Trucking

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FreightWaves photo gallery: When it comes to wearing green, these tractor-trailers are hard to beat.

The unrelenting rise of used truck prices in auctions and at retail appears to be immune even to the threat of an economic slowdown.

“FreightTech is only as good as the relationships that FreightTech enables and the data feeding into freight technology,” said Michael Johnson, EVP of strategy at Redwood Logistics.

J.B. Hunt announced plans to expand its intermodal container count to 150,000 units in efforts “to substantially improve capacity” as part of a joint initiative with BNSF Railway.

Trucking stakeholders have called for creating more parking across the United States.

Newer generations of sales reps are not solely motivated by money, said Cassie Pless, director of commercial sales at Outreach.

MVMNT’s complete freight management platform gives you control over your freight without the disproportionate cost of a traditional TMS.

Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski, founder and president of Freight Caviar, explains how the war in Ukraine is affecting the large trucking and logistics outsourcing industry in a fireside chat during the FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit.

After about a year on the job, the president and CEO of the brokerage industry’s leading trade group touts the value of relationships.

An Alberta trucking company serving the energy sector is seeking creditor protection amid large debts to fuel suppliers, a truck repair shop and Canada’s tax agency.

The $12 million from Level Equity draws the previous biggest investment in WorkHound, which was just over $2 million.

Federal overseers have not set a specific time frame to further evaluate states’ ability to provide adequate truck parking.

Less-than-truckload carrier Roadrunner announced new incentives and an increased pay package for drivers.

Trailers relegated to storage units are being cleaned up and hooked up to return to service as fleets wait out the supply chain crisis.

Veteran automotive executive Ed Hightower is trying to bring the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup truck to market despite myriad setbacks.

New one-week lag time, down from two weeks, matches FedEx’s surcharge sequence.

Less-than-truckload carrier A. Duie Pyle announced Tuesday that its Northeast and Mid-Atlantic footprint now stretches south to Virginia.

TriumphPay takes the hassle out of carrier payments, allowing brokers to focus on what they do best.

Truck and trailer rental companies and the IRS are collectively owed millions after a Minnesota logistics company filed Chapter 7.

Have you ever wondered how much you could make as a truck driver? Or how much you could make driving for someone else?

“This exceptional group of women have persevered through the uncertain times brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibiting the true example of a leader,” said Ellen Voie, WIT president and CEO.

Many contractors made investments to move packages that never came.

The Cass Freight Index recovered some of the January volume decline tied to omicron absenteeism throughout the supply chain.

A diverse coalition of trucking groups is urging the California Air Resources Board to consider alternative solutions to enforcement of an emissions rule that would require upgrades to 2010 model year or newer diesel engines by Dec. 31.

he Houston cold chain facility is scheduled to open in August and be operated by Performance Team, a company Maersk acquired in 2020.

“I think we’re looking at the beginning of the largest commodity market we’ve ever seen,” said Peter Fusaro, founder of the Wall Street Green Summit.

Nikola is asking shareholders to dilute their investment by authorizing 200 million new shares of the electric truck maker that could raise $1.5 billion.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: China remains top US trade partner; German auto supplier announces more than $300M investment in Mexico; Walmart opening new distribution center in Texas; and construction begins on $1B USMCA park near Mexico City.

This week: Pilot announces details of its three-year remodeling plans; the Women Automotive Network releases diversity survey data; and Fayetteville State University honors successful supply chain interns.

The executive has entered the Republican primary for Oregon’s new 6th District.

As shippers move to digitize their documents and automate their processes, they should focus on making sure both efficiency and accuracy benchmarks are met. One document processing error can sideline an entire shipment, undermining profitability and customer satisfaction.

Truck Tech is a weekly newsletter providing perspective and context on autonomy, electrification and other technologies impacting the fleet ecosystem.

A Kansas truck stop less than 2 years old already is recognized as one of the best in the country.

Spiking fuel levies are expected to put more pressure on shippers to either eat higher costs or pass them on to end customers.

Along with product controls and safety checks, all-risk coverage helps Paragon transport Mexican seafood to the United States without worry.

Truck stops offering huge parking lots, smorgasbords, movie theaters and even pet services ranked among drivers’ favorites.

Truckstop’s acquisition of RMIS “puts us in this position to be an even better matchmaker between the carrier and the broker,” Tucker said.

Ocean liner Zim will include the Port of Boston in a China-Vietnam trade route.

Yellow Corp. announced it has reached a settlement with the Defense Department, which claimed it was overcharged by the less-than-truckload carrier for years.

In general, land-based oil spills are more time-intensive to clean up, but oil spreads out more rapidly in water.

A Wednesday update from less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. showed volume trends worsened in February on what was supposed to be an easy year-over-year comp.

