The parents of a woman killed last month after a trucker crashed into an overpass on Interstate 25 in Colorado have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the towing company and the driver.
Amazon will spend $450 million over the next 12 months to fund rate increases for contractors, provide tuition reimbursement for drivers, and support a newly formed retirement plan.
Opening statements in Trevor Milton’s fraud trial paint a picture of greed contrasted by tales of tweets and corporate betrayal.
A Pitney Bowes survey finds that 41% of respondents believe Sunday service is important. But three-quarters don’t think it will happen.
DHL Supply Chain provides visibility across the entire supply chain with top-notch transparency and easy-to-understand performance-tracking tools.
The Freightliner M2 and SD Plus medium-duty trucks coming in 2023 draw a family resemblance to their Class 8 sibling Cascadia.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. sees tonnage fall by mid-teen percentages in the first two months of the third quarter as it implements the first phase of its restructuring.
Many of the pandemic-fueled headwinds that have plagued the logistics industry over the past two years are beginning to subside, but U.S. ports are still being slammed with more volume than they can handle on a daily basis.
The MerQube FreightWaves Supply Chain Tech Index is introduced.
After a full day of questioning potential jurors, a panel was seated for Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s trial on federal fraud charges.
Less-than-truckload provider Forward Air continues to register notable revenue growth more than one year into freight swap.
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton’s fraud trial begins Monday, Sept. 12, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Mexico is discriminating against U.S. companies and homegrown startups through a monopoly in the country’s credit card payments industry.
This week in Borderlands: Mexico’s auto production rises 31% in August; Mission Produce and NatureSweet enter 3PL partnership; Automated bookkeeper for trucking gets backing from Google; and CBP makes largest meth seizure in Del Rio’s history.
This week: Logistics companies, trailer manufacturers and trucking nonprofits prepare to celebrate drivers for National Truck Driver Appreciation week.
Flatbed operator Daseke saw its debt rating upgraded by S&P Global Ratings.
Management teams from a couple of the nation’s largest fleets share their thoughts on peak season and rates during an investor conference.
Updated cybersecurity best practices for cars and trucks warn against OEMs monopolizing vehicle repair and maintenance services.
With Teamsters contract talks looming, UPS is loath to step into a fight where a carrier is at odds with its drivers.
A new headquarters and a growing team have kept Reliance Partners on the rise.
More signs of slowing in the less-than-truckload industry appeared Thursday when ArcBest provided a third-quarter update.
In a Thursday conference call with analysts, U.S. Xpress CEO Eric Fuller turned his focus away from the Variant initiative and toward a return to basics for the truckload carrier.
“Inflation has spiked aggressively, you have rising fuel costs as well and we recognize that sometimes two days or longer may still be too long to wait,” says Convoy co-founder Grant Goodale.
Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress announced staff cutbacks, capex reductions and reorganization of its operating units.
The estimated 100,000 seasonal workers UPS plans to hire is about the same as the past two peak periods.
Werner Enterprises is sure enough of the Cummins hydrogen-powered X15H internal combustion engine engine that it ordered 500 of them.
Two top officials from Universal Logistics used the occasion of a Wall Street conference to defend its AB5-related Southern California deal with the Teamsters union.
XPO Logistics announced that Jamie Harris will become the CFO of freight broker RXO following a planned separation in the fourth quarter.
Now on demand WTT is live from FreightWaves Autonomous & Electric Vehicle summit with guests from Kodiak, Plus, Locomation, Voltera and Torc
Third-quarter updates from less-than-truckload carriers highlight a freight market that continues to slow.
Truck drivers from around the world will soon be eligible for participation in Canada’s Express Entry immigration program.
A slowing eurozone may pull ocean container rates down further.
With day traders and sports bettors piling into SPACs, valuations of young companies became the stuff of fantasy.
As the freight cycle shifts to a lower gear, deal flow throughout the industry remains hot.
Truck manufacturers began to fill build slots for the first quarter of 2023 in August but pent-up demand for equipment remains unstated.
A survey sent to FedEx Ground’s contractors asks if they have faith in CEO John Smith’s ability to lead the unit.
Federal regulators release new data and ask for public comment to help determine whether to end the nationwide trucking hours-of-service waiver.
Though often overlooked, improving truck driver behavior packs a punch when it comes to maximizing fuel efficiency. Research shows up to 30% of fuel consumption comes from decisions drivers make on the road.
Supply chain data released Tuesday showed further loosening in transportation capacity while warehousing metrics tightened further.
A Texas court has reversed a $7.4M gross negligence verdict against a trucking company and its driver.
Odyssey Logistics, a 3PL that specializes in metals and chemicals, had its debt rating upgraded by Moody’s.
Cummins Inc. is recalling 12,196 engines across 28 manufacturers with a defect in the engine control module that can lead to stalling.
Hood trim pieces on Western Star vocational trucks are coming unglued, similar to an earlier recall for side intake covers falling off.
This week in Borderlands: Texas-Mexico trade expected to top $1.5 trillion by 2050; fast growing logistics firm expands in Laredo; Phoenix distribution center sells for $92 million; and Dallas last-mile provider shuts down.
The second FreightWaves Autonomous and Electric Vehicles Summit will feature leaders in autonomy and all things electrification.
Former contractor Spencer Patton’s interlocking business structure allows him to keep profiting from FedEx Ground, even if he no longer drives for the company.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled — again — that UPS has not shown it can maintain safety levels if it were exempted from new driver-training requirements.
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How did fuel costs decline over almost 10 years at a rate far greater than the decline of retail diesel prices?
The warehousing and storage sector continues to see declines in employment.
