Ashley Coker (PHOTO: FREIGHTWAVES STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Riverside Transport is making strides toward helping drivers achieve better health in 2019. The carrier, which prizes itself on its driver first culture, offers […]
Hundreds of manufacturing firms in China seek to take advantage of the vast national investment directed at renewable energy and battery storage technology. This motivates China to capitalize on metal resources necessary for launching the electric vehicle industry.
Telematics provider seeks to integrate data into easily consumable format for driver coaching.
Logistics startup SmartHop helps automate route planning and provides real-time dispatch advice for truckers, while also assisting shippers in sourcing capacity for their loads.
Adding blockchain to existing order fulfillment software product speeds up event recording required for invoice approval.
The regulatory body granted Stoneridge a five year exemption to install its MirrorEye camera monitoring system on trucks in lieu of two rear-view mirrors.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: CONTRACT TRANSPORT SERVICES) Contract Transport Services granted a popular Christmas wish for nearly 100 children: a brand new bicycle. The company gave the bikes to Green Bay, […]
Freight clearance at border crossing at ports could be susceptible to backups and delays if Washington lawmakers are unable to resolve the funding crisis sooner rather than later.
The tool would allow voice commands and voice recognition to do many things that a set of fingers is now required to complete.
Increased electric vehicle adoption could lead to higher fuel taxes; drone deliveries could be a nuisance to neighborhoods; EU believes that the U.K. might vote in favor of the Brexit agreement this January.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: ALABAMA MOTOR EXPRESS) Alabama Motor Express is celebrating 30 years in business by performing 30 acts of kindness that touch both the trucking and logistics industry and […]
Prime offerings gained serious traction over holidays.
The formula for the rights offeirng could leave Elliott in control of more than 95% of the company’s outstanding common stock.
Fatigue is a big driver-safety issue. SmartCap is wearable technology that helps drivers to monitor and manage their fatigue levels.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) If you’re in the Flatbed / Open Deck segment, you’re probably very familiar with the Daseke name. In recent years, Daseke […]
New center to employ 850 full-timers
The numbers year-on-year are still way up, but there’s been a definite sign of some slowdown.
Even the Port’s director agrees something needs to be done; East Coast port notches new record; ATA crows about California victory.
Bison Transport operates twin 53-foot trailers in Canada, and generally has lower rates of incidents than with single trailers.
Transfix is reportedly trying to raise a Series D that values the company at 10x gross revenues.
The United Kingdom’s Port of Dover has welcomed the government’s decision to join the Common Transit Convention , allowing trucks to pass through countries without border controls.
Ashley Coker SPC. TREY DODDS, A TRUCK DRIVER WITH THE 110TH COMPOSITE TRUCK COMPANY, ATTACHES A TRAILER TO A VEHICLE ON SEPT. 13, 2018, IN PREPARATION FOR DEPLOYMENT IN HURRICANE […]
The beleaguered carpet hauler was over-leveraged and running out of cash.
The web-based TMS automates operations and financial activity, and integrates with other trading partners.
Economic issues not yet on the table.
FMCSA has ruled that California can’t dictate meal and rest break requirements that conflict with federal hours-of-service regulations.
States will soon be able to give would-be drivers more time to get their CDLs at the same time potentially lowering knowledge exam costs.
Prime Minister Theresa May’s failure to garner enough support in Parliament for her withdrawal plan, mainly because of the Irish backstop has seen the protagonists dancing around each other in the UK Parliament while Europe refuses to join the ceilidh.
The vote, with one council member abstaining, took place at 1:05 a.m. this morning.
The history books will say many things about 2018, but whatever else is recorded, it will go down as one of the strongest years for spot and contract pricing increases in the history of trucking in the U.S. Will that trend continue?
Europe’s council of ministers has decided to cut carbon emissions from trucks by 30% by 2030, but some industry associations say this is too much too fast.
A no deal Brexit is the worst possible scenario for traders between the EU and the UK, but hauliers the problems of leaving the EU are significantly worse under with a disorderly crashing out of the union, exacerbating driver shortages and limiting market access.
Load matching app keeps focus on drivers as it includes detention charging, terminal feedback ability.
