversize loads, which are essential to the economy and profitable as well.
It has been the slowest start of the year on record for shipping on Wall Street.
Market expert writes about how current trade issues between the U.S. and China, the U.S. and Mexico and the U.S. and the EU may disrupt supply chains and cause economic problems.
On its earnings call, NAV walked through its earnings outperformance and provided some highlights on the business and its increased guidance.
Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about the decline in global air cargo traffic; the only bright spot is in Latin America. Read why!
Navistar reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.06, $0.18 higher than the consensus estimate and raised its 2019 guidance.
Automation is once again a flashpoint at ports, with a major Canadian container terminal project becoming the latest instance of a stand-off between labor and management. As FreightWaves Nate Tabak […]
Flexport hired a former White House trade and economic advisor in a bid to harness research from the digital first forwarder’s datasets and to help customers navigate the shifting sands […]
The monthly economic roundup summarizes key results in the economy over the past month and highlights trends worth watching
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is simply not investing enough cash back into its business in the form of capital expenditures to construct the production lines and build out the service infrastructure […]
To gain insight into the shifting landscape of freight brokerage, sometimes it’s best to follow the money, not the shiny new technology. The freight brokerage industry is undergoing a wave […]
Airline Garuda Indonesia has been ordered by an Australian court to pay A$19 million (US$13.14 million) in penalties for air cargo price fixing as part of a massive international cartel. Australian penalties of A$132.5 million (US$91.64 million) have so far been levied against 14 airlines.
The purchase is the latest in a string of acquisitions the company has completed in the past five years.
Landstar System (Nasdaq: LSTR) named Robert Brasher as its new vice president and chief commercial officer, effective June 3, 2019. Brasher, a 19-year veteran of the asset-light logistics company, succeeds […]
FreightWaves is providing a forum – Market Voices – for a number of market experts. Last week I wrote about why the ongoing decline in lumber shipments and the ongoing […]
Other Bets revenue, primarily consisting of Uber Freight, increased 263 percent year-over-year to $145 million.
Celadon entered into the seventeenth amendment of its credit facility to provide the company with liquidity through June 28, 2019.
Every corner of the ocean shipping world is completely distinct from the others. What fuels the tanker business is almost entirely different than what steers dry bulkers or container ships. […]
DDC FPO launched a free online tool to help transportation and logistics professionals calculate how much of their operational costs are going toward in-house bill of lading (BOL) processing.
The TIA says that a Roush’s negative description of the role freight brokers play in freight transportation, his broad-brush statements about safety, and small carriers are ludicrous.
Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the impact of severe weather on supply chains, and tools to help companies and organizations modify those supply chains when disaster strikes.
The share repurchase in its entirety represents a little more than 7.5 percent of the company’s outstanding common shares.
Market expert Jim Blaze dissects the recent Surface Transportation Board hearings on demurrage and accessorial charges. Read his observations on the relationships between the railroads and their shipper customers…
The highly anticipated truckload capacity crisis and the ensuing truckload rate party lasted from late 2017 through late 2018. Beginning in early 2019 – surprise – the rate party was over. It feels like carriers have quickly gone from the best party since deregulation in 1980 to potentially the biggest hangover ever!
Fiat Chrysler submitted a proposal for a merger with French automaker Renault to create a preeminent global automotive group.
The number of connected vehicles has soared and will continue to grow in the years to come. Learn how cars and light trucks will be the next digital tool.
Transport ministers from 60 countries met at Leipzig to discuss strategies and the implication of global carbon emissions.
Aurora Innovation plans to buy Montana-based Blackmore, a company that develops light detection and ranging radar (lidar) technology for self-driving vehicles. The acquisition comes several months after Aurora’s $530 million […]
Manufacturers’ new orders for durable goods declined in April, and details suggest more trouble ahead for freight demand in the economy
The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative aims to create seamless freight movement between Europe and Asia, but the sustainability aspect of the project is still unclear.
Last week the widely reported headline was “Housing Starts Climb Almost 6 Percent in April” yet many in the transportation marketplace openly questioned how that was possible. Whether it is […]
On this special Memorial Day weekend edition of What The Truck?!? we have all the latest news in FreightTech, supply chain, and trucking – including a focus on Craig Fuller’s state of the industry report, Earnings Over/Under, On The Radar, Fast Paced Forecast, and some hot tips on how to spend your holiday weekend. All this and more on WTT?!? Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast player choice and never EVER miss an episode. No paywalls, no borders.
