Supply chain executives at companies ranging from freight brokerages to factoring companies discussed impacts of the freight cycle, technology and lower margins during Freightwaves’ Future of Supply Chain event in Atlanta. Here’s what you need to know.
Link Logistics has released a new case study detailing its Energy Solutions program, a model in which the firm owns tenants’ utility accounts and and passes savings along to tenants.
U.S. Rep. David G. Valadao, R-Calif., this week introduced the Safeguarding our Supply Chains Act, which aims to stop “the rampant theft within our nation’s supply chains.”
At Samsara’s user conference in Chicago, the company unveiled its latest tracking tool.
Zach Jecklin, chief information officer at Echo Global Logistics, spoke with FreightWaves about Echo’s pairing of people and technology and how it’s reshaping the industry.
After raising funds with Wischoff Ventures, Freightmate Ai launches its first automated tool for freight forwarders.
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals publishes an annual report on the state of the logistics industry, but people are paying less attention to it.
Wheeler Trucking will pay $65,000 to an employee who faced religious discrimination at the company’s Ohio location.
A packaging provider in Houston and a Dallas food supplier have announced facilities closures resulting in 285 layoffs.
Parcel analyst Satish Jindel predicts FedEx will opt later this year to spin off the Freight unit to the public market.
Homendy says NS stonewalled the NTSB, sought to influence its investigation and even issued a threat in a recent meeting.
FedEx is cutting nearly 20% of its Boeing 757 cargo jets because of soft demand and efforts to modernize the fleet.
Texas-based U.S. Logistics Solutions has filed for Chapter 7, stating that its lender pulled the plug on its funding, forcing the company to shutter operations Thursday.
A federal lawsuit filed in 2022 over the capsized Golden Ray cargo ship, which sank off the coast of Georgia with nearly 4,200 vehicles on board, has been settled.
Uber Freight and Aurora Innovation have launched a subscription program making it easier for carriers in the Uber Freight network to invest in autonomous assets.
Judge Lewis J. Liman issued a 113-page ruling outlining his opinion of legal arguments brought against congestion pricing in Manhattan, which would charge truck drivers up to $36 for entering certain parts of the city.
RXO shares are soaring Monday on news of its acquisition of Coyote Logistics from UPS.
A small Virginia trucking company fought off a union, but ensuing legal cases may end up pushing the National Labor Relations Board toward more pro-union policies.
About 2,000 truck drivers, warehouse and dock workers, and office personnel of Humble, Texas-based U.S. Logistics Solutions say they were notified Thursday that the company was ceasing operations and they would not be paid Friday.
UPS announces it plans to sell its brokerage business to RXO.
Oleanvine Pickering-Mayard, director at the British Virgin Islands Port Authority, was sentenced to more than nine years in prison on Thursday for her participation in a scheme to deliver cocaine from the British Virgin Islands to the U.S.
Proficient Auto Logistics, a newly formed publicly traded auto carrier, issued its first-ever earnings.
Mark Picarello joined Craig Fuller to talk about how CargoWise is creating a landside logistics operating system through developing and expanding its current tech via partnerships, acquisitions, and integrations.
Sitetracker helps companies like ChargePoint automate tasks surrounding getting electric charging points up and running faster.
TFI International has acquired food-grade tank hauler Entreposage Marco for an undisclosed sum.
This week: Verified Carrier discusses its unique way of vetting carriers, Vecna Robotics closes its Series C, Truckstop vets industry pets and Nvidia has a new offering for industry tech providers.
NFI CEO Sidney Brown has been indicted as part of the broader “Norcross case” that may shake up New Jersey politics.
A long-standing dispute between logistics technology providers ended with a $16 million payment from CargoSprint to PayCargo.
An Indiana trucking company that has filed for bankruptcy protection says a financing deal with a company providing the carrier factoring services is “critical” to continuing operations.
The UEFA European Championship 2024 is currently underway and takes place across 10 stadiums in Germany, requiring serious supply chain and logistics efforts.
NSF must pay more than $394 million for transporting oil across tribal land in northwest Washington in violation of an agreement, a judge has ruled.
