Strong partnerships will be necessary to ensure carriers can keep moving — and keep getting paid — into 2024, allowing for a more measured approach for owner-operators and fleets to manage their cash flow.
Feds compare convicted startup founders Elizabeth Holmes and Trevor Milton in recommending Nikola’s founder receive a similar sentence.
Less demand and more flexible delivery schedules were key factors in higher performance by UPS and Fedex during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday cycle.
Technology plays an increasingly large role in how supply chains operate and has created a sea change for the industry.
A Delaware bankruptcy court approves the first round of Yellow’s terminal sales.
Federal prosecutors want to see Nikola founder Trevor Milton imprisoned for 11 years as punishment for lying to investors.
Terminal’s founders, CEO Raghav Midha and CTO Connor Giles, bonded through a passion for fintech and trucking.
GlobalTranz prefers the Supreme Court not review its appellate court victory in a case involving a fatal accident.
Every time data has to be copied or rekeyed, the process slows down the supply chain and increases the risk of introducing errors.
Florida International University College of Business’s Dr. Maloney argues for a holistic, but not purely academic, understanding of supply chains.
The Teamsters union warned of a strike at UPS’ air and ground hubs if workers were not reinstated.
Forward Air announced a 5.9% general rate increase for 2024 that is near the middle of the range of recent carrier announcements.
Freight brokerage Convoy shut down in October. Carriers say the brokerage didn’t pay them for loads they completed.
XPO founder turns away from logistics to “highly fragmented” industry.
This week in Borderlands: A Texas company aims to help keep holiday returns out of landfills; a U.S. logistics firm is building a border trade hub in South Texas; a logistics provider snaps up space in the Houston area; and DHL Supply Chain lays off workers in Texas.
A former contractor alleges that it was fraudulently induced to sign a contract with FedEx Ground.
DOT’s latest regulatory agenda reveals regulators will be taking no action on a costly new safety equipment proposal for almost a year.
UPS’ levies drop to 15% from 15.25%.
Nikola is offering 133.3 million new shares at 75 cents each and issuing $175 million in new debt to scale its fuel cell truck business.
The small rise in truck transportation jobs in November contrasts with more recent big swings.
The financial freezeout of startups by investors may be thawing as FOMU — the fear of messing up — begins to subside.
Two of the most significant plotters in the Louisiana staged accident scheme were to be sentenced Thursday but it’s been delayed.
Postal Service contractor Matheson Trucking and wholly owned subsidiaries Matheson Flight Extenders and Matheson Postal Services of Sacramento are winding down operations after six decades in business.
UPS has been given until Monday to address the alleged firing of 35 union workers at its ground hub.
Yellow Corp. has reportedly rejected a bid that would resurrect the company from bankruptcy.
General Motors and Autocar Industries are collaborating to create a range of hydrogen powered heavy-duty vehicles.
Trucking regulator reminds states of federal laws disqualifying convicted felons from having a CDL.
Forward Air reports positive tonnage trends for the first two months of the fourth quarter.
Nearly half of survey respondents said that delivery estimates are “potentially unreliable.”
The first deadline for a little-noticed environmental rule affecting all trucks traveling in California is Dec. 31.
Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line reports muted volume trends for November.
Local opposition and divided attention in Washington are hurdles that must be cleared before the trucking industry can get parking legislation passed.
Cargo truck drivers at border crossings in South Texas again are seeing long delays as migrants and additional truck inspections have slowed traffic.
ArcBest said tonnage declines in November were tied to efforts to unwind dynamic pricing initiatives.
Weak transportation metrics were noted in a monthly survey of supply chain executives.
Reelables says technology will eliminate the need for manual label scanning across the supply chain.
Class 8 truck orders hit a 14-month high in November, surpassing 40,000 bookings amid a mired freight market.
Less-than-truckload carrier XPO reported higher shipments in November one day after it was announced to have the largest winning bid at Yellow’s terminal auction.
Uber’s new feature allows shoppers to arrange for drivers to pick up purchased items and deliver them to a residence.
Synop sees commercial fleet electrification gaining traction across the supply chain through more EV drayage vehicles.
A Delaware bankruptcy court filing shows several prominent less-than-truckload carriers hold $1.9 billion in winning bids for 130 of Yellow’s terminals.
Broker Landstar System announced Monday after the market closed that its CEO Jim Gattoni will be stepping down early next year.
CDL testing in Florida could get easier if regulators grant an exemption to driver instructors.
DHL Express announced high-level personnel changes in its global organization.
Colonial Terminals announced the acquisition of a bulk liquid terminal from Buckeye Terminals.
A Berkshire lawsuit against Pilot’s founding family over payments made to company executives won’t be heard alongside another case.
Saia’s fourth-quarter update shows it is retaining the freight it onboarded as a result of Yellow’s collapse.
On a day-to-day basis, friction is characterized by manual processes, inefficient workflows and high volumes of human involvement.
XPO founder Brad Jacobs is acquiring SilverSun Technologies as a platform to make acquisitions in a yet-to-be-announced industry.
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A filing in a Delaware bankruptcy court said the auction for Yellow’s terminals is ongoing and that winning bids may not be revealed until Tuesday.
A government system that leaves most of the trucking industry without a safety rating needs an overhaul, carriers and brokers tell regulators.
The electric grid holds more potential for electric truck charging than utilities currently allow. A big rethink is under way.
The numbers out of BMO’s transportation sector, which are heavily loans to trucking companies, showed deterioration in credit metrics.
Forum Mobility joins a growing number of startups planning multiple megawatt charging facilities serving California drayage.
