Darren Prokop explains why Positive Train Control – a positive safety measure for “Lower 48” railroads – doesn’t make sense for the Alaska Railroad.
Ben Thrower examines the issues surrounding California’s AB-5, which impacts truckers who are independent contractors.
Incentivizing logistics yard spaces and zoned industrial capacities to rent out their vacant spots for truckers could help increase supply.
The computer vision startup crunches road and highway data to improve safety and power development of autonomous vehicles.
California-based electric air taxi startup Joby Aviation has raised $590 million in its Series C financing round.
XPO may be on verge of breaking itself as it says it will explore sale or spin off up to 4 business units
There are still some down times ahead but Susquehanna sees the ground being laid for an upturn.
New agency programs require wireless capacity that FCC wants to reallocate
Andy Peters provide details about happenings in the warehousing- distribution center-real estate sector.
Market Expert Anthony Smith provides insight into the all-important housing market as 2020 gets underway.
Trucking Freight Futures remain lower after Tuesday’s session with LAX to SEA (VLS) the lone bright spot.
What does it mean to be “energy independent?” The President of the United States thinks the country is there now. On this week’s Drilling Deep podcast, host John Kingston talks […]
Dupré Logistics and HOYER form bulk transport entity to provide supply chain services domestically and internationally.
Jim Blaze profiles TTX, a company that is essential to the railroad industry.
Plus: BYD pushes zero emissions mandate in California and Seattle pushes Amazon tax.
Digital business-to-business freight marketplaceTrella helps reduce costs by automating logistics processes.
The CEO is in India to attend the inaugural Amazon Smbhav summit bringing more than 3,000 small businesses together.
Risk management for supply chains coming to the fore through better visibility tools.
The company describes Winmore 360° as the world’s first LSP-focused integrated software for every stage of the transportation RFP process and tendered lifecycle.
Trucking Freight Futures open the week lower on Monday as SEA to LAX (VSL) continues to slide.
FreightWaves to sponsor the digital news product + deliver custom content that will include data-driven items from SONAR
Operating revenue for cargo operations at Delta Air Lines fell 13% for the fourth quarter ($187 million) and the full year ($753 million) compared to the same periods in 2018, […]
We gear up this week with a man charged on Thursday with shooting a truck driver on I-269 outside Memphis, Tennessee, after an in-cab video captured the suspected killer. Violence […]
The companies share a vision of network optimization through continuous moves.
Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal is scheduled to take effect Wednesday. Read CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco’s take on how that trade has changed since the tariff war began — and how it may never be quite the same.
Boeing has a new CEO who is tasked with restoring a culture of safety and shoring up the bottom line, but suppliers are now having to cut overhead to deal with the halt in production for the 737 MAX.
Tanker rates haven’t shot up further on new Iran tensions, yet they remain extremely high.
It isn’t clear how long the temporary order will be in effect but plaintiffs seem happy that it will be replaced with something longer-lasting.
Kenworth skipped the fanfare in showing its Class 8 autonomous truck for the first time ar CES 2020.
Trucking Freight Futures recap for the week ending Friday, January 10, 2020: East region strengthens; West and South regions weaken
Universal Logistics Holdings names current head of transportation Tim Phillips as its new CEO. Phillips succeeds former CEO Jeff Rogers who “separated” from the company on Friday.
Mack Trucks has entered the electric vehicle space with its LR Electric refuse truck, but it may not be done. The engine, with modifications, may work well in other applications as well.
Chris Henry runs fleet profitability benchmarking and analytics for FreightWaves and facilitates the TCA’s TPP program. If you are interested in benchmarking your fleet’s performance with the best operators, join […]
The Containerization & Intermodal Institute, EROAD and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock announce board appointments.
Businesses can leverage technology and incentivize consumers to ensure sustainability within their logistics operations.
Seth Holm of FreightWaves Freight Intel Group writes about the impact of nuclear verdicts on the trucking industry. Will 2020 be a tipping point for these huge awards?
Amazon has enabled customers to pay digitally at gas stations via Alexa, which can confirm the station location and pump number and activate the pump for drawing fuel.
The principles of Environmental/Social/Governance are going to be a factor in the future, according to Morgan Stanley
Happy top of the weekend! Thanks for making us a part of the backhaul of your week, and boy do we have some news for you. First, we hit the […]
The global logistics industry is big and getting bigger.
Legal battle in California is pulling trucking in different directions
Planning for disaster “is about the unknown unknowns, the Black Swans, the things that are so far beyond our comprehension.”
With companies like Convoy achieving a $1 billion valuation in roughly four years, or publicly-traded companies like Uber and Amazon encroaching on the brokerage space, it is getting harder for […]
Chicago to Atlanta (VCA) Trucking Freight Futures show strength on Thursday in an otherwise mixed market.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Iranian metals industry generates billions of dollars for the regime, contributing to its nuclear weapons program.
Buttigieg proposal part of candidate’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan.
Self-balancing cargo bikes, drone-enabled mailboxes and other cool stuff from this year’s transportation exhibition.
A number of readers responded to Brian Aoaeh’s 12/26/19 “Commentary: Trucking industry observations heading into 2020.” His current commentary features some of those responses and information from Anthony Campo, a trucking industry veteran.
The interior of the Nikola Two semi-tractor takes cues from modern airplane cockpits.