Waabi has raised $200 million in an oversubscribed Series B round, led by Uber and Khosla Ventures, the company announced. Waabi plans to launch fully driverless trucks in Texas by 2025.
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is suing Alabama-based Dove Transportation after one of the carrier’s trucks struck a bridge in 2021, causing “substantial damage.”
Samsara preps for its community event Beyond to teach leaders how to leverage data to gain insight on their operations and foster success.
Logistics costs for U.S. businesses were lower in 2023, but prices remain higher than they were before the pandemic, much like the situation with consumer price inflation.
Technology startup Wiliot has launched a food-safety initiative using ambient IoT to provide more traceability in supply chains.
Maersk has ambitious plans for its dedicated cargo airline to become a major piece of its integrated logistics service, alongside its ocean container business.
15,867 Amazon Flex drivers across three states filed arbitration with the American Arbitration Association alleging Amazon had misclassified their job roles as independent contractors rather than employees, resulting in underpaid and lost wages.
This week, training software for the DOD is serving the freight community; CargoSense closes its Series A; a trucking company adds autonomous offerings; and Truckstop.com hires a new CFO.
A Georgia jury recently awarded more than $47 million to the family of a 35-year-old owner-operator who was killed in a August 2017 crash involving a former company driver for Wisconsin-based Schneider National Carriers.
The air cargo market is enjoying an unexpected boom during the slow season, but it’s unclear whether demand is pulling from the third and fourth quarters to avoid supply chain delays or will continue to build.
Semantic Visions’ Environmental, Social and Governance Index uses natural language processing to analyze media and evaluate companies’ sustainability, ethics and compliance.
As transportation companies invest heavily in new tech and infrastructure, J.B. Hunt sees technology as a way to empower employees and capacity to create long-term value for customers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found 450 pounds of cocaine hidden in a container chassis aboard the Blue Wave merchant vessel arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday.
Aivaras Zigmantas has pleaded not guilty after being indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly posing as an agent for carriers and stealing shipments that were released to him.
S&P Global cut its debt rating on Forward Air for the second time in four months.
Door-to-door transportation company Tri-National Inc is expanding its facilities into South Texas to offer more comprehensive cross-border service and meet the demands of nearshoring.
Ship Angel announced its recent raise and new products at Plug and Play’s Silicon Valley Summit.
Descartes has completed its third acquisition of the year, acquiring BoxTop Technologies for $13 million.
AB5, California’s independent contractor classification law, has won a second significant decision in a federal court, with all 11 members of a 9th Circuit panel upholding the law for Uber drivers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has discovered gray-market imports of Ozempic from Colombia and is trying to close down the shipping pipeline.
Sedrick Zelitis Smith, 47, of Dallas, used his CDL to assist a human smuggling organization. He coordinated the transport of migrants who arrived in Laredo, Texas, from Mexico.
The greatest tool in logistics is collaboration, which is now a necessity for the global supply chain.
Walmart will launch drone delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth this month, offering 30-minute delivery via their app, expanding their service to 1.8 million households with partners Zipline and Wing.
A Michigan truck driver who was found guilty of setting Swift Transportation equipment on fire as part of a vendetta against the company has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison.
Nick Patrick, CEO of Radar, discusses how 3PLs and carriers can improve fleet management and consolidate vendors of software and devices for route optimization, driver tracking and location spoofing detection.
Tag-N-Trac recently unveiled its suite of updated IoT devices that include low-cost, disposable smart labels and tags, as well as its Relativity platform.
ArcBest’s efforts to improve freight mix are producing big swings in its operating metrics, a May update revealed.
This week, Denim secures funds to continue scaling, OneRail acquires new tech and industry partnerships improve service offerings.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reported a modest increase in volumes during May, but yields took a notable step higher.
Highway’s Jordan Graft discusses how to fix fraud in the trucking industry at FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event.
The U.S. Postal Service has kicked off its 2024 National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign – “Don’t let your dog bite the hand that serves you” – in an effort to reduce dog biting incidents for postal workers.