Improved vessel utilisation is the key to maintaining profitability in what is expected to be a challenging market according to Soren Skou, Chief Executive Officer of Maersk (Nasdaq OMX: MAER). […]
As rate pressure eases, conditions for shippers continue to improve.
The Teekay companies continue to concentrate their focus on oil and LNG shipping.
As a major owner of Capesize bulkers, Golden Ocean is heavily exposed to events in Brazil.
John Larkin, arguably the father of all transport analysts and recently an investment banker, is leaving banking to join a small private equity firm
The three stocks get an upgrade not just on Cowen’s optimistic view of the market, but by how much their prices have been hit.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller assesses current conditions impacting trucking and outlines what is ahead for the industry.
Market expert Jim Blaze explains the economics behind railcars. He also provides information about the various types of railcars and what market conditions the railroads are facing as they seek to “right-size” their fleets.
Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the world’s problems with trash and garbage – and what must be done before it overwhelms humanity.
South Korean ocean carrier HMM may have a shiny new corporate identity but its first quarter results were written in the same dreadful red ink as last year. Although the ocean carrier generated large increases in revenues, its costs surged, which led to large losses in the first three months of 2019.
Market expert Scott Case writes about the air cargo operations at Alaska Airlines, which not only serves Alaska, but the entire U.S. market.
Golar LNG Ltd is spinning off a new public entity. Flex LNG is coming too. Shipping’s US-listed field is getting even more crowded.
Ford to lay off 7,000 as part of major restructuring
The state of Georgia plans a $35 million sale of bonds to upgrade its rail network, a move that could help boost volumes for Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR) and […]
For years, shippers have tapped spare capacity of railcars and tracks as a low-cost option for storing and staging bulk commodities. But the widespread adoption of the business model known […]
A more flexible shipping loan concept is good for borrowers and their clients, but may have limited scope.
Market expert Charley Dehoney explores how freight brokers can stay relevant in a rapidly changing environment.
Sub: Removal of levies on aluminum and steel end costly trade dispute – but both nations reserve right to resume them in response to dumping.
Market expert Cathy Roberson writes about issues that are impacting the air freight market.
Donald Broughton explores the technology economy and its impact on the overall economy.
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BW LPG, an ocean carrier of crude oil, gas, chemicals, and products of oil, has reported a first quarter 2019 net loss after tax of US$23.5 million. It’s a loss that’s about three times greater than the US$8.4 million loss recorded in the first quarter of 2018.
Despite the controversies through the years, DryShips has proven to be a survivor – and has posted another quarterly profit.
The retail giant’s U.S. same-store sales were up 3.4 percent, its highest first-quarter results in nine years and fourth consecutive quarter over 3 percent.
The Cass Shipments Index came in negative for the fifth month in a row in April, sparking concern about potential economic contraction.
Cannabis presents an opportunity for transportation and logistics firms willing to navigate the chaos of an emerging market.
Economic data from the goods side of the economy continued to underperform in April, as both retail sales and industrial production unexpectedly declined during the month
What The Truck?!? hits the road this week as Chad and Dooner make tracks towards Birmingham, Alabama to cover McLeod’s Transportation, Finance and Accounting Conference. The guys talk with McLeod’s CEO Tom McLeod, VP of Ops David Custred, CFO Kasey Burleson, Chief InfoSec Officer Ben Barnes, and Buddy Moore Trucking’s CFO Susan Moore Kirkpatrick.
April shipments were down 3.2 percent year-over-year, prompting Boughton to acknowledge “material and growing downside risk to the economic outlook” in the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
U.S. Xpress provides some color on the company and the freight environment.
Singapore-headquartered liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemicals ocean carrier, Epic Gas (OB:EPIC-ME) today announced minimal losses of US$300,000 in the first quarter of 2019. That’s an improvement of 89 percent, which represents a U$2.4 million uptick from the losses recorded in the first quarter of 2018.
NYSE-listed Diamond S Shipping brings an experienced management team back into the public arena.
