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.
Amazon Freight Partner’s ascent from a small initiative to a global logistics force is a testament to innovative strategies and a commitment to diversity.
Houston could enact a plan to restrict the movements of cargo trucks inside city limits starting in 2024.
The Teamsters and crash victim advocates say claims that parking shortages will be made worse by California’s and Washington’s rest break rules are unfounded.
Mack Trucks took a hard line against the UAW, which voted to ratify a contract the union had overwhelmingly rejected in October.
Two leading execs at Estes Express, including an Estes family member, have presented a recap of the hack that took the LTL carrier mostly offline.
Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is seeking probation instead of prison on his federal fraud convictions.
TRAUXIT is on a mission to modernize the trucking industry by introducing a technological offering that creates a win-win situation for carriers and shippers alike.
Bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill that requires employers to give America’s 2 million truck drivers overtime pay — for the first time ever.
Trucking industry leaders said at an investor conference that the weak truckload fundamentals seen in the third quarter have continued through the fourth.
Postal Service tariff rates are proposed to rise between 5.4% and 5.9%, effective Jan. 21.
Trucking company 10 Roads Express has laid off 66 workers at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
A final rule issued by federal regulators aims to protect truckers from broker fraud.
Carter Andrus has been named COO at Prologis, effective Jan. 1. Current COO Gary Anderson will become senior adviser and retire on June 30.
Hyzon Motors is focused on launching its 200-kilowatt fuel cell for heavy trucks now that its legal problems are mostly resolved.
UPS’ new Supply Chain Symphony platform integrates previously siloed platforms.
Lazer Logistics plans to roll out a recently acquired yard management technology across its network of more than 600 locations.
AIT becomes an alternative to incumbents for middle-mile LTL share.
Forward Air provided long-term financial targets on Tuesday and said the outcome of its bid for Omni Logistics may not be decided until next year.
October freight data from Cass Information Systems showed continued softness into peak season.
Workhorse Group made progress toward scaling its electric truck business, but being shut out of California incentives dented revenue.
The agency is poised to discount rates on shorter-haul parcel services.
Coyote Logistics won a legal battle over liability, but the victory may have repercussions beyond this particular case.
Dozens of truck drivers at 10 Roads Express, a major Postal Service contractor, have voted to join the Teamsters in recent months.
A federal advisory panel promoting women in trucking weakened its stance on removing an exemption that currently allows carriers not to pay overtime to their drivers.
Final-mile delivery company Riverstone Logistics said Monday it has acquired appliance delivery company Ralph’s Transfer.
Old Dominion Freight Line was the latest less-than-truckload carrier to announce an early general rate increase for the new year.
Mexico tops Canada and China as the No. 1 U.S. trade partner during September with $67 billion in trade.
Forward Air has filed a counterclaim against Omni Logistics and wants a Delaware court to rule it’s not obligated to move forward with the merger.
Legislators want to overturn an 85-year-old law that says companies do not need to pay truck drivers overtime.
Former FBI negotiator Chris Voss tells listeners at the F3: Future of Freight Festival about using hostage negotiation tactics in business deals.
A Q3 increase in reported incidents of cargo theft was fueled by a triple-digit rise in “strategic” thefts like cargo misdirection, CargoNet says.
Uber Freight has more than 100 shipper companies lined up to run autonomous freight, but the capacity just doesn’t exist yet.
It’s back to the courtroom for the CTA and OOIDA as they continue their legal battle against California’s AB5.
Sweden’s Volvo Group was selected as the winning bidder for the battery and charging assets of bankrupt Proterra Inc.
The pandemic hype about $4-per-mile truck rates lasting forever crashed to earth in the past year, leaving disillusioned small carriers looking to get out.
Reliance’s Thom Albrecht provided his company’s perspective on how fast capacity is disappearing from truck markets during FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival.
At the F3: Future of Freight Festival, strategic adviser Alan Gershenhorn explained how market changes are affecting different transport modes.
Flatbed carrier Daseke reported an in-line third-quarter result Thursday but reduced its full-year guidance.
Improving road safety and public health is the goal of a new push to help teen drivers learn to share the road.
A fireside chat with Emerge CEO Andrew Leto discussed leadership, planning and resilience at FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival.
FreightWise has acquired Kuebix from Trimble with the aim of creating one of the top transportation management system platforms in the country.
Striking United Auto Workers will vote again next week on a Mack Trucks offer it earlier rejected after the company declined more sweeteners.
Greater speed is a highlight of the new interface for FreightWaves SONAR introduced at the F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga.
Hyliion Holdings is throwing in the towel on its Hypertruck ERX natural gas-electric powertrain to focus on generator technology.
XPO Executive Chairman Brad Jacobs participated in a town hall on Day 2 of the F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In a keynote address to the F3 conference, Alex Epstein laid out the case for continued fossil fuel use.
The state of Georgia has suspended diesel and gasoline taxes for the third time since early summer.
Supply chain metrics for October showed fundamentals for transportation providers may be improving.
Truck Sail has set out to help trucking companies do just that by installing aerodynamic, drag-reducing devices on their trucks. This not only saves fuel costs, but also extends the working life of trucks and trailers through energy demand.
More than a dozen logistics firms have been recognized among North America’s fastest-growing companies.
Revenue and earnings fell sharply at DHL’s Express and Global Forwarding units.
A fireside chat about Convoy’s demise and impact helped kick off FreightWaves’ three-day F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
FreightWaves’ Innovation Alley at the Future of Freight Festival featured a demo by customer support automation platform Kodif.
Trucking technology company ConMet has acquired Truck Labs, whose aerodynamic TruckWings save 3%-6% on a fleet’s fuel bill.
Meadow Lark Agency and its affiliate, Meadow Lark Transport, filed for bankruptcy liquidation Monday, owing around 120 former employees almost $800,000 and nearly 1,300 trucking companies about $2.7 million.
In a tough quarter, Uber Freight showed small signs of improvement in both EBITDA and revenue.
Daimler Truck reported lower deliveries in Q3, a contrast to its major competitors who reported higher sales but warned of a coming slowdown.
Truck brokerage RXO beat third-quarter estimates Tuesday and said it will continue to expand its platform and take market share on the downside of the cycle.
Burdened by recall expenses for its battery-electric trucks, Nikola is counting on California’s incentive largesse to make a go of fuel cells.
