Loadsmart, a digital freight brokerage, today announced a collaboration to provide Oracle Logistics Cloud customers instantly bookable truckload rates and guaranteed capacity from its network of carriers directly in Oracle […]
Although volumes are down across modes, rails don’t need top-line growth to improve cash flows.
Every installed scrubber will be one less ship competing with existing buyers of diesel in the post-IMO2020 world.
Patrick Terminals in Sydney, Australia, shut down for about 19 hours over Monday, July 8 and Tuesday, July 9 after a worker tragically committed suicide.
Improved safety and total cost of ownership is driving more truck makers to make air disc brakes standard.
A week after several international border bridges between the United States and Mexico had to be closed because of the migration crisis, U.S. officials announced migrant border arrests fell 28 […]
U.K.-based Kontainers is releasing a new version of its freight booking software platform aimed at the small and mid-size enterprise market and priced per transaction. The software-as-a-service company said Kontainers […]
As more signs in the truck freight market point to decreasing demand and excess capacity, brokers are looking for better ways to increase the efficiency of their back-office operations to […]
Planned for this fall, submission of the report will follow an April presidential memorandum requiring the departments of Commerce and Homeland Security to send a report focusing on the extent […]
Drivers of 18-wheelers, tractor-trailers, delivery trucks, freight trucks and tanker trucks hauled more than $671 billion in goods across the United States-Mexico border in 2018. However, there are around 50,000 […]
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario says a transition to a new warehouse management system is delaying deliveries to its shops across Canada’s largest province.
Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.
Several stakeholders, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, had called for a vote before the August recess.
Brian Aoaeh writes about changes that need to be made to the food supply chain to deter food waste and food loss.
Latest U.S. trade data for air cargo reveals a lot of noteworthy developments to watch going forward
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China’s pursuit of U.S. military-grade technologies “cannot be tolerated and we are updating our export control policies to account for this very real threat.”
Cummins Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a 15 percent increase to its normal quarterly cash dividend.
Three-judge panel says lower court acted properly to block union pilots from slowing down Atlas Air’s operations during contract talks
The November 2019 contract is being bid at $2.01/mile and falling.
Food retail chain Lidl is collaborating with Deutsche Post to put 500 DHL Packstations in Lidl stores to help Lidl customers pick up their online purchases once they are done with their shopping at the retail storefront.
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India has its fair share of trouble reducing its overall spend in logistics. Looking at improving infrastructure and creating multimodal hubs can help.
Traveling carnival’s most important rides are reserved for the drivers in its trucks.
Capital Logistics is the newest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Read about the company, as well as BiTA’s efforts to develop blockchain standards for transportation and logistics.
Maersk’s (Nasdaq OMX: MAER) fight to bring automation to its largest North American marine terminal is getting support from shippers and non-ocean carriers concerned about the impact on the environment […]
USTR has called for South Korea to improve its procedures for competition hearings held by the Korea Fair Trade Commission.
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control took PB Tankers and its six tankers off the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List after three months.
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it’s become increasingly concerned that South Korea’s export controls are insufficient for certain “sensitive items.”
Hope springs eternal for shipping stocks. Some analysts claim now is finally the time to jump back in.
Longshoremen around Australia are walking out on the job for two-, three- and four-day strikes in the latest collective employment dispute. A series of work bans on overtime and shift extensions is also now in effect.
Jim Blaze writes about railroad movement of scrap – the market today and the future of the market.
This morning (July 8) Morgan Stanley’s transports equities analysts cut their 12-month price targets for most of the companies they cover, but said that following the release of second quarter […]
Cathy Roberson writes about Beijing’s new airport – and plans for many new airports in China and what impact they may have on the economy of the country.
The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled on Wednesday to mark up a bill that would establish a blockchain working group aimed at determining potential applications for blockchain, including in federal […]
Charger Logistics’ new state-of-the-art facility in Laredo is up and running. The company aims to double its business in Mexico and grow overall capacity by 200 trucks and manage 600 […]
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Ben Thrower profiles Virgin Trains USA’s plans for private passenger service in Florida, Nevada and California. Richard Branson changed air travel; will he be able to do the same thing with passenger train service in the USA?
The blue-collar job market still uses conventional methods for sourcing and recruitment, making the industry highly inefficient, complex and opaque. Wonolo is automating the redundant manual processes to improve the situation.
FreightWaves’ Freight Intel Group has released a new study of the impact of IMO 2020 on the U.S. trucking industries (and other industries). Read what may happen to diesel fuel prices.
More than $400 billion in freight crossed in both directions through the United States-Mexico border by truck in 2018. In Laredo, Texas, alone, more than two million trucks carried goods […]
Executives talk fuel cells, Chinese joint ventures and why hydrogen-powered ferries are the next big thing.
RF Controls has a passive RFID tag solution that provides precise location tracking of tagged items over long distances that also works without batteries.
Reefer specialist claims use of the word “prime” constitutes unfair competition.
The Justice Department said Yi-Chi Shih illegally exported military-grade semiconductor technology to China.
Conversion to hybrid yard cranes will result in a 96% drop in emissions.
Job growth rebounded nicely in June as the economy added 224,000 workers to payrolls during the month. The transportation and logistics sector was one of the many areas of strength in June, led by improved gains among parcel and trucking companies.
BMW and Daimler are collaborating on a long-term partnership to develop Level 4 self-driving cars that can drive autonomously on motorways and park without human intervention.
Port Corpus Christi could emerge as the United States’ top crude oil export hub over the next decade, thanks to more than $380 million in new shipping facilities and three […]
The Fourth of July weekend brings a record number of Americans on the highways, increasing accidents due to driving distractions, intoxication and even fatigue.
