Echo beats on revenue and earnings in ‘challenging freight market’ (with video)
Echo protected its margins and issued positive guidance for Q1 and 2020.
Echo protected its margins and issued positive guidance for Q1 and 2020.
If you still thought Blackberry (NYSE: BB) was a smartphone for nerds who want a superior typing tool, where have you been? Not only does the company no longer produce […]
WEX said that a data limit issue within its IBM Informix system was the cause of fuel cards being shut off across the country today.
“In some cases, a broker’s payment policy is more important than the rate it pays the carrier,” said Jason Kirkpatrick.
Outbound LAX Trucking Freight Futures drop on Tuesday, pushing the overall market lower.
Problems continued into the afternoon for customers of WEX fuel cards, including its EFS and FleetOne cardholders, as a system outage rendered cards useless at fuel pumps.
The gig economy is one more challenge for truck drivers.
More tariff and sanction risks lie ahead for ocean shipping.
The key metric “net revenue per truck per week” is explained by Chris Henry.
Truck drivers using EFS fuel cards have been unable to fuel their vehicles as a systems outage has shut down the cards, according to multiple reports.
The startup plans to triple its team size by the end of 2020.
Jim Blaze writes about the long, slow decline of coal as the key commodity for railroads, and whether plastics might replace the lost volume.
President Trump tells the nation he kept his campaign promise to renegotiate the 26-year-old trilateral trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Data analytics startup ClearMetal pioneers continuous delivery experience (CDX) that enables logistics stakeholders to optimize supply chains and improve customer experience.
A federal judge recently ordered Zach and Garrett Barber to forfeit more than $1.3 million in funds they derived in an elaborate 11-year “chameleon carrier” scheme.
Manhattan Associates says demand for cloud-based supply chain services remains robust and led to a record peak season.
YRC posts weak fourth-quarter, hampered by bad economy
INTTRA by E2open on Tuesday announced a new technology platform, compliant with the new Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) Interface Standard for Track and Trace 1.0, published last week by […]
Engine maker Cummins already was predicting a difficult 2020 before the outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, China, where Cummins’ manufacturing operations are shuttered.
Supply chain digitization is helping drive trust and security while lowering obstacles to moving goods.
February National Freight Futures open the month higher on Monday, driven by strength in South and West regions.
“The Trump administration is taking action to level the playing field for American businesses and workers,” Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.
Eight-year-old company working with storied shipping group to make indices available for financial products
The new Impinj R700 reader is designed for enterprise-grade RAIN RFID deployment, processing tags faster and with greater accuracy.
FreightWeb scores $3 million in seed funding; patent pending on new pallet technology
Power management company Eaton Corp. missed analyst estimates in the fourth quarter, partially because of weakness in the automotive sector and a $50 million warranty charge.
Startup XStream Trucking is in early talks with two major truck manufacturers about its aerodynamic drag-reducing TruckWings, but its first distribution deal makes them optional on compressed natural gas conversions by Agility Fuel Solutions.
Emerge, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based digital freight marketplace, announced Tuesday it has closed a $20 million Series A financing led by NewRoad Capital Partners, a growth equity capital firm based in […]
Nippon Cargo Airlines’ parent company is taking a $144 million charge against earnings.
CRST, U.S. Xpress also support petition to review decision awarding $54.6 million to drivers.
World’s second largest oil consumer taking extended holiday to deal with virus, keeping businesses shuttered.
Airbus will pay penalties in France, the U.S. and U.K. for using go-betweens to bribe airlines and governments to buy Airbus products.
Trucking Freight Futures are mostly lower as the spot month contracts rolled from January 2020 to February 2020.
Why are Class 8 orders a deeply cyclical, lagging indicator of truck demand?
The U.S. International Trade Commission, in response to a recent request from the House Ways and Means Committee, will investigate the integrity of the country’s seafood import supply chain.
Saia’s q4 EPS comes in light. Operating income, operating ratio hit by higher expenses on multiple fronts
The integration will help users share data seamlessly and immediately across both Samsara and McLeod platforms.
The Wuhan coronavirus has forced several Chinese cities into a state of lockdown, severely affecting manufacturing hubs and constricting global supply chains.
The message is now pretty clear: that the rule hasn’t hit markets yet doesn’t mean much.
Raising tax by 15 cents a gallon is needed before transitioning to mileage-based fee, according to lobbying group.
Kayla Matthews writes about options if you are interested in starting your own trucking company.
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ArcBest posts down q4 results and January didn’t look much better
USA Truck’s shares fall after another earnings disappointment. New turnaround initiatives were quantified on the company’s conference call.
Chinese carrier’s formerly idled VLCCs return to a transport market already suffering from falling rates, Stifel Maritime analyst said.
National Trucking Freight Futures rise on Thursday as outbound LAX lanes gain on Dry Van tender rejections.
OpenText is the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Learn more about OpenText and BiTA.
