The Agriculture Transportation Coalition is grateful to the Federal Maritime Commission for its support of American shippers.
Project44 has completed $100 million Series D financing.
Paul Brady succeeds company founder Mitch Weseley.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services captures a top spot in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 for the third consecutive year.
While some companies struggled through the pandemic, supply chain visibility provider FourKites found renewed interest in its products, helping it land at No. 6 on FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 list.
B2B orders can be fulfilled on one site rather than switching to a logistics provider’s platform, Freightos says.
Using artificial intelligence to cull insights from freight transportation’s massive amounts of data can not only encourage safe environments, It also has the potential to improve productivity and efficiency, as well as provide supply chain visibility that benefits all stakeholders, says a tech executive.
Tesla’s year includes becoming the most valuable auto company in the world, announcing a new car factory and inclusion in the S&P 500.
Deals with Daimler Trucks, Samsung and McLeod help fleets manage myriad solutions to make life easier for drivers.
project44 ranks second after Amazon among industry disruptors on FreightTech 25 list.
A goal for 2021 is for SEDNA Systems to go beyond the automatic organization and routing of email by extracting the valuable business and operational information that is encoded and trapped within the email communications flowing in and out of the companies that are SEDNA’s customers.
In slightly modified statement from earlier, company says law enforcement has been contacted about cyber incident
EVO Transportation, which hauls for the U.S. Postal Service, is permanently closing its terminal in Austin, Texas.
Cybersecurity skills are among the gaps identified in GAO review of DOT’s workforce.
Digital freight brokerage Mothership Technologies is suing less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines of Waco, Texas, for nearly $508,000 in unpaid invoices, citing breach of contract.
Rapid platform developer Vantiq has partnered with Infosys to launch an accelerator to speed development of supply chain digitization solutions.
Indicted just two months ago, the individuals helped bring a payout from C.R. England and its insurer of $4.7 million
When most supply chain practitioners think of eBOL, they focus on the outputs. At MacGregor Partners, eBOL is viewed as a continuum.
The Girl Scouts move 200 million boxes of cookies nationwide every year. Ryder System felt It made sense they should be able to earn a merit badge for such tasty supply chain skills.
Sell-side research analysts have made their bets on trucking in 2021. Some believe a continuation in consumer spending and inventory restocking will benefit truckload carriers while others see less-than-truckload carriers gaining traction as the industrial economy advances.
TorQuest Partners buys VersaCold Logistics Services, a major Canadian cold storage provider with a large cross-border trucking operation.
Regulators waive safety rule to allow Netradyne dashcams to be mounted lower on the windshield.
The “IT security incident” at Tennessee-based transportation and logistics firm Forward Air has the hallmarks of a cyberattack, potentially involving ransomware, according to experts.
Shares take a hard hit in after-hours trade despite blowout fiscal second-quarter results across the board.
Army Gen. Gus Perna, who is in charge of the COVID vaccine distribution in the U.S., is showing FedEx and UPS some love.
The heavy equipment manufacturer is closing its facility in Waco and transferring operations to South Dakota and France.
Passport, a startup that helps brands with all aspects of cross-border shipping, has raised $12 million in Series A funding.
Also on the podcast, a discussion of the red-hot diesel market
Operation Warp Speed and the delivery of the Pfizer COVID vaccine are clicking on all cylinders, but that doesn’t mean production and distribution are going perfectly.
With all the uncertainty the COVID pandemic has brought to the freight markets, deploying the right technology provides the clarity shippers need to maximize supply chain efficiency.
J.B. Hunt issues intermodal service advisory as railroads BNSF Railway and Norfolk Southern implement gate restrictions in Los Angeles and Chicago.
AscendTMS has announced an integration with Convoy, allowing joint customers to seamlessly find and book Convoy loads within the AscendTMS transportation management system.
Azuga is adding artificial intelligence to its SafetyCam product, giving fleet safety managers more tools to proactively coach drivers.
FourKites and BluJay Solutions have renewed a partnership agreement that has resulted in more than 30 enterprise customers using an integrated solution.
Schneider National announces a per-mile pay increase of 4 cents for most drivers beginning in late January. Earlier this year, the company announced an increase in team driver pay.
Plug Power’s hydrogen solutions are expanding into Walmart e-commerce applications after proving effective in the company’s grocery and retail networks.
Removal of dislodged containers is expected to take more than a month, and none of the 1,816 units that fell into the Pacific have been recovered.
The communication from the company to its customers said freight now moving will make it to its destination.
Canadian last-mile delivery firm secures CA$20 million Series A and expands its U.S. footprint.
Virtual carrier CloudTrucks raises $20.5 million Series A and launches instant pay and cash card.
The COVID pandemic drove many Americans into their homes and off the roadways, but trucking fleets have remained on the roads, and their speeds have increased.
DASH wants to land the package, not the plane.
As trucking fleets reassess their safety programs for 2021 and the post-pandemic world, here are five steps they can take to reduce their risk exposure.
A report released by environmental nonprofit Oceana states Amazon produced enough plastic waste last year to encircle the globe 500 times.
FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom and SourceDay’s Tom Kieley discussed “Managing Buyer and Supplier Relationships” during FreightWaves’ North American Supply Chain Summit on Tuesday.
Samsara announced the Workflow Builder and App Designer features for the Driver App are available for all Samsara customers starting Tuesday.
Third-party logistics provider FitzMark announces its third brokerage acquisition of the year and fourth in the past two years.
Walmart pilot to remove safety drivers from behind the wheel of trucks manufactured by Gatik, the autonomous box truck company.
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, who dropped out of 2020 presidential campaign earlier this year and endorsed Biden, as secretary of transportation. “I […]
The Port of Los Angeles is still working to get toys to retailers’ shelves in time for Christmas.
