Trucking

The research firm of Evercore ISI launched coverage of the 3PL sector with an enormous report.

The lack of federal grant money for truck parking again frustrates small-business truckers.

Iron Truck Services aims to give smaller fleets affordable access to services such as insurance, equipment maintenance, fuel purchasing, truck sales and rentals.

Electric-vehicle maker Rivian is said to be looking for as much as $8 billion from its upcoming IPO, which would make it the fourth-largest U.S. IPO in the past 10 years.

More trucking heads weigh in on rate expectations for 2022. Following a sizable rate bump this year, it appears that rates could move considerably higher again next year.

The Department of Transportation seeks “practical solutions” from the freight industry to alleviate container shortages and supply chain chokepoints.

Workhorse decides to pursue alternative opportunities after ending its bid fight with the Postal Service.

As Congress works to pass two separate funding bills while dealing with the fallout of Afghanistan and severe weather across the country, the trucking industry sits and waits.

“We believe that every sector has to make a contribution toward global decarbonization,” Fernando Rangel Villasana, senior technical manager at SBTi, told FreightWaves.

An executive from Pedigree Technologies explains how the North Dakota firm became one of the first ELD providers to successfully get a device certified in Canada. It wasn’t easy.

Motion Intelligence’s platform limits smartphone use while the vehicle is moving, sharply curtailing a key cause of accidents.

After a period of guilty pleas and no new indictments, the case has now expanded further.

J. J. Keller announced its VideoProtects monitoring platform is available on the Geotab Marketplace, making the safety solution available to more than 2.4 million vehicles.

Embark Trucks will use BYD electric trucks to cover 50 miles of HP printer loads, while its autonomous tractors take the middle segment.

Agencies across Tennessee will make Samsara’s technology available to all state, municipal and county fleets.

There is still lots of lost crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico from Ida.

A law firm’s analysis of the Biden administration rule shows several unanswered questions.

August data from Cass shows freight expenditures extend their torrid pace. Freight demand remains high but a lack of capacity is constraining shipment growth.

Two nonprofit groups, Trucks with Room to Spare and CN Supply, are collecting donations, mobilizing to help Hurricane Ida survivors in southwest Louisiana.

Canadian truck driver Robert Mitchell had the misfortune of picking up a load of paint thinner on Sept. 11, 2001, with the intention of transporting it to the U.S.

A FreightWaves poll found that 65% of 1,120 truckers who responded have been vaccined but nearly 73% of the holdouts would quit if forced to “get the jab.”

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow reported tonnage declines worse than its peers for the first two months of the third quarter. The carrier said it currently remains focused on driving yields higher in lieu of volume growth.

Lots of questions remain, but it is clear that OSHA is going to play a big role in shaping the vaccination mandate standards.

Private equity takeout allows Echo Global Logistics’ equity value to rise to that of its peers. Management believes its new affiliation with deeper pockets opens up bigger M&A opportunities.

UniGroup Logistics’s Meghan Meurer sees shopping from home as the new normal for a growing number of larger products, suggesting that the final-mile delivery experience is now of utmost importance.

Truck Talk is a FreightWaves weekly newsletter focusing on electrification and autonomy developments in trucking with perspective and context.

On the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, truck driver Russell Vereen reflects on the 205 days spent working at a refrigerated trailer temporary morgue at ground zero.

UPS is buying Roadie, a same-day delivery firm, as it seeks to expand its package delivery options to customers.

President Biden has ordered companies of 100 or more employees to require workers to be vaccinated or tested weekly.

Radiant Logistics announced it closed its fiscal year in record fashion on Thursday. The company will repurchase shares and pursue acquisitions as a means of boosting valuation.

Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle says that successful safety cultures empower all employees to voice concerns and offer solutions.

The company said it will make many job offers within 30 minutes of receiving an application.

The financial analysis of Uber Freight does not yet include the impact of Transplace, which the digital brokerage is acquiring.

