China State Shipbuilding Corp. said it has received approval in principle for a liquefied natural gas dual-fuel vessel of 27,500 twenty-foot equivalent units, the largest boxships afloat.
With fraud on the rise, verifying carriers has become one of the top ways shippers can fight fraud on the front lines.
The Montreal Port Authority is spending more than $42 million to restore and upgrade the Pie-IX rail bridge, a project that will also help a port-based sugar refiner boost capacity.
This week in Borderlands: Wiliot chatbot would like a word about food supply chain safety; Maersk opens logistics warehouse in El Paso; Stotland Trucking expands operations in Texas; and Continental Tire plans $87M Fort Worth production facility.
FedEx Corp. announced a strategic alliance with Nimble Robotics on Thursday to scale FedEx Fulfillment with Nimble’s fully autonomous 3PL model.
An Illinois-based trucking and logistics company that contracted with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail and had more than 480 drivers ceased operations abruptly Thursday, according to sources familiar with the closure.
ChargePoint cuts 200-plus jobs in second downsizing of 2024 after tough second quarter earnings report,
In the latest move to strengthen the largest U.S. container gateway, a key Port of Los Angeles terminal will receive $52 million to upgrade its on-dock rail capacity.
The Department of Labor has clawed back hundreds of thousands of dollars in back pay owed by Transair, a Hawaiian cargo airline that is no longer flying.
Portex founder Brittany Ennix explains how logistics technology should be built for SMB shippers.
Regional and cultural factors can create a range of different terminology in maritime and freight. A standard vocabulary across the industry could streamline optimization, but how can it be done?
Radiant Logistics has acquired oil and gas transportation and logistics specialist Foundation Logistics & Services.
Supply chain SaaS company Descartes reported record quarterly results for the period ended July 31.
Some less-than-truckload carriers reported weaker tonnage trends in August but continued to capture increases in yields.
The Texas Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Werner Enterprises in a long-running, $100 million nuclear verdict case.
U.S. and Guatemalan authorities say they have dismantled a human smuggling enterprise in Guatemala responsible for the deaths of 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio in 2022.
Less-than-truckload booking platform MyCarrier announced Wednesday it has acquired supply chain payments platform Curant.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia is still recording volume growth even though a year has passed since Yellow Corp. closed and the comparisons have gotten tougher.
A soft macroeconomic environment has resulted in lighter shipments for ArcBest and a delay in the company’s freight swap.
A shareholder-backed bankruptcy plan for Yellow Corp. would satisfy all allowed unsecured claims and leave shareholders with a real estate investment trust to manage the remaining properties.
Christopher Carroll, 54, of Farmington, Missouri, was found guilty by a federal jury for fraudulently obtaining nearly $3 million in Paycheck Protection Program funds.
Moody’s reduced truck parts retailer FleetPride’s outlook to negative.
A new plan calls for public-private investment in the Port of Portland’s money-losing Terminal 6, the state’s only international container facility.
Driverless truck developers are looking to third-party validators to back their safety claims.
Atlanta-based JAS Worldwide, a global freight forwarder, confirmed Tuesday that it was targeted by a ransomware attack after experiencing technical disruptions, which affected its ability to operate and service its customers.
Newly-formed Jack Cooper LTL is rumored to be in talks to purchase less-than-truckload carrier Standard Forwarding.
A New York-based venture capital firm and European transport specialist are vying to acquire Schenker, the logistics unit of German national railway Deutsche Bahn, which could shake up the market for logistics services in the U.S.
A former executive at Polar Air Cargo received jail time as punishment for defrauding the company.
Despite peak season stress, supply chain bottlenecks failed to materialize during the recovery from the brief lockout of union employees by CN and CPKC.
A former trucking company owner from Acworth, Georgia, reported to prison Thursday, a day after a federal judge denied a motion to postpone his surrender following his sentencing in a Paycheck Protection Program fraud scheme.
Minnesota’s federally mandated State Freight Plan identifies key areas for investment in the statewide transportation system to ensure goods movement that is safe, efficient and sustainable.
While the company continues to deny any wrongdoing, TuSimple has filed to settle its federal fraud case.