Email and spreadsheets still coin of supply chain realm, but startup sees cloud-based future.
E-scooter startup Lime is stopping operations in a dozen cities across the world and laying off 14% of its workforce.
A bipartisan group of U.S. House and Senate lawmakers see export controls as a means to punish those Chinese officials and companies involved in human rights abuses in western China and Hong Kong.
The acquisition of Kuebix is believed to be a step toward making a fragmented transportation industry more efficient.
Trucking Freight Futures mostly stable on Wednesday with SEA to LAX under downward pressure.
Road, rail, port environmental permits to be completed in two years.
Companies from Amazon to Zulily agree to help Customs and Border Protection figure out how to identify and target high-risk shipments.
Digitalization of roadside assistance services can help fleets in not just getting immediate and seamless assistance but at flat-rate premiums.
Jim Blaze writes about the key messages he extrapolated about railroading in 2019.
Partner Hub enables carriers to control who can access the data coming out of their trucking operations.
Freight All Kinds: Logistics of commercial construction looks at the shipment of commercial building materials and the “carriers” moving them.
Lumper payments can tie up cash for weeks as carriers wait for reimbursement, but Convoy is now automating the process, guaranteeing payment with the touch of a button.
The request comes as the company struggles to update PeopleNet devices that malfunctioned over the New Year.
No specific trucking reference in the governor’s State of the State, but calls current situation a “scam.”
Experts say reversal of penalty related to U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control won’t hinder its broader enforcement activities.
U.S. DOT Secretary Elaine Chao touts agency collaboration and leadership in AV research and development.
Investors in U.S.-based FreightGuru.com bilked out of $800,000, authorities allege.
Trucking Freight Futures quietly post mixed results for second consecutive day on Tuesday.
Video telematics provider Lytx Inc. receives new financial backing from private equity group in a deal that values the company at more than $2.5 billion.
“As long as I’m president of the United States, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” President Trump said in a televised address to the nation.
Wider use of technology within supply chains has helped create greater efficiency and better forecasting of logistics operations.
Kenworth and Peterbilt will both put power electronics from Dana in their electric medium-duty trucks.
The first daughter’s speech touches on trucking and smart workforce development solutions.
Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly approves replacement trade agreement to NAFTA and paves way for full chamber consideration.
Seko Logistics acquires Air-City to boost exposure in NYC and China
The study looked at 85 different technologies that can help drive fuel efficiency.
Importing and selling counterfeit Native American-style jewelry violates the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.
Trucking Freight Futures are mainly mixed to start the week on Monday.
Continental Automotive’s Transparent Hood technology could help trucks see what’s over the hill ahead. #CES2020
HubTran in vanguard of digital push to streamline back-office processes.
Outlook for future improvement to earnings is still hazy as Morgan Stanley analyst lowers fourth-quarter estimates for most transportation companies.
We kick off the week with headlines involving major trucking crashes in Pennsylvania and Indiana, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse websites opening day struggles. Don’t worry, though, if you’re trying […]
The autonomous trucking startup plans to test vehicles in most continental states by the end of 2020.
Businesses today are looking to make last-mile deliveries as flexible as possible to ensure high-quality customer experience.
Mercedes-Benz is shoring up its green credentials with the Avatar-inspired Vision AVTR concept car at #CES2020.
Uber and Hyundai have showcased a full-scale prototype of an eVTOL aircraft that will be mass-produced for Uber’s air taxi network.
They are joined on stage by Roxo the robot.
Toyota said at #CES2020 that it plans to build a 175-acre city of the future at the foot of Mt. Fuji in Japan that will operate on hydrogen fuel cells and solar power.
ZF Friedrichshafen said at #CES2020 that it will deliver a Level 4 autonomous driving system to a trucking customer by 2025.
Federal appeals court panel upholds district court ruling that Walmart must pay California drivers additional wages for non-driving time
Limited prohibitions of certain American-made technology exports and financial transactions are currently in place for the Middle East country rebuilding from 20 years of war.
January Trucking Freight Futures soar as a busy and volatile week comes to an end.
The U.S. and Kazakhstan have signed a tentative Open Skies agreement. That’s a fancy way of saying free trade in the aviation market.
The use of drones and other technology will help ports streamline operations, increase safety and vigilance for drugs and pollution.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the “other” side of ecommerce – the returns of unwanted merchandise and how retailers are handling the issue.
The Jones Act has been in effect for nearly 100 years. Read about its pros and cons in this commentary by Darren Prokop.
HERE Mobility has over 700 supply and demand partners active on its mobility marketplace across 100 major cities in the world.
German auto suppliier Robert Bosch combines an LCD panel, a driver-monitoring camera and facial tracking software to create a Virtual Visor that dramatically reduce sun glare for drivers.
The overall GDP number is not very useful when looking for insight into freight conditions in the economy. The U.S. economy is dominated by the service sector, which includes segments like healthcare, education and financial services. These areas make up over half of all of the economic activity in the U.S., but do not play a significant role in freight movements in the economy. As a result, as long as the service sector is healthy, the U.S. economy can continue to grow even if the production and transportation of goods is stalling.
Overseas shipping – particularly during the holidays – can be difficult. Here are some tips for making the process easier and more successful.
Market Expert Zach Strickland provides timely advice for shippers that need to choose either a carrier or a 3PL.