Rusty Rush not only operates more truck dealerships than anyone on the planet, he also knows technology. And he has opinions on just about everything. So, buckle up. It’s Rush hour.
Ryder has bought the rest of Baton, a logistics software startup that already had received funding from Ryder Ventures.
Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels describes what it takes to be crowned a champion driver.
Tenstreet’s Marilyn Surber says it’s better to refrain from making serious strategy changes or even exiting the recruiting game altogether in the evolving truck driving climate.
A former dispatcher outlines his career path in the wild world of trucking. The only certainty is just how chaotic trucking can get.
Truck safety regulators have renewed until Oct. 15 a national exemption from hours-of-service rules for drivers supporting pandemic relief efforts.
A contract agreement between Universal Logistics and the Teamsters union will bring a group of Southern California drivers in compliance with AB5.
FedEx and UPS are ratcheting up their peak-season surcharges, much to the angst of shippers experiencing slowing volumes.
A Michigan trucking company owner is seeking major relief from driver work-rule restrictions to help his customers avoid costly shutdowns.
Robert Bosch will spend more than $200 million to expand a South Carolina facility to produce hydrogen fuel cells for heavy-duty trucks.
The Environmental Protection Agency released a report on the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, including the emissions, health and economic impacts.
Mothership’s same-day freight marketplace injects modern software into an industry still lagging behind in technology adoption, opening doors for shippers that will directly allow them to break into new markets and build consistent and dependable service with low overall damage rates.
Loomis Express workers have called off a strike after reaching a tentative agreement on a new contract.
Grammer Logistics said Wednesday it has appointed industry veteran Scott Dobak to head the company.
The easiest way to keep roadside incidents in check — and protect profits — is to invest in predictive maintenance technology upfront.
FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller provides insight into the state of trucking contract rates.
Jacob Patterson, who worked at TQL for nearly 14 years, claims his lawsuit against the second-largest freight brokerage in the U.S. “demonstrates the extraordinary measures TQL will take to harm the career prospects of an employee who has the temerity to leave the company.”
Computer module thefts from older-model Freightliner Cascadias are slowing, but owner-operators are still being sidelined.
Loomis Express workers across Canada could go on strike by noon Wednesday.
The holiday peak season could provide carriers with the perfect opportunity to strengthen their relationships with shippers going into the new year, securing more consistent and higher-value freight as the market continues to loosen.
Quarterly data from BMO, a major lender to the trucking industry, does not suggest significant financial pain among its clients.
Using the economic realities test, an appellate court backed a lower-court ruling that a group of drivers were independent contractors, not employees.
The injunction that has kept California’s AB5 independent contractor law at bay since the end of 2019 has been formally lifted.
Federal regulators have appointed 16 members to an all-female advisory board in an effort to boost the ranks of women in trucking.
UPS’ peak surcharges will hit $6 to $7 per package for high-volume customers.
Truck safety advocates want federal regulators to reconsider a “fatally flawed” rule designed to prevent deaths and injuries in tractor-trailer crashes.
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics announces its fourth acquisition in the past year.
Logistics real estate company Link Logistics is investing in carbon offsetting for its operational emissions.
Transportation insurance broker Reliance Partners announces a recapitalization with plans to reach $1 billion in written premiums in the next three years.
Growing hemp has been legal since 2018, but transporting it across state lines remains a risky proposition for trucking.
Expedite All, which launched on Monday, plans to consolidate smaller carriers onto its platform and give shippers options for expedited freight moves, which could lower prices 10%, the company says.
This week in Borderlands: Kansas City Southern set to build second rail bridge in Laredo; Texas firm constructing a truck and trailer parking facility near Houston; Omni Logistics opens new shipping hub in Dallas; and New Mexico port expanding with help from federal grant.
Nikola founder Trevor Milton bought 3 million shares of electric truck company stock weeks before his criminal trial is to start.
FedEx unit drops Spencer Patton’s companies from its contractor network, says it has contingency plans to pick up the slack.
This week: Schneider driver becomes first woman to receive veteran Ride of Pride truck, FedEx celebrates 10th anniversary of Purple Eagle program and WIT releases latest diversity index report.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issues a temporary exemption to hours-of-service rules for the states affected by BP’s refinery shutdown.
AskWaves takes a look at managed transportation services in the less-than-truckload market.
FedEx Ground’s lawsuit alleges Spencer Patton is creating a contrived crisis with contractors to benefit one of his businesses, Route Consultant.
Everybody thought the legal wrangling over California’s AB5 was done, but a court hearing Monday says otherwise.
The podcast covers three topics: truck insurance, its impact from AB5 and what links prices for natural gas and diesel to the removal of sulfur from fuel.
Lego bricks can help explain a lot of things, including a very messy supply chain. Penske Truck Leasing’s Paul Rosa got creative .
The Inflation Reduction Act has been signed into law. What do its climate measures mean for supply chains?
A bill that would make thefts of private-sector parcel deliveries a felony is the latest step in efforts to curb a growing problem.
Hyliion Holdings is buying generator technology from General Electric Co. that can make electricity from a variety of mixed fuels.
Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma says that border-crossing expansions in Texas and Mexico are critical to North American trade.
Plug Power will supply Amazon with 10,950 tons of green hydrogen annually for transportation and building operations starting in 2025.
The Postal Service is leaning on freight brokers as it cuts costs and chases efficiency. That’s bad news for long-time contractors.
Uber Freight and others announced LightningPay last fall, and the product’s philosophy and practices were presented at a key industry conference in Atlanta.
FreightWaves asks experts how cooking oil goes from frying food to fueling vehicles and answers the question: Does it smell like french fries?