Mexico registered a record $31 billion in foreign direct investment in the first half of the year.
A nationwide strike by port workers in India threatened further stresses to a global supply chain struggling with congestion and delays.
As nearshoring increases the volume of products carried across the U.S. border, seizures of illegal narcotics from freight are also on the rise.
Corey Louis Hendrickson, 46, a former mayor of Willard, Missouri, and fleet dispatcher for Prime Inc., was sentenced to three years in federal prison for a scheme in which he used the names and Social Security numbers of drivers to steal money.
The Port of New York-New Jersey was the latest gateway to benefit from the early peak shipping season as importers stocked up on holiday inventory to circumvent a host of supply chain issues.
The railroads got what they wanted in Canada’s contract dispute: binding arbitration.
In today’s volatile economy, it is vital to choose a factoring partner that can offer the financial support and expertise needed to navigate the complexities of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
BMO’s transportation group, a big lender to trucking, showed even more third-quarter credit deterioration in the sector.
It could take the two largest Canadian railroads a week or more to recover from the effects of a shutdown that briefly stalled billions in freight including transborder trade with the United States.
The union says it will appeal ruling to federal court.
A regional decision by the National Labor Relations Board undermines Amazon’s delivery service partner model and will force greater recognition of unionized workers by the retail giant across the country, according to the Teamsters union.
Yellow Corp., which is close to submitting a final Chapter 11 plan, can retain real estate broker CBRE to sell its remaining terminals, a Delaware bankruptcy court said Friday.
As electrification and infrastructure startups mature, banks get interested in lending money to help the best of them grow.
Air cargo professionals are bullish about the second half of the year as the traditional peak season approaches, but uncertainty remains about how the market will play out.
The Supply Chain Council has extended its executive team and plans to be a national rather than “California-first” organization.
The California Trucking Association is ending its long-fought legal battle against the state’s AB5 independent contractor law.
Startup Intramotev, which converts conventional freight cars to battery-electric, self-propelled vehicles, has debuted an autonomous double-stack car.
Less-than-truckload carrier Estes said Thursday it has closed on seven additional terminals that were being leased by bankrupt Yellow Corp.
Natron Energy plans to build the first U.S. sodium ion battery plant, thanks to investment by the state-owned rail corridor and other public/private economic development organizations.
CN and CPKC early Thursday locked out 9,300 union employees, bringing trains to a halt in a move that could disrupt supply chains throughout North America.
Nashville-based Universal Capacity Solutions ceased operations Tuesday, laying off around 130 freight brokers and office personnel after its parent company, publicly traded Universal Logistics Holdings, pulled the plug without warning.
Pilot Travel Centers is partnering with Tennessee Athletics to preserve and renovate the iconic Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
While contract talks between Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Kansas City and union employees continue, a rail shutdown would reverberate through the supply chain connecting Canada and the U.S.
About 30 regional drivers for Maryland-based Perdue Transportation Inc. were called in to a meeting Monday and told to clean out their trucks and hand in their fuel cards and badges.
A Dallas family of seven has filed a federal lawsuit against a North Carolina trucking company and its driver after they were seriously injured in a crash involving an 18-wheeler last November.
The American Transportation Research Institute has launched a survey to study cargo theft in the trucking industry, which is estimated to be a $15 billion to $35 billion problem annually.
The annual BLS benchmark adjustment used to determine employment levels moved up for transportation, unlike most of the economy.
RyderVentures invested in AI system developer Terminal Industries last year; now the companies say they’re getting highly accurate check-in and monitoring with Terminal technology at one of Ryder’s warehouse yards in California.
Kenan Advantage Group has acquired Louisiana-based tanker trucking company TransVac for an undisclosed sum.
Though most logistics companies are operating with reduced revenue and earnings, deals in the sector have not ground to a halt. One recent deal was significant enough that the Tenney […]
Amid lockout and strike notices, contract bargaining continues as Ottawa makes a push for both sides to come together on a new rail labor contract.
A federal appeals court on Tuesday tossed out the Surface Transportation Board’s streamlined process for resolving rate disputes between shippers and railroads.
Activist investor Ancora has called on Forward Air’s board to consider a sale of the company and to begin engaging with potential buyers.