Electronic gadgets like smartphones in the cab lead to driver distraction, and driver assistance technologies like ADAS appear to add a new dimension to that behavior.
The Swiss government will serve as the go-between to manage financial transactions involving medical and other exports to Iran and ensure Iranian sanctions are not violated.
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Cass Information Systems reports a 6% year-over-year decline in transportation invoices but manages to post another full-year earnings record.
The majority of executives expect growth exceeding 10% and are actively pursuing deals.
New technology, capital, and business models have changed the competitive landscape.
Digging into some of the most recent LMI components.
Blasting out underwater “speedbumps” last hurdle for $485 million project.
Too much Amazon traffic may spoil the Brown broth
Kirby, already America’s largest river-barge transporter of petroleum, gets bigger still.
USA Truck reports another worse-than-expected loss as it revamps the company.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the 73% collected-duty increase over last year was mostly the result of ongoing punitive import duties on steel, aluminum and Chinese goods.
Most key metrics were lower for the LTL carrier/brokerage company.
As more of its drivetrain business moves to electrification, Meritor focuses on integrating recent acquisitions TransPower and AxleTech.
Amazon blows past analysts’ EPS estimates for q4
Daseke updates guidance, lowering the expected fourth-quarter loss. The company’s restructuring remains on track.
Tanker giant Euronav warns of fallout from coronavirus crisis.
AscendTMS is the first TMS to allow users to reserve parking for drivers inside the system, thanks to a collaboration with TruckPark.
Ben Thrower writes about the increased use of cargo ships to smuggle drugs.
Trucking Freight Futures end Wednesday little changed as lanes in the West continue to diverge.
Aptiv’s Q4 2019 U.S. revenue stood at $3.6 billion, a decrease of 1% year-over-year.
Volvo Group reported a significant jump in its fourth-quarter income, but truck orders and net sales declined compared with 2018 numbers.
Market softness, excess capacity, weak demand and soaring insurance costs and claims were the near-term challenges highlighted on Landstar’s conference call.
In case you weren’t able to catch our live broadcasts from Music City at the Air Cargo Conference at the top of this week, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered right here, right now for a “just in time” delivery.
Open-deck logistics provider Jones Logistics turned to AI-powered solution from Parade to build a digital brokerage for load management
UPS posts largely expected Q4 results as operating gains and nontax and after-tax charges cancel each other on the bottom line.
Head of giant independent refiner not surprised by lack of movement this early in the regulation.
The electric vehicle company expects more than half a million deliveries in 2020.
Moscow-based Grand Service Express began offering service to the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula in December.
Landstar’s insurance and claims expense line hit first-quarter results, and another fatal accident results in guidance well below analysts’ expectations.
Boeing’s earnings and revenue failed to meet expectations, and the manufacturer revealed billions more in MAX-related costs.
The Amazon Effect and Uberization of Freight pose daunting challenges for logistics companies, says FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller.
Funding likely to remain elusive for proposal that focuses on zero-carbon initiatives.
UPS unveils a slew of products and services ahead of tomorrow’s fourth quarter results
In return, the South American country wants the U.S. to recognize singani as its national alcoholic beverage in strengthening bilateral trade ties.
Liners confront higher ship-lease rates at the very time fuel prices are spiking.
Trucking Freight Futures ended Tuesday’s session mixed with forward curves pointing to lower near-term rates.
Recent trade developments should help rail volumes improve, particularly in the second half of 2020, executives said.
Railroad giant Norfolk Southern Corp.’s fourth-quarter profit declined 5% as the company hauled 9% less freight, officials said. Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) reported its operating and financial results for the […]
Wall Street reacts positively to a projection for the rest of the year.
Schneider National’s fourth quarter suffered from a “muted peak season” and softer rates. However, the carrier’s 2020 outlook calls for improving fundamentals.
Liner delays put billions in inventory and assets on hold, leading to more efforts to quantify impact.
Revenue gains for grain, energy, chemicals and plastics provide boost.
Startup Baton Trucking believes it can eliminate waste and detention through a drop yard network.
U.S. Justice Department announced the arrest of Harvard University’s chemistry department chair on charges of lying about financial and research connections to the Chinese government.
Robinson aggressively cut prices to hold truckload volumes steady and grow LTL volumes.
U.S. Xpress announced it has successfully refinanced its revolving credit facility, lowering the interest rates on a portion of its debt.
Owner-operator group calls decision “highway robbery.”
Alaska Airlines’ parent company also reported hefty full-year earnings in what the CEO called a “fantastic year.”
Roadrunner Transportation will be able to take a significant step in improving its balance sheet following its agreement to sell its Prime Distribution Services business to C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ: […]
PACCAR is riding a comparatively low inventory of unsold trucks into 2020 as new orders and production in the first quarter are expected to be down 5-7%, the company told analysts following its report of record revenue and profits in 2019.
The railway cited the labor strike and weak freight demand in lower fourth-quarter profits.
It’s the same story for carriers and shippers: up like a rocket and down like a feather