U.S. Xpress is tripling down on autonomy, adding Kodiak Robotics to pilots with Embark Trucks and TuSimple.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new border plan Wednesday to inspect all commercial vehicles at the border for undocumented migrants.
Workhorse may not have any electric vehicles to sell, but it also does not have any debt after paying off a hedge fund lender in stock.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the current costs of trucking.
TBK Bank division wants to optimize payments and cash-flow management for the freight industry
Ever willing to try something new, Werner Enterprises teams aligns with Aurora Innovation on 600-mile supervised autonomous freight runs in Texas.
S+V Technologies’ solution to sell products in transit caught the attention of investors including Ridgeline Partners, Chicago Ventures and project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
ZeroAvia signed a memorandum of understanding with ZEV Station to “kick-start hydrogen fueling for aviation in California and beyond,” says ZEV Station CEO.
Ascent has acquired a majority stake in Central Minnesota Logistics, a brokerage focused on transportation solutions for overdimensional and heavy-cargo freight.
The Texas State Highway 130 toll road between Austin and San Antonio will use satellite radar aiming to keep the route safe and comfortable for motorists.
While visibility has always been important, it has been increasingly essential over the past couple of years. Better technology allows businesses to track products accurately through the supply chain and provides predictive capabilities.
Chinese President Xi is intent on eradicating COVID. The policy has come at a high economic cost. A new lockdown in Kunshan could threaten electronics production and further snarl ocean and air transport.
Nikola has put wheels in motion to sell up to $1.2 billion in new stock to keep scaling its electric truck and hydrogen businesses.
There is a new guilty plea in the Louisiana staged accident scheme, as well as a jail sentence for another participant.
As robots take over for human drivers, will they raise or lower the risk of tire blowouts that claim dozens of lives in truck crashes every year?
FreightWaves adviser Matt Waller answers questions about shifting priorities that may include sustainability.
Venerable index gets shellacked as freight issues fall hard.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides commentary/analysis on the trucking industry’s “driver shortage.”
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Gatik CEO Gautam Narang will detail middle-mile autonomy’s role in the future of the supply chain at FreightWaves’ upcoming The Future of Supply Chain conference.
Also on the podcast: Transplace’s view of the supply chain and whether it’s getting any better.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides further analysis regarding the decline in the freight market.
TruckPager is promising a freight booking future without phone calls. Instead, brokers and shippers can reach the nearest empty trucks with a single notification.
Businesses and independent contractors opposed David Weil’s return to the Wage and Hour Division.
Editor’s note: Corrects location of ride-hailing fleet to Dallas-Fort Worth instead of Arizona Aurora Innovation has added a 600-mile autonomous route between Fort Worth and El Paso, Texas, testing its […]
CEO Tom Fogarty joins WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to discuss proactive toll management, transponder technology and Bestpass’ newest target: citations.
RH confirms sharp drop in demand since Russia-Ukraine war and sees no supply chain relief.
Covering a tractor and trailer in solar panels could potentially generate more than 18,000 watt hours of energy per day in California conditions.
Big companies are finding it increasingly difficult to make big deals that can get regulatory approval in the U.S. and other countries.
Gulf Coast port volumes rose in February, boosted by imports of steel and breakbulk cargo, along with exports of petroleum and crude oil.
An Indiana-based trucking company recently filed bankruptcy, more than a month after receiving an unsatisfactory rating from FMCSA.
Tracks emissions technology will help project44 customers measure and mitigate scope 3 supply chain emissions, which are currently difficult to track.
Becker’s CEO sees acquisition opportunities in other 3PLs with CEOs getting ready to retire.
Biden’s 2023 budget request increases funding to deal with freight bottlenecks and issue new regulations.
Data can help identify causes of inefficiency and inform better decision-making.
Chargepoint will provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure for Gatik customers in the U.S. and Canada.
Those charged in the latest guilty pleas connected to the Louisiana staged truck accident scheme are all accused of being operatives, and with one exception, the attorneys who were allegedly involved have not been indicted.
More than 20 years after the planning began, the Port of Savannah shipping channel has been deepened to 47 feet at low tide.
RoadSync has diversified, but lumpers and maintenance costs while on the road remain a key market for the company.
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Key speakers announced for The Future of Supply Chain.
In a highly regulated industry like transportation, technology is becoming increasingly paramount.
XPO Logistics announced it has sold its intermodal business to STG Logistics for $710 million in cash. This was a crucial first step on the path to becoming a stand-alone less-than-truckload company.
Out of the shadow of Mercedes-Benz cars, independent Daimler Truck showed financial resilience despite supply chain headwinds.
Craig Fuller analyzes the state of the U.S. truckload market.
Maersk will deploy 300 Class 8 electric trucks from Einride in its U.S. warehouse and distribution network.
Financial technology platform Outgo emerges from stealth with a vertical banking solution that automates bookkeeping functions for carriers.
CEO Barkoff isn’t revealing much about the next initiatives at the 4-year-old Relay Payments, which has attracted significant investment.
Navistar designed its new $250 million plant to Industry 4.0 standards, including robots that talk to each other and paperless operations.
The railcar manufacturer sees elevated scrapping levels and higher leasing rates.
The Biden administration has made $2.9 billion available for projects that expand freight capacity.