Insurance accounts for a large portion of fixed costs for trucking companies. There is one thing, however, that can help carriers take control of snowballing rates while still protecting insurance companies: transparency.

Work-related fatalities for trucking and delivery driver jobs increased 4% year-over-year in 2019, when 1,005 drivers were killed on the nation’s streets and highways.

The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development and OnTrackNorthAmerica have formed the Southwest Supply Chain Coalition as a way to develop a regional approach to supply chain infrastructure investments.

Recent earnings reports from retailers exhibited improved inventory positions compared to a year ago. However, the comps show merchandise levels are still lagging sales by a wide margin.

Canada Cartage makes its fourth acquisition of 2021 with the addition of Rapid Delivery, a Canadian carrier specializing in dedicated domestic and cross-border freight.

The 19-day manhunt for a Missouri truck driver is over after he was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Wednesday. He was tied to four homicides.

“We are expanding our reach by allowing owner-operators to keep their own authority and still have the same CloudTrucks experience.”

“There’s some desperation in some of these people’s voices,” a Minnesota hay farmer said about the current drought’s impact on the community.

Most of the levies will fall within the range of 20 cents to 29 cents per package.

When people think about “environmentally conscious trucking,” they tend to think about electric vehicles and other environmentally conscious trucking operations. While these cutting edge technologies can play a role in sustainability, they often come with high price tags, long waitlists and significant barriers to entry.

Quantix showcased its new Peterbilt truck, unveiling the company’s updated color scheme of navy blue and bright green.

Cruise Automation and BrightDrop, two GM siblings, may find common ground in applying autonomy to electric van delivery.

The FMCSA touts safety efforts and driver recruitment in its latest round of grant funding.

Intermodal logistics provider RoadOne announced the acquisition of Rose Transportation on Wednesday.

ArcBest said Wednesday an August tonnage decline in its asset-based segment was done intentionally so that it could better service its core less-than-truckload customers.

Register now for Trimble’s Supply Chain in.sights, a virtual series on how to best support drivers.

The IRS level effectively sets the rate paid by companies to their drivers.

Reducing risk from natural disasters, disease and terrorism is an important goal, but doing so shouldn’t paralyze economic activity.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a Massachusetts man an imminent hazard after commercial vehicle inspectors claim he crashed his rig into a telephone pole and fled the scene.

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion reported strong operating trends for the first two months of the third quarter. The carrier said it will continue to reinvest in its network to achieve further market share wins.

The supply chain continues to be stretched as the peak shipping season bears down. Capacity declines further while rates soar, according to an August survey.

Oshkosh pushes productivity and efficiency benefits of new mail trucks ahead of whether they are battery powered.

The SmartWay Transportation Partnership, a collaboration between the transportation industry and environmental groups, is designed to track and reduce fuel emissions.

Spireon’s Managed Services provides one-on-one guidance with industry experts to optimize trailer utilization and maximize fleets’ return on investment.

Two ransomware gangs claim they attacked and stole data from freight factoring provider eCapital. But was the company actually hacked twice?

Instead of dimensional pricing, iShared’s shared truckload solution charges the shipper a simple per-pallet fee.

A group of former Knight-Swift logistics leaders is building something new in Arizona.

Truck driving in Hawaii might sound like paradise. Locals say they face a range of challenges unique to island living.

“The program offers technical and consultative resources that both shippers and carriers can use to reduce their carbon footprints, while improving the speed, resilience and efficiency of their supply chains,” said Bob Shellman, president and CEO at Odyssey Logistics.

One major concern for the opposition is a possible explosion of lawsuits under the state’s PAGA provision.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Texas Trucking Association appoints Ernesto Gaytán Jr. as chairman; Saddle Creek to open new distribution center in Texas; CFI reports four years of accident-free operations in Laredo; and 11 tractors destroyed by a fire at Texas plant.

