Trucking

Tractor Supply Co., which sells everything from lawn mowers to pet supplies, is a 2022 FreightWaves Shipper of Choice award winner.

Reducing logistics costs starts by optimizing operations one piece at a time.

XPO Logistics is the latest logistics company to partner with Google Cloud, which is quickly gaining traction in the supply chain world.

A combination of rising fuel prices, lowering spot rates and falling imports makes for a freight market in transition.

At the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, a vice president says supply chain officers are going to rise in importance in their companies.

Bid rates have all but bottomed out, and many shippers are jumping at the chance to save some money. Some industry experts, however, are urging shippers to proceed with caution.

Fruehauf returns to the U.S. with a new trailer manufacturing plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Schneider announced the acquisition of deBoer Transportation, a regional dedicated fleet of 160 power units.

The case of Daimler Truck’s missing powertrain controller modules may be tough to solve. The microchips in them are as popular as a Taco Bell drive-thru after the Great Mexican Pizza Famine and lots more valuable, so we all have a motive.

Restoration Hardware saw the need to be more flexible in its lane bid process but didn’t have the tools necessary to do so until it found Trimble’s Engage Lane.

Some truckers who joined the People’s Convoy are angry with organizers over the protest’s collapse and the fate of the $1.8 million raised from supporters.

On the first day of the big Gartner Supply Chain Symposium, an audience is told that no two days are ever alike in the supply chain business.

Saia has dropped firearms shipments after a spate of mass shootings.

Old Dominion Freight Line reported a continuation in positive revenue, pricing and tonnage trends during May.

Ryder management told an investors meeting late last week it had rejected a takeover offer by an activist investor and can meet its valuation targets.

A New Climate Ventures expert joins FreightWaves’ Net-Zero Carbon show to discuss the different ways captured carbon dioxide can be used for a circular economy.

Because electric vehicle charging infrastructure takes time to install, delivery fleets should be thinking about the shift to EVs now.

Last Mile Solutions told the Securities and Exchange Commission it is nearly out of cash and could run out of money this month.

The California Trucking Association filed its brief to the Supreme Court, laying out arguments why the court should review AB5 in the state’s trucking sector.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Houston kicks off a $1.1 billion ship channel expansion; trucks carried 68% of all U.S.-Mexico cargo moved in March; a Texas woman pleads guilty to embezzling millions from a shipping company; and Siemens plans to build a $35 million export plant in Mexico.

This week: Schneider is awarded another Ride of Pride truck from Freightliner, Shell Rotella SuperRigs gets ready to celebrate its 40th anniversary and Suttons Tankers wraps a truck to honor Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee.

Class 8 truck orders fell in May for seasonal reasons and because manufacturers kept a tight lid on bookings.

The executive transformed Amazon into a transport and logistics force.

Joining larger fleets as independent contractors could provide drivers with the support they need to weather volume changes and rate decreases while simultaneously coping with rising fuel and operational costs.

Truck transportation job gains posted in May were up more than 13,000, the third time in the last four months they’ve exceeded 10,000.

It’s another entry point into the business: being a dispatcher. Laura Weston joins Drilling Deep to talk about that route.

Development of 48-volt battery systems for commercial trucks will serve at least three purposes but the most urgent is in helping reduce emissions.

Startup WattEV sees its Truck-as-a-Service startup as a modern day Pony Express with electric trucks being swapped instead of horses .

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels details some of the items no driver should hit the road without.

KlearNow has launched KlearNow Drayage, a marketplace for importers and drayage operators.

Nikola Corp. adjourned its annual meeting Wednesday after too few investors voted on a proposal to raise the number of shares in the electric truck maker.

Jaypur Logistics tried to avoid a federal out-of-service order by changing its name to JPL Logistics, according to the FMCSA.

Right now, every dollar matters, and it is important for companies to up their game when it comes to transportation spend management.

The current president of XPO’s North American brokerage unit to head the spun-off company’s most important business.

A couple of less-than-truckload carriers reported positive demand trends for the first two months of the second quarter.

This week in rates; used truck prices drop; getting drivers benefits; weather vs freight and more

New operating efficiencies could open the door to expanded fleet electrification, the Postal Service says.

Freight broker Landstar System announces another change at CFO.

“As a $4 billion industry leader, we have a great responsibility to pursue activities and initiatives that improve the sustainability of our operations, provide an inclusive workplace for all and give back to the communities where we operate.”

Heartland Express made its first acquisition since 2019 with its purchase of Smith Transport, a Pennsylvania-based truckload carrier.

Ahead of its June webinar, 3GTMS and its partners discuss why freight brokers and 3PLs should embrace the latest FreightTech.

The transportation and logistics industry is full of revolutionaries, innovating on everything from load matching to driver wellness. Tenstreet has made a name for itself in the recruiting and retention space.

The tentative agreement will be reviewed by union leaders June 16, with a ratification vote to follow.

Primo is looking to change logistics industry norms by partnering with companies in the industry to teach them how to provide new services to their customers.

Teamster carhaul drivers to strike on Wednesday if a deal isn’t reached by midnight.

The benefits of hands-off load matching do not end when the market takes a turn.

UPS has acquired Delivery Solutions, an omnichannel delivery technology company, as it dives deeper into e-commerce last-mile delivery.

PowerFleet’s real-time visibility solutions have completely transformed fleet management.

Shippers should reconsider the pecking order of asset-based trucking companies first, brokerages second.

A technological revolution and a pandemic-fueled capacity crunch came together to push digital freight matching into the spotlight over the past few years.

