Trucking

Australia’s Tritium is making a charge in U.S. market with a move into direct current fast charging for electric trucks.

In the wake of the latest deadly shootings, Democratic lawmakers urge carriers to tighten firearm security measures.

Distracted driving is a problem. The product offered by NoCell is designed to reduce it, but there is some resistance.

As thousands of exhibitors and attendees convened in Northwest Arkansas last week, many were introduced to Coleman Warren and the business he founded, Simple+Sweet Creamery, to fight child hunger.

Omaha-based LGT Transport announced it has acquired Jason Thomas Trucking, a provider of liquid fertilizer transportation in the Midwest.

Freight demand trends in a softening market continue to be bifurcated with large fleets remaining unscathed so far.

WTT live from #FOSC22 with guests from SkyBitz; Shipwell; Primo; Kargo; Kingsgate Logistics and more cowbell

Used truck auction prices started to ease in April as freight demand slowed, but they remain more than twice as expensive as a year ago.

Baird analyst Garrett Holland says HG Vora’s offer to acquire Ryder System doesn’t fairly value a projected increase in earnings.

Sustainability database provider HowGood announced it closed a $12.5 million funding round to expand its capabilities and clients.

Digital freight platform Hwy Haul aims to reduce food waste during transportation.

Food distributor Sysco Corp. intends to order up to 800 Class 8 Freightliner eCascadia electric trucks from Daimler Truck North America..

Autonomous technology company Gatik will expand operations in Kansas.

Third-party logistics provider Fox Logistics announced it has acquired Boxton’s automated freight platform.

E-commerce fuels Port of Baltimore and shortens time to Asia; Flexport talks ports; latest on diesel and blitz week and more on WTT

While drayage has faced demand surges, they have often been the relatively short-lived consequences of labor strikes or steamship company shutdowns. The impact of the pandemic has been much greater, and it is here to stay.

Agility is more important than ever, as pandemic-related headwinds continue to play out and new technologies strengthen competing companies by offering increased flexibility.

WTT was live at The Future of Supply Chain Day 1 with guests from Redwood, Ryder, HP, Torc and more

Edmonton International Airport announced several sustainability and hydrogen-related partnerships and investments.

Electric work truck startup Atlis Motor Vehicles has crowdfunded $32.6 million from nearly 29,000 investors as it readies a public offering.

Record diesel prices are fuelling fears of a recession More expensive fuel means more inflation pressures.

Inspection blitzes frustrate truck drivers. But economists found that the International Roadcheck Week boosts overall road safety.

Fatalities in crashes involving at least one large truck jumped 13% in 2021, hitting a “crisis” level, according to federal regulators.

The reconstruction of a key portion of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway had a more than $200 million budget for 2023 but has seen that allocation cut sharply.

It was another record month for GPA, with container volumes up by over 6% year-over-year.

Ree Automotive will team with EAVX on an electric Class 5 walk-in van that will enter trials this summer.

Experts discuss sustainable fuels for the trucking industry and how tracking emissions and fuel can unlock new opportunities.

A truck driver, beekeeper and bee expert lay out the challenges of trucking honeybees across the country for pollination.

Attracting younger workers to trucking companies means investing in technology that eases wait times and routing and improves communications, experts said.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller lays out the premise of Freedom Trade.

Elk Grove Village, next to O’Hare airport, has pushed back against more truck parking on its streets with a big jump in fines.

As diesel prices spike and spot rates plunge, independent drivers wonder what their next move should be.

Moving big blades down the high, heavy and wide corridor; supply chain response to formula shirtages; CaaS; teen kicked out of prom for brining truck

A California trucking and logistics company, which contracts with the U.S. Postal Service to haul mail, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

With CVSA’s annual International Roadcheck fast approaching, now is the time for carriers and drivers to prepare for the inspection process.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Skyrocketing diesel prices could affect US-Mexico import rates; South Texas College partners with a carrier to offer CDL training; Logistics Plus opens a 542,000-square-foot warehouse in Arizona; and exports of Mexican tequila soar 32% during the first four months of 2022.

FMCSA has added three fuels to its list of energy products that can be transported beyond normal HOS rules, but will the larger rule be extended soon?

Unit could fetch $400 million to $600 million, according to a report independently confirmed.

This week: Trailer Bridge and ATS International donate to Habitat for Humanity of Puerto Rico, UPS makes $38,000 in donations to Down Syndrome Alabama and MSC moves Operation Smile medical supplies.

War, pandemic shutdowns and supply chain woes resulted in a nearly 60% month-over-month decline in trailer orders in April.

Ryder System is facing a possible hostile takeover bid, and looming is the question of whether the company is worth more apart than together.

A proposal to give truck drivers overtime pay would ultimately slow freight movement and impact the speed of e-commerce deliveries.

Chattanooga-based U.S. Xpress announced Thursday that it is cutting 5% of its corporate workforce in an effort to slash costs a week after the truckload carrier reported losing more than $8.9 million in the first quarter.

Electric trucks — battery and fuel cells — unsurprisingly overwhelmed the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo.

Spencer Tenney speaks on the state of merger and acquisitions in trucking and freight brokerage; host John Kingston addresses East Coast diesel.

Diesel prices have hit a new high. In a Bloomberg interview, one fuel station owner warned of rationing on the East Coast.

Federal regulators told Congress that insurance companies are refusing to share data about the costs of claims from truck and bus accidents.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the continuing decrease in truckload rates for dry van loads.

Freight data from payments management platform Cass showed April volume declines were worse than normal seasonal trends.

