The department said the shift of certain firearms from the U.S. Munitions List to the Commerce Control List does not decontrol these items but changes the level of export control oversight.
Presidential candidate’s Clean Transportation Plan calls for 15% of new trucks to be pollution-free by 2030.
The World Economic Forum opened today. Climate change is the most-feared risk of respondents to a WEF poll. Brian Aoaeh comments that disruption of global supply chains is the real fear.
Blockchain is a popular subject of discussion and dissection, but is it really the savior of all things logistics?
Trucking Freight Futures markets were closed on Monday; Futures forward curves point to flat year-over-year rates.
Railroad expert Jim Blaze writes about coal, a key commodity hauled by rail. The amount of coal being hauled by rail is declining. Why? And what does the future hold?
We gear up into this frigid week with a wild ride of headlines and industry updates. First, some bad news: a fatal shooting at a family-owned trucking company in San […]
Shippers in a Morgan Stanley survey are optimistic over the macro environment and expect rate improvement moving forward. Plus, Chinese New Year impacts and supply chain sustainability takes a hit.
A mixed trading session on Friday capped a bearish week for the Trucking Freight Futures market.
Technological change is requiring a fresh vision to help manage trucking operations. Here are three opportunities to take advantage of now.
The U.S. Energy Department will continue to allow the licensed export of highly enriched uranium for overseas medical isotope production for another two years.
BIMCO, BOLT, Commercial Jet and Kane Is Able also announce executive appointments.
Chicago company nearly doubles its size with “likely the first acquisition of several.”
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about methods to lower diesel fuel expenses for large and small trucking companies.
A dispute over France’s digital services tax has the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative considering up to 100% tariffs on French champagne and sparkling wine imports.
We gear down into the backhaul of our week with news of a headline glitch. Starting early Thursday, small-business truckers who rely on the spot market began reporting problems logging […]
Service improvements will help grow rail volumes and revenue, the company said during its fourth-quarter earnings call Friday.
J.B. Hunt’s fourth quarter call addresses some challenges facing its brokerage and intermodal businesses.
Thursday’s National Trucking Freight Futures forward curve points to softness in spot rates through February 2020.
Deal to buy Utah-based company will expand Parkland Fuel’s presence in the Western United States with 84 locations and 63 trucks.
Jim Blaze explores the decline of railroad freight volume and what may happen going forward.
Five Pakistani men are charged with duping 29 U.S. companies into illicitly exporting equipment and components to the blacklisted Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and Advanced Engineering Research Organization.
Coal declines and a still sluggish industrial economy could put pressure on revenue this year. Still, CSX sees upside potential for intermodal and merchandise volumes.
The Nolan Transportation Group and Transportation Insight roll-up continues apace.
J.B. Hunt reports lower-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter as weaker market conditions and increased investment weigh on results.
The expansion is roughly in line with those of recent years.
Lobsters may be premium, time-sensitive air cargo, but Delta Air Lines is also learning how these, and other, arthropods use their body suits to safely carry large amounts of weight.
With an impending breakup of the company, XPO Logistics will look like a far different company as the century’s third decade dawns.
GlobalTranz, already among the largest brokerages in the nation, grew a bit more with the acquisition of 3PL Cerasis.
Truck manufacturers claim improved aerodynamics could save a driver up to 400 gallons of fuel a year.
Overwhelming approval of U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement Implementation Act paves new trade pact’s way to President Trump’s desk for signature.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the challenges and opportunities of logistics in Africa – and what will likely occur in the next few years.
National Trucking Freight Futures fall again on Wednesday under the weight of weakness in the East.
“We are seeing drawback for commodities/products where we did not see it before,” said Michael Cerny, chief legal officer for duty drawback specialist Charter Brokerage.
Canadian auto manufacturer says it will stop developing self-driving technology with the U.S. ride-sharing company as it announces lower sales outlook for 2020.
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.