USA Truck will deploy Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity solution, while Penske adds tracking solution as Trucker Tools continues to add large transportation partners to its platform.
AB InBev is on track to reach its 2025 100% renewable energy goal in 2021. This Ffireside chat from the North American Supply Chain Summit covers the company’s sustainability efforts across the entire supply chain.
The chief customer officer looks to be the bridge between logistics departments and C-suites.
The latest ACTION TRAC® innovation supplies customers insight into the nebulous period of the
LTL shipment life cycle, the time the pickup is requested through the time the shipment is picked up.
Laggards “didn’t wake up and smell the pandemic until February-March,” according to Bolstorff.
Bodor: Efficiency in existing supply chain actually proved to be a hurdle when changes needed to be made
Tive Inc., a supply chain visibility platform, announced on Tuesday that it secured a $12 million Series A funding round. Leading the round was RRE Ventures, followed by Two Sigma […]
QuantumScape, a producer of solid-state lithium batteries, has announced a major breakthrough that enables batteries to get an 80% charge in as little as 15 minutes.
FreightTech innovators showcased their platforms in 7 minutes or less.
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could begin rolling out next week in much the same pattern as the Pfizer vaccine this week, but there are some operational differences.
Superior market intel can be a game changer.
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller talks supply chain tech with Kendra Phillips, CTO, VP of New Products, Ryder System, at the North American Supply Chain Summit
Speaking during the North American Supply Chain Summit, Dollar General’s Meghan Nicholas says organizations need to map out a digitization plan — and be prepared to pivot.
More than 45 trucking companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Texas-based logistics files Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Plus will sell trucks powered by its automated driving system on Full Truck Alliance, the Google-backed Chinese digital freight-matching platform.
J.B. Hunt announces temperature-controlled transportation options have been added to digital freight-matching platform J.B. Hunt 360. Shipper 360 now has more than 10,000 carriers that can transport temperature-sensitive goods.
Preliminary results of a new survey have found that logistics companies are losing hundreds of thousands, and even millions of dollars, due to the use of low-quality technology integration tools.
The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is finally a reality, but it’s a carefully orchestrated process among the federal government, the manufacturer, a major health care distributor and FedEx and UPS.
Onfleet hires Scott Cross as CFO, and Stephanie Riffell joins Perishable Shipping Solutions as COO.
Forward Air is growing its traditional less-than-truckload terminal count. This time it is adding California’s Inland Empire to the roster.
Frozen Food Express is raising linehaul driver pay by 25% for new solo drivers and 20% for team drivers.
Former Louisiana trucker Alfred Bourgeois was put to death Friday, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute bid by his attorneys for clemency.
The closure of the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico for nonessential travel will extend through Jan. 21, though commercial trucks remain exempt.
Southwest Airlines furloughing additional 827 workers; Texas auto parts supplier closes facility.
Former Louisiana trucker Alfred Bourgeois is set to be executed Friday, barring a last-minute court stay for the brutal murder of his 2-year-old daughter.
Narrowing millions of data points to three main categories, it’s now much easier to find PPP recipients from the smallest to the biggest
Trucker Tools has integrated cargo insurance coverage from Loadsure into its app, allowing for easy one-click access to instant quotes.
Cardinal Logistics Management, a large North Carolina trucking company, acknowledges “data event” after ransomware gang leaks thousands of files.
“It’s pretty attractive compared to factoring as an alternative,” said Wolfe. “There’s no chargebacks.
Supply chain tech investment is at a record peak, with over $52B invested in 2020 alone, up 2500% since the start of the decade.
The German automaker wants to put all its time and energy into R&D and building infrastructure that supports the production of EVs, such as plant improvements and equipment upgrades.
Former Trimac workers claim the bulk carrier failed to provide respirators and implement safety measures at its tank washing facilities in Georgia.
Whiz-bang systems and equipment will be glimpsed from afar this time around.
Truckload carrier Titan Transfer adds another fleet to the portfolio with the acquisition of JTL Carriers.
Leading supply chain experts will share their insights on what happened to the supply chain in 2020 and look ahead to 2021 as part of FreightWaves’ North American Supply Chain Summit on Tuesday.
What do you do when you find yourself with $7 million? Maven Machines succeeded in raising that much money this year to invest in its cloud-based freight software, which includes […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had his day in court so to speak. He said he stands behind the YRC loan and others made, noting that many lawmakers wished Treasury had taken on more risk.
“Additional stress on an already-overloaded system tends to further destabilize the system.”
Business-to-business exemption may play key role if trucking falls under employee classification law
The market for reliable, complete data and forecasts about agricultural commodities markets is a large and growing opportunity.
Landstar System announced after the market close on Wednesday what it would do with cash on the balance sheet. The company plans to pay a one-time special dividend of $2 per share in January.
Average rate for team drivers up by 9 cents per mile, company says
Hub Group’s acquisition ambitions land in the final-mile sector in a $94.5 million deal for non-asset provider NonstopDelivery.
Logistics real estate operator Prologis highlights ways automated warehouse solutions can help offset part of the growing need for logistics space.
“We’ve had to add on logistics support staff for appointments, to take pictures of the long lines.”
Former Celadon truck drivers and employees are still bitter one year after the trucking conglomerate filed Chapter 11 and abruptly shuttered operations on Dec. 9, 2019.
Speed, safety and reliability are taken into account when choosing truck routes.
SmartHop, an early-stage startup offering a dispatch solution for small carriers, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Redwood Logistics, a third-party logistics company. The companies will integrate Redwood’s API with […]
GreyOrange’s Ranger autonomous robots work with employees in an e-fulfillment center in the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, a suit against Amazon suggests federal or state agencies, not the courts, may be where disputes are settled.