One of the leaders in adopting generative AI at C.H. Robinson used a variety of analogies to describe its capabilities.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered an indefinite pause of congestion pricing just days after a trucking group sued to halt the fees for those driving to Manhattan.
Altana’s enhanced platform Value Chain Management System is designed to help customers track, identify and manage all the components of their supply chain.
Teamsters update: The union has recently aligned with Amazon workers, won three elections and signed a new deal with a Ryder unit.
Old Dominion’s volume metrics continue to lag peers, largely by design.
Former FreightWaves analyst turned hedge fund manager Seth Holm shared his outlook for transportation stocks at Future of Supply Chain on Wednesday.
FreightWaves, in collaboration with TriumphPay, announced the recipients of the prestigious 2024 Shipper of Choice awards on June 5.
Seko Logistics said U.S. Customs and Border Protection has harmed its business by temporarily suspending some import privileges without providing evidence of wrongdoing.
Forward Air’s shareholders approved the conversion of Omni’s nonvoting shares to voting common stock, giving the group 35% control of the combined entity.
Transfix is selling its brokerage business to supply chain services provider NFI.
U.S. trade regulators and lawmakers are trying to even the playing field for U.S. companies and close a security gap by cracking down on e-commerce importers taking advantage of a trade loophole.
Barbara Spector Yeninas died on Friday at the age of 84. She was an industry trailblazer for women, founding BSY Associates, a maritime, supply chain and logistics marketing communications company.
SITA moves into maritime with its new brand, SmartSea. CEO Julian Panter gives an inside look at why he believes SmartSea’s model should be an industry standard.
Marker 17 Marine and Premium Carriers Inc. are being sued for $1.4 million after a yacht owned by Max Zach Corp. was destroyed in transit from North Carolina to Connecticut.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reported an acceleration in its volume metrics for May, sending its share price up 14% on Tuesday.
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association urges the transportation industry to protect sensitive info by learning how to secure APIs.
Yellow Corp. gets to exclusively oversee its liquidation for another 90 days, keeping shareholders’ hopes for recovery alive.
An Indiana trucking company with 122 drivers and 142 power units recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Flexport is expanding the Convoy Platform to brokers, aiming to drive growth and efficiency for brokers and carriers.
The Trucking Association of New York has filed a federal lawsuit in hopes of halting the congestion fee for those driving into Manhattan, which will cost truck drivers up to $36.
OneRail has launched a solution to address in-transit problems that lead to lost inventory.
Lars Winkelbauer, a former high-level executive at Polar Air Cargo, received a four-year prison sentence for defrauding the company.
Perpetually troubled electric van maker Workhorse Group may be in worse shape than it appears. Little cash and slack orders are two factors.
Atlas Air will phase out flight operations for Amazon but continue to lease aircraft to the retailer while targeting more cross-border shipping.
This week, Cover Whale raises $27.5 million, the Scheduling Standards Consortium adds a member and Magnus integrates with Trimble.
MythosAI is a startup that is looking to fix one “Stone Age” aspect of shipping, according to the company’s founder.
The U.S. wants a labor rights investigation of a Volkswagen factory in Puebla, Mexico.
A Los Angeles jury awarded more than $58 million to Pablo Scipione, who suffered a microfracture in his foot while working at a train yard in 2016.Independent contractor was injured in 2016 at Kinkisharyo yard
Supply chain services provider Descartes reported improved fiscal first-quarter results.
RXO,has had its debt rating cut by S&P Global.
Results from BMO’s transportation sector showed deterioration in trucking credit quality.
Cambridge Capital sees promise in helping retailers audit costs and invoices with Stat Recovery.
Three logistics companies share how they are working to reduce emissions and waste in their supply chains.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas seized more than $5.4 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of papayas.
Two rating agencies have cut the debt rating of beleaguered Forward Air.
A California company, which once contracted with FedEx Ground to deliver packages before filing suit against the global delivery giant over alleged illegal business practices, has filed for bankruptcy liquidation.
C.H. Robinson has had its debt rating downgraded by S&P Global.
A newsier-than-typical Advanced Clean Transportation Expo featured the first appearance by Tesla and a single stage gathering of legacy OEMs.
