Trucking

Fuel-cell maker not worried about China’s decision to slash hydrogen vehicle incentives.

General Motors (GM) reported that it has temporarily suspended production of its Chevrolet Blazer SUV at its manufacturing plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. Production of the Blazer will be halted […]

The last couple of days took a dramatic turn with U.S. short seller J Capital making explosive allegations that global logistics software behemoth, WiseTech – a A$9 billion (US$6.2 billion) company, has been seriously misleading investors. WiseTech has robustly denied these claims. In other news: CTI Logistics annual results; truck rest stops “desperately needed”.

LNG export proposal immediately slammed by Democrat lawmakers.

The Port of Long Beach saw a slide in container volumes arrested in September and hopes to attract more cargo with incentives.

Off-site facility aims to give terminal more room to operate and make chassis moves more fluid.d

Trucking volumes still positive but slipping

Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) is looking to align its Parking Security Requirements (PSR) industry standard with the European Commission’s new truck safety at parking spots programme to quicken the pace of security offered for trucks at parking areas.

British government minister’s voyeuristic sex claims about truck drivers are “classist,” “inappropriate” and “ignorant,” says road transport representative.

The Office of Foreign Assets Control on Oct. 17 extended the general license for Nynas AB that is 50% owned by Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petrόleos de Venezuela S.A.

The U.K.-based logistics company has been given due diligence access to the scandal-plagued trucking firm’s accounts.

Connectivity, electric trucks and autonomous vehicles were highlighted by Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) at Transport Expo ANPACT 2019. The event, which is being held in […]

Meal-kit delivery company HelloFresh leverages data from last-mile movement and consumer feedback to make its deliveries precise and error-free.

Trailer orders in September were the highest since February, suggesting another strong year of production in 2020.

Swedish truck maker AB Volvo reported higher third-quarter profits and sales on Friday, October 18. But it warned that orders for new trucks in North America and Europe continue to decline and a strike at its Mack Trucks unit could pinch profits depending on how long it lasts.

The owner of a Kentucky-based trucking company filed for bankruptcy protection following a slew of lawsuits filed after one of his drivers was convicted of causing a fatal crash that killed six people in June 2015.

Executives from Parade, CoLane, Forager, and Trucker Tools discussed the current state and future of brokerage digitization.

Japan’s freight industry is set for a downturn on the back of declining economies in the U.S., China and the Eurozone, new research reveals.

UPS has entered the flat-rate pricing game, trying to do things differently than its chief rival.

GlobalTranz has added to its portfolio with the acquisition of Chicago-based Global Freight Solutions.

The impact of a United Auto Workers’ strike at Mack Trucks will nearly double next week when Volvo Trucks North America lays off about 3,000 employees because of a lack of engines and transmissions that come from a Maryland plant the companies share.

Turkey has the next five days to maintain the ceasefire against Syrian and Kurdish forces before the U.S. sanctions are removed.

Continental has partnered with SAP to standardize its manufacturing processes and gain real-time visibility into floor operations.

Fleets have been investing in safety technologies, but the public does not seem to be recognizing this fact, with the majority of Americans believing they are safer drivers than most truck drivers.

Maryland congressman was staunch supporter of the Jones Act and U.S. flag shipping.

by Ray Haight, TPP Retention Coach I have done a dozen or more Retention Action Plan rollouts over the past couple years and one of the key questions that I […]

It’s the first step in a broader plan to transform the site into an emission-free freight terminal.

Instead of providing square footage for dine-in customers, five restaurant operations will use the kitchen solely to prepare the food for delivery through DoorDash’s app.

The Hong Kong Human Right Rights and Democracy Act, which unanimously passed the House of Representatives on Oct. 15, puts pressure on Hong Kong to uphold U.S. export controls.

This is another in a series of videos produced by FreightWaves and SmartDrive, recorded at the recent SmartDrive Customer Conference in Atlanta. FreightWaves editor-at-large John Kingston discussed several key issues […]

Brexit is now only two weeks away but the dangers facing truckers and shippers continue to mount.

eTrac, CLDA enter partnership to draw more last-mile carriers into eTrac database

Polymer Logistics, which produces reusable packaging and display solutions, is being acquired by Tosca, a U.S.-based supply chain solutions provider.