Cummins will work with Daimler Truck North America to get hydrogen-powered fuel cell Freightliner Cascadias to customers in 2024.

Jaypur Logistics and six of its drivers have been declared an “imminent hazard” to public safety and ordered to cease operations immediately.

Poor driving is often a reflection of management. So when fatal accidents occur, it’s not just drivers with blood on their hands.

Diesel inventories on the East Coast are at record lows. Truckers are spooked by the vanishing stocks and soaring rates.

Lordstown Motors lives to fight another day with the $230 million sale of the plant it basically got for free from General Motors.

Yellow Corp. executives told analysts that the company’s plan to close and consolidate terminals won’t reduce capacity in its network.

The company has created a new “baseline” for package-delivery activity, S&P says in assigning its debt an “A” rating.

In its third deal this year, autonomous driving provider Aurora has an agreement with Covenant to “explore ways to optimize” long-haul operations.

Less than a year after acquiring Blue Yonder, Panasonic announced plans for a supply chain business IPO focused on the SaaS business.

April volumes at the Port of Virginia in Norfolk were at the second highest in port history, right behind December 2021.

Multimodal transportation provider Radiant Logistics reported record results again during its fiscal quarter ended March 31. Demand still remains healthy throughout its network.

Startup Xos Trucks introduced full-fledged heavy- and medium-duty electric chassis cabs, signifying its graduation from a powertrain component integrator.

Mehrotra said he was excluded from asking questions because of criticisms of its LTL operations.

U.S. Bank, a major lender to the supply chain, has brought in LiquidX as its fintech partner to speed up its digitization process.

The production version of the battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia evolved from more than 1 million miles of real-world fleet testing.

A 34% increase in retail imports is driving cargo volumes higher, SC Ports said.

Dave Ables is the new president and COO of AFC Transport.

This fireside chat focuses on managing the ups and downs of the trucking market with Convoy’s Dan Lewis.

Melissa Foreman discusses TriumphPay’s new automated payment processes.Fire

Truckers often make business decisions without the data needed to justify those decisions. Truckstop.com is trying to make more data available to owner-operators.

The company beat analysts’ expectations in its first-quarter financial results and named a new head of its brokerage services operation.

The executive envisions a “connected ecosystem” where all capacity and shipments move simultaneously and in real time.

Forward Air announced the first West Coast addition to its drayage franchise with the acquisition of Edgmon Trucking.

Reducing empty miles and dwell time could improve social, environmental and financial sustainability.

Since joining third-party-logistics firm, LFS, as an advisor and investor, Justin Hall has been working to rebrand the company under the name of Primo.

Lightning eMotors, which electrifies commercial vehicle chassis, is teaming with Perrone Robotics to offer Level 4 autonomous vehicles for sale.

FreightWaves founder and CEO Craig Fuller analyzes the impact of rising diesel costs on the spot market and the trucking industry.

Paccar Inc. is recalling 17,641 Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks from the 2018-2020 model years because of a steering part defect.

This week: Pilot donates $100,000 to Hire Heroes USA; Scrubblade becomes a sponsor of the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund; and TravelCenters of America starts taking nominations for its trucker awards.

AskWaves has reviewed the latest comments on a proposal allowing oral fluid instead of urine to test for drugs — the trucking industry mostly likes it.

Universal Logistics saw improvement across all of its asset-light segments during the first quarter. Its updated guidance may prove conservative.

On the show: Test driving Hyliion’s Hypertruck ERX and Q and A with founder and CEO Thomas Healy

On the show: with rates cratering and diesel at record highs we look at the state of trucking for small companies

A 67-year-old Missouri trucking company that hauled mail for USPS shut down and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after losing contracts.

Is a bigger battery on wheels the best way to make autonomous trucks more efficient? Solo Advanced Vehicle Technologies thinks so.

With first-quarter earnings pretty much all in the book, Todd Fowler of KeyBank discusses how trucking performed in a strong quarter.

The monthly BLS report on employment showed that truck transportation jobs were up sharply in April after an unexpected decline in March.

Transportation lawyer Cassandra Gaines describes the process of combining legal lessons into carrier monitoring FreightTech.

Truckload carrier U.S. Xpress turned in a quarter that was roughly breakeven, but some of the numbers from its Variant initiative deteriorated significantly.

Fleetcor’s reported first-quarter earnings Thursday include a steady retention rate of 93%.

Rate hikes and a slowdown in online deliveries hit U.S. Postal Service demand in the second quarter.

The East Coast diesel market is getting tighter. Prices are rising, particularly for buyers demanding fuel for the fastest delivery time.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels offers tips ahead of the inspections on May 17-19.

Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. has begun the next phase of its multiyear transformation. A recent proposal seeks to consolidate and close terminals in the West.

Electric truck maker Nikola posted its first gross profit in Q1 and racked up orders backed by California incentives.

Supply chain technology provider Trimble reported record revenue for the first quarter of 2022.

Echo Global Logistics announced its first acquisition since being taken private last year. It signed an agreement to acquire temperature-controlled services provider Roadtex Transportation.

Trucking executives at large fleets acknowledged a weakening spot market during the first-quarter earnings season but their ties to the contract market give them confidence.

Revenue seen growing by 11% to 15%, up from 8% to 12%; CEO sees growth across all verticals.

XPO Logistics released a sustainability report that hones in on recruiting underrepresented groups and using optimization to reduce emissions.

Aided by the acquisition of Transplace last year, Uber Freight posted positive EBITDA for the first quarter.