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.
Fleet fuel card provider Corpay said its North American fleet business “presented a drag on growth” during the second quarter.
Shipping spot rates tracked June’s record volumes from the Far East to the U.S. West and East coasts, soaring by 144% and 139%, respectively, between April 30 and July 1, according to Xeneta.
As extreme heat and numerous natural disasters continue to hit the U.S. this summer and beyond, trucking companies must prepare to avoid disruption.
A Harris-Walz win in November could bring national attention to a highway funding scheme taking root among states.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing Transportation Management Group, doing business as Wilson Logistics, for allegedly refusing to hire a deaf truck driver.
Air Canada has jettisoned two freighter aircraft from its fleet because there isn’t enough business to justify the cost.
Republican lawmakers are leaning on the Department of Justice to provide an update on an investigation into more than 60 multiemployer pension plans that were overpaid from a government bailout package.
MyCarrier asked a Delaware judge to stop project44 from cutting off visibility data to MyCarrier.
Forward Air said Wednesday it will continue to focus on integration and revenue opportunities following a messy merger with Omni Logistics.
GXO Logistics’ second-quarter revenue surged 19% year over year to $2.8 billion.
With so many players in the trucking industry having to close, one company was able to recover from the brink of bankruptcy.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection last week seized 3,400 pounds of methamphetamine on the Southern border and 266 pounds of cocaine on the Northern border – all on the same day.
RXO did not see significant improvement in its key financials, but it highlighted where things were better.
J.B. Hunt and autonomous truck maker Kodiak Robotics have executed more than 50,000 accident-free miles on a long-haul lane between Bridgestone facilities.
The CEO of truckload carrier NFI pleaded not guilty in a New Jersey political corruption case.
Rail shipper groups say the poor on-time performance of all 15 Amtrak long-distance trains – which prompted the Justice Department to file a lawsuit last week against Norfolk Southern for its handling of the Crescent – is merely a reflection of Class I railroad freight operations.
Global warehouse operator Prologis announced its Mexican affiliate has acquired a 77% equity stake in Fibra Terrafina.
Bestpass-Fleetworthy Solutions, known primarily for its toll management services, is acquiring weigh station bypass company Drivewyze and signals that more acquisitions are ahead.
3PL RXO saw its revenue decline in the second quarter, but gross margin was higher.
Yellow’s non-pension-affiliated creditors as well as its shareholders may soon know the fate of their stake in the defunct less-than-truckload carrier’s estate.
EBITDA at Uber Freight remained negative in the second quarter, and revenue continued to fall.
Korber Supply Chain Software announced Tuesday it is acquiring MercuryGate International Inc., a TMS provider.
Expeditors International saw an increase in its airfreight business in the second quarter and a downturn on the ocean.
A proposed shift in how tax revenue generated by freight movements is allocated among states has hit a dead end.
Freight-related companies in California, Georgia, Illinois, New York and Texas are laying off a total of 1,234 employees.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Energy Fuels Resources Inc. would voluntarily halt transporting uranium ore through Navajo Nation lands to Utah shortly after the tribe’s president issued an executive order banning the ore transport.
One solution to improve roadside safety for commercial trucks is easily visible flashing lights mounted at the top of the cab.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced Friday that its membership would be voting on the union’s endorsement for U.S. president this election year.
Transportation provider Hub Group sees Q2 revenue fall 5% year over year to $986 million.
Sun Country Airlines expects to double its cargo revenue once a revised transportation contract with Amazon is fully implemented in 2026.
ArcBest misses second-quarter expectations as losses at its asset-light business continue.
A federal lawsuit filed against the owners and operators of a cargo ship that sank off the Georgia coast in 2019 has been dismissed at the request of Glynn County.
New Jersey independent contractors who haul freight under STG Drayage’s operating authority will no longer be tendered loads in November unless the truckers get their own authority through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
ArcBest reported second-quarter results on Friday, which came in light of analysts’ expectations.
Wall Street wasn’t happy with the revenue forecast for Amazon’s third quarter.
Temperature-controlled real estate investment trust Lineage Inc. announced it will give $100 million in equity awards to its workforce.
Parcel logistics giant DHL is banking on a strong peak shipping season to bring up results for 2024.
Schneider National saw positive indicators in the second quarter as the company reported revenue of $1.31 billion.
Werner’s Q2 earnings saw worsening financial conditions but improving freight market conditions and signs of capacity tightening.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO bested second-quarter expectations on Thursday as tonnage and yields continued to move higher.
Large passenger airlines recorded solid growth in cargo revenue during the second quarter after more than a year of contraction.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO beat second-quarter expectations as tonnage and yield increases were complemented by effective cost management.
Dave Bozeman, one year into the job as CEO of C.H. Robinson, cites a new operating model as the company’s earnings surprise to the upside.
C.H. Robinson’s earnings look solidly positive, and the stock market reacted that way.
The Port of Long Beach received a $7.875 million grant for its data system, which port leaders say will help speed cargo deliveries across the country.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City had a gangbuster second quarter as
merger-related traffic synergies kicked in faster than expected and boosted revenue and profits,
executives said on Tuesday.
It took only nine days for airfreight to return to normal following the CrowdStrike Windows outage on July 19, according to data from Xeneta.
U.S. officials announced a delay on the start of new tariff increases on Chinese imports, including a 25% tariff on China-made ship-to-shore cranes.
A New Jersey-based trucking company, cited numerous times for safety violations for both its drivers and equipment, recently filed for Chapter 11.
Freight broker Landstar System shared some signs of market stabilization with analysts on a Tuesday call but said it’s still too soon to say the market has turned.
The CEO of Werner Enterprises says an inflection point in the freight market might be near.
The U.S. Justice Department is taking Norfolk Southern to court, alleging the railroad’s delays of Amtrak’s Crescent violate federal law.
Broker Landstar System beat second-quarter estimates Tuesday as the period ended a two-year streak of sequential revenue declines.
Werner Enterprises saw revenue and earnings per share drop in the second quarter.
Charles Christian Haskell, 51, of Las Vegas, was charged with five counts of death by motor vehicle after a crash involving his tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Wilson County, North Carolina, on July 24.
Altana closed on a $200 million investment Tuesday to accelerate its supply chain and risk management product development.
C.H. Robinson has made its first acquisition or divestiture since Dave Bozeman took over, selling its European brokerage operations.
Knight-Swift announced its third less-than-truckload acquisition on Tuesday, purchasing Los Angeles-based Dependable Highway Express for an undisclosed sum.
The partnership between FreightWaves SONAR and WeatherOptics will provide SONAR users with up-to-date information about environmental risks and weather impacts to their supply chains.
Love’s said Monday it has acquired the U.S. transportation factoring portfolio from REV Capital.
The U.S.-flag subsidiary of shipping leviathan Maersk has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. government over the termination of a seaman who alerted authorities to potential unsafe conditions on a cargo vessel.without first notifying the company.
A Washington jury awarded $24.2 million to the former Port of Seattle police chief, who was fired three years ago and sued the port, alleging wrongful termination.
In an earnings call with analysts, TFI International CEO Alain Bedard gave a strong critique of the company’s LTL cost structure.