With Daimler Truck already on board, Platform Science adds Navistar as the second manufacturer to factory install its open-source telematics.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for federal, state and local governments to develop inland ports to improve network flows, say stakeholders.
Reports link Prologis as a suitor of Blackstone’s last-mile network in Europe.
The shutdown of Canadian Pacific’s rail network is putting additional strain on the supply chain as shipments grind to a halt with backups looming at ports.
Gatik’s Gautam Narang will be an industry keynoter at The Future of Supply Chain event.
At the press conference announcing the deal, the first user of the Locomation technology, Wilson Logistics, gave an update on what it is doing in the autonomous space.
Aircon is “building technology to achieve operational efficiencies that will change what air cargo means to the global supply chain.”
“The Biden DOL will have little choice but to apply the Trump rule or face opposition,” says attorney Greg Feary.
Experts discuss how environmental impacts and supply chain resilience are becoming increasingly important.
Higher diesel prices also mean higher costs for empty miles.
This AskWaves considers whether the federal government is needed to launch a supply chain portal – and whether it can succeed.
This week: Trucking Cares donates to Ukraine relief funds, Bendix supports hospice Pappus House and the UPS Foundation celebrates Women’s History Month.
Despite the problems in the U.S. and around the world, there are some encouraging signs.
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Trucking companies and logistics firms are among hundreds of creditors collectively owed millions of dollars after a California-based organic products manufacturer recently filed Chapter 7.
EPS comes in below estimates as FedEx Ground’s operating income declines.
The quarterly report of the brokerage industry’s leading trade group shows that 3PLs did only slightly better in the rip-roaring freight market of the fourth quarter.
Transfix’s Scott Sokoloff discusses how data is keeping supply chains resilient in the wake of recent shake-ups.
TuSimple’s stock price has tanked in recent weeks, and a published report says the autonomous truck developer may sell its China business unit.
“We realized we don’t need to make the carrier give us that information to let them see our loads. Instead, let’s give the carriers a platform where they can search loads, even bid on them, without having to provide us all of that info,” Zuum’s product manager told FreightWaves.
J.B. Hunt announced plans to expand its intermodal container count to 150,000 units in efforts “to substantially improve capacity” as part of a joint initiative with BNSF Railway.
Many industries are differentiating between all-in providers and specialists.
Wiliot’s Steve Statler breaks down the company’s V2 pixel and Universal Automation Platform for Modern Shipper.
MVMNT’s complete freight management platform gives you control over your freight without the disproportionate cost of a traditional TMS.
The $12 million from Level Equity draws the previous biggest investment in WorkHound, which was just over $2 million.
TriumphPay takes the hassle out of carrier payments, allowing brokers to focus on what they do best.
Truck and trailer rental companies and the IRS are collectively owed millions after a Minnesota logistics company filed Chapter 7.
“Prompt is the leading logistics technology company with all the major global data privacy and security certifications — GDPR, ISO27001 and SOC 2 — meaning that we can, and have, met the requirements of even the most stringent IT departments,” says Prompt CEO Robert Petti.
FreightWaves has announced two more keynote speakers for the upcoming The Future of Supply Chain event: Billy Beane, executive vice president of baseball operations for the Oakland A’s, and Michael […]
Congress is paying more attention than ever to freight supply chains. Here are 10 pending bills that attempt to address disruption and lower costs for carriers and their customers.
Nikola is asking shareholders to dilute their investment by authorizing 200 million new shares of the electric truck maker that could raise $1.5 billion.
Fancy a Moscow mule or White Russian? Get ready to change brands.
This week: Pilot announces details of its three-year remodeling plans; the Women Automotive Network releases diversity survey data; and Fayetteville State University honors successful supply chain interns.
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A former U.S. Army officer turned CEO explains the dangers of cyberwarfare, and why his company is working to protect trains, planes and tanks from getting hacked.
“Africa remains an important strategic growth market. Particularly for our service offering from and to South Africa, DAL is a valuable addition, allowing us to offer our customers a better network and additional port coverage in this region,” said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.
Truckstop’s acquisition of RMIS “puts us in this position to be an even better matchmaker between the carrier and the broker,” Tucker said.
Cold storage operator Lineage Logistics announced the acquisition of MTC Logistics and its four facilities Thursday.
A Wednesday update from less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. showed volume trends worsened in February on what was supposed to be an easy year-over-year comp.
Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.
Hapag-Lloyd is keeping its guard up after discovering a copy of its website that could have been used to steal the logins of the shipping line’s customers and employees.
The cost curve is pointing downward in the production of green hydrogen, according to the head of a company that builds fuel cells.
Startup Kodiak Robotics is the first to run regular autonomous loads to Oklahoma in a partnership with Ceva Logistics.
FreightWaves SONAR API/Tai TMS customers have a new method to get FreightWaves TRAC and SONAR Capacity Lane Score data.
AFS Logistics announced Tuesday the acquisition of DTA Services.
FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the U.S. freight system
On the new app, users will log in to an updated timeline of FreightWaves content and have the ability to comment, like and share with contacts and other social media sites.
The supply chain “can have a huge impact on improving the state of the world,” says
project44 COO Vivek Kundra.
Adoption of this technology is part of Egypt’s 2030 Vision, a long-term strategic plan to achieve sustainable development across economic, social and environmental sectors. Since adopting the initiative in 2020, Egypt has remained the only country in the Middle East and North Africa to avoid economic recession.