The Pilot vs. Berkshire lawsuit in Delaware has gotten personal, with the recent Pilot chairman accused of secret payments to benefit a sales price.
All types of cargo fraud are on the rise. Brokers, specifically, should be especially aware of two growing types of fraud: double brokering and cyberattacks.
Effective Monday, UPS’ surcharge levels for domestic ground parcel and SurePost services will rise by 50 basis points.
Shippers and haulers are often positioned as disparate powers being forced to work together to achieve a common goal. Players throughout the logistics industry have accepted this perceived disconnect between shippers and haulers for far too long.
The ongoing recession has left both companies and individuals in financial turmoil, pushing existing bad actors to increase their fraudulent activities and prompting new fraudsters to enter the arena.
The transportation sector is actively looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This has created increased demand for cleaner, more innovative fuel sources, like renewable diesel.
Canada Cartage, one of Canada’s largest transportation and logistics companies, has acquired Montreal-based GTI Group.
Shippers can still expect sizable discounts off OnTrac’s tariff.
Artificial intelligence will probably change everything about our lives. For truck drivers, it could wipe away their economic stability.
A new study looks at the causes and severity of excessive heavy-duty truck towing fees.
The California Highway Patrol has issued a final rule requiring ELD use by intrastate drivers on and after Jan. 1, 2024.
Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has acquired Farrow, a Canada-based customs broker, to expand its offerings across North America.
Polish truck drivers are blocking four key border crossings. They’re hoping to draw attention to a European Union regulatory change.
Franklin Ray was sentenced to 212 months in federal prison for his role in multiple fraud schemes, including bilking investors out of $40 million in a truck investment venture.
Federal officials have closed a border bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, to handle a surge of migrants arriving in the area.
Cold storage and logistics provider Lineage Logistics is working on an initial public offering that will value the company at more than $30 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
The evidence is far from overwhelming, but the worst of the price depreciation for used trucks may be over.
Many fleet owners have become laser focused on moving away from diesel fuel, which accounts for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions in the sector. Heavy-duty electric trucks are poised to be one of the primary solutions to this issue.
Toll payment platform Bestpass has acquired Fleetworthy Solutions with the aim of creating a one-stop shop for fleets for tolling, compliance and safety needs.
United Petroleum is buying Patriot Transportation in a deal that is a solid win for Patriot shareholders.
Changes in ZIP codes mean that delivery area surcharges will apply to a larger share of the U.S. population.
Canada-based electric trucking startup Lion Electric cuts 10% of head count to reduce costs as it seeks profitability.
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking helpers to ensure needy children and families have gifts under the tree on Christmas morning through its Operation Santa program.
Can package sizing be improved? It’s been a long, slow process.
This week in Borderlands: Eternity Group Mexico unveils a tool for shippers to monitor their carbon footprints; Finkargo closes a $20 million Series A funding round; cargo-partner launches a cross-border shipping solution; and SKU Distribution receives foreign trade zone status for its Arizona warehouse.
Lineage is bolstering its Canadian cold chain logistics network with the expansion of a facility in Calgary.
Israeli tech startups count on losing some employees to military reserve duty. Many more are called during wartime.
A request for the Supreme Court to review a lower-court ruling could bring clarity to conflicting decisions across multiple courts about broker liability.
With the U.S. mostly saturated with weigh station bypass technology, Drivewyze snagged a rare opportunity for new growth in Canada.
A Tennessee-based trucking and logistics company has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice that it discriminated against noncitizen workers when checking their permission to work in the U.S.
Road builders say the Biden administration’s new emissions performance rule goes beyond the intent of Congress.
A recent exchange of filings in a Delaware court shows Forward Air and Omni Logistics are at odds over Omni’s 2023 financial forecasts, among other things.
I went to Texas to learn about truck driver training — and learned that there’s a major disagreement in how to improve the industry.
J.B. Hunt and BNSF Railway are heralding a new era in freight transport with an intermodal partnership called Quantum. With it, they hope to add enough value to win market share from truckload freight.
Defense attorneys offered 50 pages of reasons why convicted Nikola founder Trevor Milton should not go to prison. There may be more to say.
Specialty trailer equipment got a boost in October as overall orders rose, but dry and refrigerated vans didn’t keep pace.
In light of the growing prevalence of cybersecurity breaches, the Biden administration issued a mandate requiring all federal agencies to conduct multifactor authentication as part of the government’s zero trust security strategy.
Emtec Digital, a trusted technology partner for logistics companies, unveiled a groundbreaking platform that enhances productivity manifolds using RPA and AI tools.
The big boys in parcel delivery are hammering each other for business, consultants say. That’s great news for shippers.
This week in Borderlands: ITS Logistics is making big moves in the Lone Star State; Lineage Logistics opens a cold chain logistics center in Houston; a metal recycling firm acquires a 55-acre tract at a logistics park; and TQL opens a new brokerage office in Arizona.
The executive churn at beleaguered Nikola Corp. continued with the resignation of CFO Stasy Pasterick after just six months.
An open letter from activist investor Ancora says the firm has come under attack following its public disapproval of Forward’s merger proposal with Omni Logistics.
FlockDirect uses real-time data to pool freight for multiple customers going in the same direction. The solution effectively dismantles the physical hub-and-spoke constraints that have defined the supply chain for more than a century.
Trucking and logistics companies are seeing a massive downturn. FreightWaves has reported on the biggest shutdowns and layoffs since 2022.
Torc Robotics has the autonomous truck nearly ready. Now comes the hard work of making a business from it.