Democrats, labor consider California’s AB5 a “good first step”

To reduce labor turnover, businesses will have to understand the needs of their workforce and look to innovate and optimize activities in and around the warehouse vicinity.

“Electric cars are part of the solution, not the problem.”

A judge recently declined to reduce the jury award of $26.5 million and refused to grant a new trial in a fatal road-rage crash in Oregon.

TCA Vice President of Government Affairs, Dave Heller and TCA Manager of Government Affairs, Kathryn Sanner There are many hot-button issues in the U.S. press right now, but the one […]

Kayla Matthews explains some of the global uses of blockchain in logistics and supply chain.

A U.S. Coast Guard investigation in February discovered the Nederland Reefer’s chief engineer had devised a scheme to illegally dump oily bilge into the sea.

Market Voice Brian Aoaeh has a fascinating interview with Wolfgang Lehmacher,, an expert on global supply chains (and much more)!

A new study says that proactively managing the electric grid by utilizing excess capacity in electric vehicle batteries could ease peak demand and lower overall costs for all electric users.

The move follows a failed attempt to pass a cap-and-trade bill in the state legislature.

DHL Express plans to invest 131 million euros ($144.5 million) to nearly triple the size of its package sort facility adjacent to South Korea’s Incheon International Airport to help keep […]

FedEx Freight goes national for its last-mile heavy freight deliveries

This shift in Amazon’s logistics should make brick and mortar competitors like Walgreens, CVS, Walmart and Target nervous.

Government initiatives are encouraging the freight rail sector to address cyber threats. But what else needs to be done?

Prologis checks in with solid third quarter as macro trends remain strong

The carriers with the fewest trucks are also the least compliant, meaning the carriers with the most to lose are the same carriers that cannot afford to lose it.

IMAGE: JIM ALLEN/FREIGHTWAVES Lincoln’s Logs is brought to you by FreightWaves’ Lincoln Duff Hello and welcome to another edition of Lincoln’s Logs, where I point out some of my favorite […]

P.A.M. Transportation Services calls out GM strike as the primary reason the carrier failed to meet earnings expectations.

Surgeons save lives, but it is often the transportation and logistics companies working behind the scenes that make their jobs possible.

Knight-Swift Transportation lowered its third and fourth quarter 2019 guidance amid intermodal and truckload woes. However, some analysts find this as a reason to celebrate.

FreightWaves finds growing evidence that manufacturers and distributors are transferring operations from the U.K. to northern Europe.

dexFreight has successfully completed a blockchain pilot program that saw a carrier receive payment from the shipper within minutes of making a delivery. Plus, Rivian moves closer to electric truck manufacturing in Indiana, and Emirates SkyCargo adds e-commerce delivery.

The Trump administration takes aim at financial assets of Turkish government agencies and officials linked to military strikes in Syria, but Congress may legislate broader sanctions in the days ahead.

Kristy Knichel keeps a level head while growing the business her father started.

Motiv Power Systems, which converts medium-duty trucks from gasoline to run on zero-emission electricity from batteries, is getting $60 million in equity funding from Winnebago Industries Inc. and a private holding company in Colorado.

Although Super Typhoon Hagibis has caused catastrophic floods, mudslides and at least 68 tragic deaths in Japan, FreightWaves understands from local sources that Tokyo’s critical freight infrastructure – seaports and airports – are undamaged. Japan’s wider logistics network is suffering from a miscellany of damage such as flooding.

Maritime carriers are leaving up to US$110 on the table every time they carry a box, according to research from startup MizzenIT. And that means ocean carriers could be missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars a year simply by not charging the right price.

A New Mexico jury awarded the family of a woman killed in a February 2017 crash involving a student driver for Werner Enterprises Inc. around $40.5 million in damages on Oct. 11 following a two-week trial.

UPS enters the US self-storage market with a new twist

Petitions must be filed to the U.S. International Trade Commission by no later than Dec. 10 to be considered for inclusion in the next miscellaneous tariff bill.

The Truckload Carriers Association has named Brian Smith of Madisonville, Tennessee, a professional truck driver leased to Mercer Transportation Company of Louisville, Kentucky, a Highway Angel. He is being recognized […]

Freight shipments and expenditures declined on a year-over-year basis again in September according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report. The firm now believes that the index is “signaling an economic contraction.”