Orders of new Class 8 trucks rose to a five-month high in August as manufacturers opened their order books for 2022 just a little.

Most often, hesitation surrounding autonomous vehicles centers on cost and safety concerns. Locomation set out to address these pain points with a phased approach.

The clock is ticking for all 34 trucking companies that participated in K-Ratio X’s now-defunct fuel hedging program to sign a universal settlement agreement.

Truck Talk is a newsletter that applies perspective and context to electrification, autonomy and the future of freight transportation.

“To satisfy the hiring needs of the companies currently on the platform, we need to find over 220,000 drivers every year for them. That’s not a small number,” says the CEO of YouCruit.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia sees tonnage gains carry into the third quarter.

Growth in couriers and warehouses took an outsize percentage of the total net growth in jobs last month.

President Chad Eichelberger details Reliance Partners’ appearance yet again on the list and why 2021 was a major year for the company.

Nikola is licensing Bosch fuel cell technology to use in its Arizona plant, casting doubt on whether it would eventually use General Motors’ fuel cells.

Truck parking reservation platform TruckPark is making its services available through Roady’s Truck Stops.

Short seller Fuzzy Panda dumps dirt on Workhorse, including confirming an SEC probe of the troubled electric delivery van maker.

Convoy surveyed nearly 600 U.S. trucking companies and found that more recently founded carriers and younger demographics were more likely to feel pressure to reduce emissions.

Shell chose the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo to talk up diesel-powered freight efficiency. An odd choice of venue — or was it?

Supply chain disruptions and the growth of e-commerce have forced Seko Logistics to think differently about its logistics network.

ShipMatrix’s forecast projects less of an imbalance than the 2020 peak.

A family-owned dry and liquid bulk trucking company ceased operations as of midnight Tuesday, leaving 342 drivers without jobs, sources say.

“From a price perspective, from a capacity perspective, going into Q2, 2022 is before I’m going to see anything really letting up,” said Sherman Barnes, SVP of sales and marketing at Trio Trucking.

Expedited-delivery surcharge to be imposed on top of basic delivery fee.

These are the states where truckers can face the heftiest fines for not chaining up, and where chain laws last the longest each year.

Walmart is filling positions across more than 250 transportation offices and distribution and fulfillment centers, at an average wage of $20.37 per hour.

The IPO is expected to take place after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission completes its review.

If a provider of capacity isn’t already preapproved for Hurricane Ida relief, there will be another chance in November to get into the program for future needs.

FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse has several reporting requirements for carriers, but those without proper protocols in place could be reporting violations they shouldn’t, and that is harming drivers.

The FMCSA continues to prioritize COVID relief, extending hours-of-service Emergency Declarations once again.

Peterbilt takes the convention audience to school on electric truck math while Volvo puts ist VNR Electric to work on its own plant deliveries.

Logistics operator NFI Industries will install 34 direct-current fast chargers and convert its Southern California drayage fleet to battery-electric trucks.

Trucking and logistics firms are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Nevada-based bottled water company — linked to a hepatitis outbreak — filed Chapter 7.

About 180 truck drivers being laid off in Texas, New York and California.

The increased efficiency shippers find when using digital RFP tools will allow them to both build out their carrier networks and increase the frequency of their RFPs, giving them the power to respond to market shifts earlier.

The pandemic-related HOS waiver has been in place since March 2020 and was due to expire Tuesday.

Transplace’s new bookings are said to be a key reason for the improvement in its financial outlook.

Schneider and NFI Industries will each get 50 battery-electric Class 8 trucks, with California environmental agencies paying a big chunk of the bill.

Most compromised shipments result in lost time and money. Some result in lost lives.

The carpeting and flooring giant plans to manufacture more domestically iin the wake of the pandemic.

“Green hydrogen will always be a considerably more expensive fuel than renewable electricity,” the Earthjustice report says.

Middle-mile autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has announced an $85M Series B funding round and the start of operations in Texas.