Facial recognition will be tested next year on the Peace Bridge that connects the U.S. and Canada as a possible solution to speed up commercial border crossings.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) Some highlights from this month’s J.D. Power Commercial Truck Guidelines industry update: Volume at auction on the rise The number of trucks sold at auction rose […]
Jurupa Valley, CA is building a badly needed truck stop. The locals don’t seem to want it.
Technology proponents see automation as aid to driver, not replacement, in short-term as challenges persist for driverless truck.
The federal guideline is “hearsed, nursed and towed,” and that will be the rule in Pennsylvania now.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: MEASURE WHAT MATTERS) Objectives and Key Results: Using OKRs to execute in 2019 Earlier this year, TPP (TCA Profitability Program) member Steve […]
Non-compliant trucks will be turned away.
No signs of a broader downturn, but the month-on-month numbers are generally a little weaker.
Basic amenities such as snacks and a bathroom rank high among truck drivers as improvements shippers can implement at their locations to improve the driver experience.
Livestock haulers are relying on the fate of the federal budget to determine how long their ELD exemptions will last.
(PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) By R. Eddie Wayland , TCA Legal Counsel The carrier in this case did not hire a deaf driver even though there were apparently many indications that the […]
Australia’s state and federal governments are together investing billions of dollars in much needed road infrastructure. “We need to invest in transport infrastructure and we require integrated solutions. That’s the guts of it,” say local experts.
Service to help retailers execute next-day, 2nd day deliveries on late online orders.
European Union regulations will change on the 1 January next year as monitoring of carbon emissions will allow the EU to understand which trucks are the most polluting and to introduce carbon penalties for the worst polluters.
A company that once had problem after problem is turning things around on the back of the strong market for class 8 trucks.
Rising driver wages can’t slow driver shortage plus a Boston-based company receives funding for autonomous technology development for cargo vessels and more empty containers are leaving U.S. ports
SAP introduced Intelligent Asset Management (IAM), a suite of solutions that brings collaborative asset intelligence, planning, prediction, and simulation to equipment maintenance and operation.
FMSCA Administrator Raymond Martinez comments on his first nine months, and the potential for an early rollout of revised HOS rules.
The vision for truck video systems goes beyond reducing one-time accident claims to creating more efficient, less risky fleets.
Srini Vasan and Terry Beaudine demonstrate at MarketWaves 18 a blockchain-secured expedited parcel service they claim reduces costs on domestic and international shipments.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: FREIGHTWAVES STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER AT THE 2017 MID AMERICA TRUCKING SHOW) During part one of this two-part series, Omnitracs Senior Data Scientist Emilie Worsham made the case for […]
Suit alleging millions in DoD overcharges centers on proper reweighing.
Two-axle vehicles without a special pass will rack up a $3.92 toll if it travels the entire stretch of road. That number climb to $7.84 for three-axle vehicles and $15.68 for four-axle vehicles, according to rates posted by North Carolina Turnpike Authority.
The charges are growing but there are signs that this lengthy dispute may be coming to an end.
“The biggest takeaway is we’ve got a systemic labor problem. We don’t see a simple solution.”
EBE Technologies demonstrated their latest application at MarketWaves18 for capturing document images on-the-road and integrating it with a trucking company’s systems for enhanced data and document processing.
The Nikola Motor tractor is powered by a hydrogen-electric engine and has earned the company Number 24 on the FreightWaves’ Research Institute Freight.Tech 25.
Will the mailbox monopoly be loosened to let the big boys in?
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA) North Carolina’s second toll road, the first in the Charlotte area, opened to traffic late last month. The 18-mile Monroe Expressway has been […]
Vector helps streamline trucking operations by digitizing paperwork and assists carriers and shippers in expediting workflow communication.
YRC inflated shipment weights, billed improperly, and covered up actions, suit alleges.
Information about that data is more needed; box moves strong at Port of Los Angeles, but peak season in rearview mirror.
A number of analysts have stepped forward and issued counterarguments to a negative report on Thursday about XPO, and the company itself has announced a share buyback program.
Jack Levis, the father of UPS’ ORION software
Ashley Coker FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller interviewed Chris Henry, program manager of the TCA Profitability Program, about TPP and Truckload Indexes during Henry’s recent visit to FreightWaves’ Chattanooga, […]
XPO Logistics has disputed the content of a report from Spruce Point Capital Management, a noted short-seller of stocks, that claims XPO has “perpetuated a massive financial scheme on the public.”