The amount paid by Uber for majority ownership of Cornership has not been disclosed.

Saudi Arabia eyes multi-billion dollar logistics project; a pot warehouse in ruin; China logistics activity rebounds

NCBFAA generally supports Customs and Border Protection’s goal to protect against illicit importers but said the agency’s proposed importer verification rule has “grossly miscalculated the cost” to customs brokers.

Now Goldman thinks that ISM data won’t turn positive until Q2 2020.

American Cross-Dock & Storage recently announced it was doubling its warehouse space near the Port of Houston, one of the fastest growing U.S. container ports.  The company has entered into […]

More companies are making the shift from on-premise Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) to a cloud-based OTM, because it helps reduce IT infrastructure and support costs.

The trucking industry and its supply chain rank fifth among all businesses at risk of cybersecurity attacks as the number of possible threats against the transportation sector has grown 100-fold in just four years.

Freight volumes in and out of Japan’s busiest port, the Port of Tokyo, have declined in the first six months of 2019 compared to the first six months of 2018, new comprehensive data shows.

A United Auto Workers strike against Mack Trucks could soon impact its sibling Volvo Trucks because both get engines and transmissions from the same plant in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Halliburton lays off 650 oil and gas workers; DHL expands cross-border […]

Law firm Benesch warns legislation will likely raise costs but carriers have options.

The United Auto Workers plans its first strike against Mack Trucks in 35 years for Sunday, Oct. 13. A total of 3,500 union-represented workers at plants in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida would be affected.

An influx of new container ships has hiked the average size of vessels deployed on the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe trades, reports Alphaliner.

It has been a dramatic week in Australian trucking: strip club bus-truck crash; nine months of jail; massive infrastructure works; trucker death; call for mandatory brakes; beer crates. And more!

The company employed 540 drivers and was Camping World’s primary delivery service for RVs

Amazon ramps up truckload business by going all-in on power unit investment

Letter Ride LLC, a delivery service provider for Amazon, is cutting 423 positions at facilities across Texas. The company is eliminating jobs at its facilities in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth […]

A federal appeals court overturned a nearly $800,000 damage award won by student drivers in a class action lawsuit against Werner after a jury found the carrier and its subsidiary violated federal labor and state wage laws for failing to pay for rest breaks.

Trucking volumes remain strong

Earnings estimates continue to be cut by equity analysts, however their outlook for the stocks is positive.

R. Eddie Wayland, TCA Legal Counsel The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which is based in New Orleans and has appellate jurisdiction over federal district courts […]

The Graham-Van Hollen sanctions bill would cut off Turkey from U.S. military equipment and parts, as well as target foreign support of the country’s oil and gas production used by its armed forces.

Accurate data and careful analysis enable fleets to reverse the trend of lower miles between unscheduled repairs.

Medical marijuana firm AMP will be pursuing a European Union Good Manufacturing Procedure (EU-GMP) audit to ensure quality and integrity of its pharma goods from the supplier to the German patient.

What’s next at FMCSA after Ray Martinez departs? Tune in to FW Radio.

Larger shippers must think beyond the short-term peaks and valleys.

The Backhaulers, Robinson, and Coyote veteran is back to build a brokerage on his own terms.

Renowned logistics analyst explains how Brexit will impact cargo flows, liner shipping calls and European supply chain planning.

Confidence elevated after Trump decides to meet with Vice Premier.

Global parcel activity will hit 200 billion a year by 2025, Pitney Bowes report predicts

When it comes to technology, it can be difficult to differentiate between a good investment and a waste of money.

Since 2018, Revel has expanded its fleets into Brooklyn, Queens and Washington, D.C. and plans to reach 10 cities by 2020.

Inpax, a delivery partner of Amazon.com, lays off more than 600 after Amazon cuts ties

Haldex Brake Products Corp., a Swedish brake and suspension manufacturer for heavy-duty trucks, announced on October 8 that it is shuttering its manufacturing facility in Blue Springs, Missouri, laying off around 154 workers, and will be moving production to Mexico.

SkyBitz has introduced a new sensor with camera that tracks available space and the condition of items inside a trailer. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)