California is moving too fast to implement changes in trucking pollution regulations, an industry group said in suing the state.

Hard to abate sectors such as long-haul trucking are considering clean hydrogen to decarbonize.

Netradyne’s Adam Kahn joins WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to discuss the power of positive reinforcement in fleet safety.

The latest extension by FMCSA of its COVID-19 waiver that goes back to March 2020 will now take the hours of service exemption through August.

Carriers should be able to price freight based on the trailer space it occupies. A machine to capture a shipment’s dimensions is one answer.

Police said the truck driver admitted using a meth pipe as he damaged a shopping center and totaled two vehicles, including his.

Freight all kinds classification lives on in LTL. How well it functions depends on who is asked.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Are the U.S. and Mexico winning globalization? Fleetmaster Express received its first two Volvo VNR electric trucks; a Texas seaport announces a new ro-ro service from Asia; and a Houston multimodal park signs two tenants.

This week: The Women in Trucking Association honors influential women; ANL aims to rehabilitate the Australian turtle population; and C.H. Robinson recognizes its top-quality carriers.

Truckload carrier C.R. England suffered a data breach last fall and this week informed its customers of the potential impact.

On the podcast: NASA talks about the X-59 supersonic jet and Quesst mission; Dooner and The Dude face off in a battle of the potato salad

In the latest Conversations with Nicole, Nicole Glenn talks with Ellen Voie, founder and CEO of Women in Trucking.

Two more individuals were sentenced for their involvement in the Louisiana staged accident scam, showing the wide divergence of punishment so far.

Infrastructure. How important is a fixed base of electric charging for commercial vehicles? Maybe not as much as we’re told.

Pitt Ohio’s Geoffrey Muessig says there are steps shippers can take to create a stronger and more profitable relationship with their LTL carriers.

In this issue of the WTT newsletter, grossest truck accident of the year; dead cat bounce for spot rates; shippers fight trucker OT pay; more

Tax collections are halted until at least July 14. The state’s supply chain emergency edict remains in effect.

Reliance Partners’ Graham Gonzales warns how easy it is for one to fall victim to a cyberattack.

A case involving C.H. Robinson before the U.S. Supreme Court got the same recommendation from the solicitor general as the better-known AB5 lawsuit in California.

Freightliner powertrain parts thefts threaten the livelihood of drivers stranded with little hope of getting a replacement part.

Used trucks had doubled in price over the last year. Now, auctioneers are reporting that prices are finally softening.

CEO Brett Suma lays out Loadsmith’s definition of capacity as a service.

Motive raised $150 million to invest in products aimed at the “safety, productivity and profitability” of businesses.

On the show, how the big ship arms race is ruining everything; latest on electric trucks; creating a driver culture; and trucker OT pay

The need for streamlined supply chains has never been more pivotal, but many current technologies were not designed to cope with the level of uncertainty companies are facing in 2022.

BMO, a major lender to the trucking sector, reported that write-offs and allowances declined in the second quarter, with weakness not evident in the data.

Schneider’s second corporate responsibility report focuses on emissions and social initiatives.

Imagine having most of your work done before lunch. That’s a reality for dispatchers with Alvys in the equation.

A major shipper lobbying group has concerns over trucker overtime pay legislation.

The solicitor general has advised the U.S. Supreme Court not to hear the appeal of a lower court decision that would require adoption of the AB5 independent contractor law in the state’s trucking industry.

The three brothers who own Stan Koch Trucking split into factions years ago, but a court case settles the amount that two of them will need to pay.

Gulf Coast ports continue to see strong demand for container and breakbulk cargo services during the month of April.

Experts discuss the challenges facing carriers and shippers when it comes to measuring emissions and why it matters.

Mexico-based digital freight forwarder Nowports has achieved unicorn status after closing a $150 million series C round.

The number of carriers receiving FMCSA conditional safety ratings is increasing as more off-site audits are conducted.

The high-flying darlings of 2021, less-than-truckload stocks are finding their way back to earth quickly this year.

Daimler Truck North America is trying to solve thefts of semiconductor-rich powertrain control modules from its tractors.

A new per-package charge has been levied on Standard cross-border ground service.

The Small Fleet & Owner-Operator Summit takes place on June 15, 2022.

Tech looks to solve detention; Flexport joins push for formula; retail inventories up big; from corrections to trucking CEO; cybersecurity

Drayage trucks in California with engines made before 2010 will have to be shut down at the end of the year on the road to zero-emissions vehicles.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes truckload contract rates and where they may be headed.

AskWaves looks at application programming interfaces in the less-than-truckload industry and how far the evolution can go.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico fully opens its market to U.S. potatoes; a Japanese auto parts maker completes a $29 million Mexico expansion; Charger Logistics is opening a Texas facility; and CG Railway launches its second U.S.-Mexico ferry.

This week: The maritime industry celebrates its first International Day for Women, Leonard’s Express unveils its first of five patriotic trucks, and FedEx helps milk banks ship breast milk to combat the formula shortage.

Truckers will need to be patient as retailers burn through their buffer stock.

Six people have pleaded guilty in the theft of $1.4 million from San Antonio-based carriers Texas Chrome Transport and MJR Truck Lines.

Will freight ever return to normal; Mayor highlights trucking; small fleet owner on operating in this market and news on WTT

Meritor’s $201 million purchase of Siemens’ electric propulsion unit is fine with Meritor suitor Cummins.

The best way to keep your drivers satisfied is to know what they want.