Yang Ming Marine Transport (TSE: 2609) narrowed its first quarter 2019 loss thanks to higher volumes of container shipments. The Taiwanese liner operator reported first quarter revenue of $1.14 billion, […]
Two of the most-anticipated initial public offerings (IPOs) of the year have not gone exactly as planned, but what does that mean for other marketplace-style startups in the freight and […]
Danaos CEO does not believe trade dispute will cut box-ship ton-mile demand.
FreightWaves market expert Jim Blaze looks at a regulatory spat between Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway over the concept of “open access.” Learn why that is important to all railroads – and shippers!
The countdown for bringing Chinese goods into the U.S. ahead of new import duties is now underway. But it’s unclear whether the sequel will match last year’s container crush due […]
Specialist liquid-gas ocean carrier Navigator Gas evidently had a faulty compass in the first quarter of 2019 as it reported a $3.3m loss. The company attributed its results to geopolitical issues along with a variety of one-off incidents around the world. Together they tended to cause an oversupply of ships and a softening of rates in its niche-sector.
While the degradation was seen across most sectors, the transport sectors saw large declines.
Market expert Brian Aoaeh explains why all of us should be rooting for Uber, Lyft and other startups. Read why!
In its first full quarter since repurchasing its spin-off, Navios Acquisition moved to lower its fleet age.
Kuwait, Middle East-based logistics provider, Agility, generated consolidated revenues of 378.8 million Kuwaiti Dinar (US$1.25 billion) in the first quarter of 2019, the company reported today. That’s a 1.9 percent increase on the revenues generated in the first quarter of 2018.
Market expert Brian Aoaeh writes about the impact of market disruption on the freight brokerage sector. Learn how Amazon, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other disruptors will change the business…
Cathy Roberson, an aviation market expert, writes about the effect Amazon is having on U.S. airports.
Third-party logistics and multimodal transportation services company, Radiant Logistics, Inc. (RLGT), reported earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter ending March 31, 2019 (RLGT’s third fiscal quarter 2019), $0.04 […]
There are reasons to be optimistic about rates in both the crude and product tanker sectors – and INSW’s fleet spans both categories.
PPI data showed some firming in overall inflation, though trucking rates fell again in April
Crude tanker owner DHT Holdings believes the stage is now set for a pronounced upswing in rates.
Hapag-Lloyd (FSE: HLAG) reported first-quarter results that were better than expected thanks to strength in its trans-Atlantic franchise, better exchange rates, and the one-time effect of an accounting rule change. […]
It’s rough out there in the dry bulk ocean shipping business. New York-headquartered Genco Shipping & Trading (NYSE: GNK) posted a net loss of $7.8 million in the first quarter […]
Cervus Equipment (TSX: CRV) expects truck sales to rebound its Canadian Peterbilt dealerships as an order backlog improves during 2019. “The order backlog is a North American backlog,” CEO Graham […]
YRC Worldwide (NASDAQ: YRCW) posted a $31.7 million consolidated operating loss on first-quarter revenue of $1.182 billion, which declined slightly from first-quarter 2018 revenues of $1.215 billion. In first quarter […]
Freighter aircraft deployments and additional business handled for the U.S. Department of Defense helped raise first quarter earnings and revenue by double-digits for cargo aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services […]
NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk believes its ‘owner-operator’ model allows it earn more than ‘pure owner’ competitors.
Ride-hailing company Lyft (NYSE: LYFT) reported a first quarter 2019 net loss of $1.14 billion, or a net loss of $48.53 per share, the company said on May 7. In […]
When Paul Svindland took over as CEO of Celadon Group (OTCPink: CGIP) in the summer of 2017, he was stepping into an operation that had been riddled with financial concerns […]
On Monday afternoon at Transparency19, Addison Armstrong, executive director of trucking freight futures at FreightWaves, moderated a conversation between Nodal Exchange, where freight futures are traded, DAT, whose rate indexes […]
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RRTS) reported a loss of $1.78 per share compared with the break-even consensus estimate. The asset-right and asset-light logistics service provider’s reported revenue of $507.1 […]
TravelCenters of America announced higher fuel volumes and revenue, but one-time charges led to a quarterly loss.
While it posted a decline in sales, Workhorse is optimistic about its future with full production of its electric van set for this fall.