Sanctions, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. and Section 232 will be among the topics covered.
Mark Morgan, formerly acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, succeeds John Sanders.
Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists in Port Manatee, Fla., discovered the potentially destructive pest in a shipment of malangas from Mexico.
The U.S. fireworks supply comes primarily from China, and one company controls most of that trade. Read Market Expert Henry Byers’ fascinating article about fireworks!
It may have gotten lost in the United States’ trade war with China and immigration battle with Mexico, but President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on all imported steel and aluminum […]
It’s taken more than 20 years, but the mandatory automated submission of in-bond information to CBP via the Automated Commercial Environment starts July 29.
The agreement provides for information exchange and better enforcement of customs laws in both countries.
U.S. companies eager to rekindle their exports with the beleaguered Chinese telecom Huawei should expect the unexpected, 40-year export control consultant says.
Gemini Shippers Group, a non-profit shippers association that is nearly 100 years old, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Read about Gemini and why it has joined BiTA.
The growth of ecommerce is putting excessive pressure on transport networks, and cities need to look at better utilizing and charging for curbside parking and time spent delivering goods.
The West African country will join a list of countries eligible to trade in rough diamonds under the Clean Diamond Trade Act.
Customs and Border Protection will refund all cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties collected on those shipments.
Softer air cargo seen across all major global trade lanes this year, but Industry leaders still optimistic.
In partnership with Slync… data integration layers are crucial for managing and adapting to new risks to supply chains.
Two large private carriers are set to combine in a $2 billion deal that rebalances the food and beverage distribution landscape.
Hapag-Lloyd (FSE: HLAG) and Ocean Network Express (ONE) says they will join the TradeLens blockchain platform developed by Maersk (Nasdaq OMX: MAER.B) and IBM (NYSE: IBM). The fifth- and sixth-largest […]
Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau published separate notices of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on Monday.
Charley Dehoney has written about the growth of digital freight brokerages and what they bring to the market and the industry.
Halliburton, Schlumberger Limited, and Basic Energy Services have seen their stock prices decimated by weak demand and a fierce price war.
A climbing stock market could have consumers reaching for their wallets more often and making bigger purchases, helping sustain retail growth throughout the summer.
After the threat of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Mexican freight transporters are now facing a new challenge with an anti-immigration checkpoint in Ciudad Juarez that is stretching wait times up […]
GAO says a study of freight trains as long as three miles should include a strategy for both the FRA and railroads to ease impacts of delays at crossings.
Cloud-based supply chain solutions provider E2open has completed its acquisition of Amber Road by purchasing outstanding shares.
Flipkart is phasing out its conventional vehicles and introducing electric last-mile vehicles, which is expected to lower its carbon emissions by 50 percent.
The Justice Department said a California man will face trial in a Los Angeles federal court for his alleged role in the illegal export of cesium atomic clocks to Hong […]
The imposition of any tariffs depends on whether a WTO arbitrator determines the U.S. may take countermeasures.
Brian Aoaeh has written a thought-provoking commentary on the impact of climate change on supply chains, and what governments, companies and startups can do to mitigate supply chain disruptions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started taking applications this week to fill new agriculture specialist positions in ports of entry throughout the country.
Ben Thrower writes about the potential of Facebook’s new cryptocurrency.
GBX management explains soft guidance and provides outlook for sequential earnings improvement.
The Bureau of Industry and Security removed the Chinese entities from the Unverified List after verifying their bona fides during end-use checks.
On the heels of its $3.5 million funding round, geolocation startup Hoopo has announced a new partnership with Polymer Logistics, a provider of “retail returnable” packaging products such as pallets […]
Singapore, one of the world’s biggest centers for the supply of marine fuels, is now enforcing the mandatory use of mass flow metering system for the delivery of distillate fuels. The new mandate went into force as of July 1, 2019.
Cold beers, grilled meat, guacamole and fireworks are part of many Fourth of July parties, and San Antonio is benefitting from inbound shipments as the national holiday approaches. The San […]
FreightWaves, the leading source of news, data and insights for the freight markets, has acquired American Shipper, a leading news publication serving the global shipper community.
Jim Blaze writes about the movement of grain by rail. This is a huge business for U.S. and Canadian railroads, and is also critical to the export market of the two countries.
Cathy Roberson writes about Vietnam’s growth as a manufacturing center as manufacturing moves from China to other nations in Southeast Asia.
The current port director will be offered a five-contract to serve as chief executive officer and executive director.
Uber Freight moved 1,500 loads for Ocean Spray last year, and the shipper says the relationship will continue to grow.
FMCSA head advises firms to get a move on in shift from AOBRD to ELD. Ford enters healthcare transport market; Indian-Americans make a lot of money
China has developed a prototype magnetic levitation train that can travel at a maximum speed of 373 mph, and is expected to go into production by 2021.
Customs is using the pilots to get more information on nontraditional supply chain actors, a senior CBP official said during a conference last week.
Volkswagen’s spinoff of its heavy-truck unit TRATON paves the way for it to pursue Navistar further.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 17 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from CJ Services International Corp., Doral, Fla. (Carla […]
The autonomous ship segment is in a nascent stage now, but it can do well by learning from the limitations seen within the self-driving automotive segment today.
GWR acquired in $8.4 billion deal that many investors view as the plan all along.
The economic roundup summarizes recent developments in the macroeconomy as they relate to freight demand, and highlights key trends worth watching in the upcoming month.
The project will also link to the rest of the United States.
The Lamar Institute of Technology (LIT) recently received $1.1 million in state funding for its professional Truck Driving Academy, aiming to fill a need for qualified truck drivers in southeast […]
Ray Martinez said truck users will benefit from better data from CSA scores to make carrier selections i