Due to shrinking margins and elevated carrier costs, brokers are using freight factoring services to maintain steady income. Bharath Krishnamoorthy, co-founder and CEO at Denim, discussed the ways Denim can help brokers manage their loads, payments and collections.
Scanbot SDK highlights customer success stories demonstrating the effectiveness of its software development kit in freight and trucking.
Meet former U.S. servicemen and women in the trucking industry who are now helping fellow vets with life challenges.
Canada’s busiest import gateway is managing port fluidity as railroads issue lockout notices, and Teamsters are warning of a planned strike as the latest contract talks fail.
TriumphPay announces an upcoming white paper examining the benefits and security of the TriumphPay Network.
Four people, including two children, are dead after a crash in Minnesota involving a semitruck in a construction zone.
Activist investor Clearlake Capital holds a 13.8% equity position in Forward Air and signaled it may look to make changes at the company.
A feasibility study of nuclear-powered container ships to lower emissions teams Maersk, the world’s second-largest container line, with vessel classification society Lloyd’s Register and nuclear power specialist Core Power.
A federal court decision on an Illinois employment law could pose a legal threat to carriers well beyond the state’s borders.
Two Midwest importers have settled a customs fraud case with the U.S. government for $10 million.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday removed two ELDs from its registered list.
With fuel cell trucks on the road, Nikola is changing the game, but will it be enough to survive?
XPO is reportedly again in talks to divest its European transportation business as it seeks to focus solely on its North American less-than-truckload operations.
Construction continues on a Chicago bridge project designed to reduce delays and improve flow by untangling freight and passenger rail lines.
A former co-owner of now-defunct Westfield Transport of West Springfield, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to falsifying driving logs in connection with a June 2019 collision involving one of the company’s trucks.
BRW has been created through an acquisition as a combined brokerage and truckload and LTL carrier.
Refrigerated carrier A&A Express announced plans to lay off 111 employees, including 85 truck drivers, and wind down operations by Friday at its Brandon, South Dakota, facility.
Cargojet’s domestic and international flying business posted solid gains in the second quarter thanks to e-commerce demand in Canada.
Pilot Air Freight, an international freight shipping and logistics company, will pay $400,000 to settle a 2019 disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Vessel delays and labor concerns had importers rushing to get holiday merchandise into the Port of Los Angeles before the traditional peak season in the fall.
ATA and OOIDA are at odds in a very public way over the Biden administration independent contractor rule.
The decision to liquidate trucking giant Pride Group could have ripple effects across the trucking industry, an industry observer says.
Eastern Class 1 railroads Norfolk Southern and CSX will help reach Midwest cities with double-stack trains from the newly expanded Port of Virginia central rail yard.
Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing private companies includes 166 transportation and logistics companies.
FreightWaves, the world’s leading provider of freight market forecasting, data, news and analysis, has for the third time made the annual Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America.
ShipHero is separating its warehouse management system from its fulfillment business by launching a subsidiary 3PL, LVK, to better focus on customers. The move is to better position itself in the industry as the freight recession continues and venture capital in the FreightTech community becomes scarcer.
Gerald Ditz, who goes by Jerry, and Michael Alaniz, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in a stolen watch scheme.
The Teamsters union claimed a legal victory in its pressure campaign for collective bargaining at Amazon’s primary air hub in northern Kentucky, near Cincinnati.
Trimble’s Transporeon report identifies key developments impacting the future of truckload transportation in North America, including concerns about freight fraud.
Importers are moving goods ahead of a possible longshore strike, fueling an August surge.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board said today that a work stoppage on CN and CPKC would not present a threat to public health and safety, which cleared the way for a strike if the railways and union cannot reach negotiated settlements.
Proficient Auto Logistics, the auto hauler that went public in May, has made its first acquisition since its IPO.
Creditors to Yellow’s estate say professional fees are racking up while its advisers delay a realistic Chapter 11 plan in hopes of producing an unlikely recovery for shareholders.
OOIDA, in its appeal in California’s AB5 independent contractor law case, raised the law’s B2B exemption as an issue.
Amazon logistics partner Air Transport Services Group expects better revenue and profits the rest of this year after a difficult second quarter.