This week’s events in the UK Parliament have left freight transport operators confused as to the regime that they will face in both Ireland and the UK. As a consequence the community has decided to prepare for the UK without a deal in place with the EU.
EchoShip is one of four parts of an integrated offering for the leading 3PL.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — A truck sales boom in Australia may have peaked this year. Although the year-to-date sales figures are up, the forward indicators are pointing toward a slowdown in 2019.
TRUX believes it has built the solution that will disrupt the construction trades and give these underserved markets the transparency and efficiency they are lacking.
Record $1.5 billion in U.S. DOT grants “rebalance” investments into rural areas.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: WERNER ENTERPRISES) Ever since Clarence Werner used his car as a down payment to purchase a 1956 Ford F-800 truck, effectively kick-starting […]
Amazon’s project, expected to be completed in late 2019, is significant in that it will be Amazon’s first regional air facility, and will be the first the company will build from scratch. It may also take on added significance because of the vast logistics ecosystem of which the airport is a part.
Shares fall sharply amid possible downward earnings revision for ‘19
Brexit preparations have been thrown into even greater turmoil as conservative members of parliament have triggered a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister.
Cannabis is now legal in 10 states, but getting pot delivered to your home is not exactly like calling Uber Eats. And for would-be entrepreneurs, securing a license to deliver pot is no easy task.
Volvo will put an electric powertain in its popular VNR regional tractor. Test vehicles will begin operating next year and commercial units will be available in 2020.
German OEM major MAN Truck & Bus is investing heavily in clean mobility, and is now collaborating with the CNL consortium for testing 26-tonne electric trucks.
Glider kit investigations initiated by Democrats and Republicans are expected to be concluded in early 2019.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: FREIGHTWAVES STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) Analysts agree that freight market improvements are likely to slow in 2019, and carriers need to prepare now in order to weather the slowdown […]
USPS should avoid the heavy stuff like this, consultant says.
An Eaton clutch defect leads to a recall of International truck models and other OEMs may have to follow suit, plus Amazon Air takes off and intermodal growth being driven by inland ports.
A truck has moved freight from China to Poland in a record 13 days, via the TIR system, which requires road transport operators to only declare their data once when they are hauling goods across multiple borders.
Preparations by the freight industry to cope with the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) were thrown into more turmoil by Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to delay the Brexit debate indefinitely.
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) Between new data surfacing about women’s performance behind the wheel and the driver shortage, there has never been a clearer time for carriers’ to ramp up […]
A major port operator in Australia is being sued in the nation’s Federal Court by the national competition watchdog, alleging an anti-competitive deal with a state government.
Pilot tests are being run now on the most basic aspect of platooning technology, but there’s more to come.
But container volumes still going strong this quarter as U.S.-China hash out deal; but first quarter likely to see slowdown.
Merge Transit is a spot market agency that helps owner-operators and small fleets reduce inefficiencies in their business, and looks to automate the process of dispatching.
KeepTruckin continues to expand its leadership team as it works to build out new solutions for drivers, taking advantage of the data now available to it.
Chris Henry, Program Manager, TCA Profitability Program (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK) Recently, at an industry event, I was asked by a TPP member what my single largest career goal was. Luckily, I […]
Main U.S. maritime agency’s probe into practices of ocean carriers and terminals winds down, but no changes yet seen.
Walgreens also testing same-day deliveries with multiple providers.
We talked to freight brokers at LYNC Logistics, Arrive Logistics, and MoLo Solutions about whether recent softness in flatbed demand signaled a return to normal seasonality, and where unexpected opportunities might be hiding.
Also in the pickup: the sad state of interstate 81; farmers and truckers in the news; Saia’s fourth-quarter status report
Ashley Coker (PHOTO: ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION) Drivers traveling through Birmingham, Alabama should expect to spend extra time getting around the city for the next 14 months. Interstate 59/20 through […]
FMCSA has made public the denials of 10 exemption requests from its ELD rule, including OOIDA and nine smaller groups that were formally rejected earlier this year.