“Ranges for zero-emission trucks are improving over time with battery technology advancements,” said Yin Qiu, data scientist at Calstart.

Mack Trucks left the medium-duty market for two decades. The initial reaction to its return suggests people missed the bulldog.

He couldn’t pull off the impossible, but he has made shareholders significantly richer in the process.

As more than 2 million Ukrainians have fled their country in the past 13 days since Russia launched a military invasion, several U.S.-based trucking and logistics companies have donated money, while others, including nonprofit groups, have raced to the region to provide direct humanitarian relief to refugees.

Finding a used truck in an overheated market is hard, but personal connections can be an answer, whether it’s the local plumber or the chamber of commerce.

The cost curve is pointing downward in the production of green hydrogen, according to the head of a company that builds fuel cells.

FreightWaves SONAR API/Tai TMS customers have a new method to get FreightWaves TRAC and SONAR Capacity Lane Score data.

Postal Service reform legislation is headed to the White House after the Senate stamped its approval on Tuesday.

The company will become a stand-alone LTL carrier in North America.

AFS Logistics announced Tuesday the acquisition of DTA Services.

The California Air Resources Board sees the chance for a single federal standard on truck pollution, but that’s been the hope before.

Regulators have eliminated a driver requirement to provide employers with an annual list of traffic violations.

FreightWaves Founder and CEO Craig Fuller writes about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the U.S. freight system

Nominated as finalists, Peggy Arnold, Francis Hernandez and Courtney Ohlandt are focused on safety and getting the job done.

While innovation in the autonomous space is moving at breakneck speed, Locomation has devised a way to help trucking companies re-engineer their operating models to begin seeing major efficiency gains even before they deploy autonomous trucks.

Many carriers have turned to technology in order to reduce the risk of serious lawsuits while simultaneously lowering insurance premiums. Digital safety management solutions are on the rise, and these tools can offer carriers the transparency and visibility they need in order to create a safer fleet.

Heavy industry and transportation are cited by one speaker as the best route to provide momentum for hydrogen adoption.

In a constrained market environment like the one seen over the past couple of years, shippers are always looking to cut costs and gain more bargaining power. That makes granular insights more important than ever.

Canadian transportation regulators agreed to push back enforcement of an ELD mandate until 2023 amid problems with provincial legislation and a low number of approved devices.

The Biden administration is proposing stronger air pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks starting in model year 2027.

Federal authorities declared Koboat Trucking and driver Christopher M. Savannah to be imminent hazards after a Feb. 3 crash that killed a Tennessee sheriff’s sergeant.

The cost of truck maintenance is rising as service technicians demand more money to stay on the job while aging equipment is driving more repairs.

The truck driver shortage in the U.K. and Europe is getting worse with cross-border traffic being interrupted by the Ukraine crisis and Ukrainians going home to defend their country.

Focusing on growing Emerge’s capacity, Ramsdell wants to offer Fortune 500 drop-drop freight to small and midsize carriers.

Ammunition, food and water, medical supplies, and fuel are all critical supplies needed by troops in battle.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Cargo theft down 26% across US during fourth quarter; volumes through Mexican ports increased 11.3% in January; Samsara opens office in Mexico City; and Texas trucker convicted of transporting meth.

This week: CMA CGM supports World Wildlife Fund tiger exhibit in Singapore, Werner releases details of its resource groups, and Forbes has a number of transportation and logistics companies on its best large employer list.

Ukraine spillover effects now include higher shipping cost for FedEx.

We’re breaking down the last mile ahead of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event.

A major U.S. retailer publishes its numbers, and on average they’re up more than 35 cents in two days.

Federal regulators have amended their rules to make it easier to install driver-assist technology in trucks.

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is a leader in computer science education; Jonathan Hoffman has expertise in national defense.

As You Sow graded companies based on their progress toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Brian Thompson shares how SMC3 gets employees ready to take on the market.

ArcBest reported Friday that the favorable revenue trends logged in the fourth quarter have continued through the first two months of the first quarter.

Geoffrey Finlay, CEO of Chicago-based Logistyx Technologies, said joining E2open will “enable more companies to ship smarter.”

As U.S. truckers continue their cross-country journey, dubbed the People’s Convoy, to Washington to protest government mandates regarding COVID-19, an executive with the American Foundation for Civil Liberties and Freedoms, an organization that is collecting funds on the truckers’ behalf, has a criminal past in Texas.

Truck Tech is a weekly newsletter providing perspective and context on autonomy, electrification and other technologies impacting the fleet ecosystem.

ATRI has conducted significant research through the years that has informed policy and driven change. CEO Rebecca Brewster sits down with Nicole Glenn of Candor Expedite to discuss the organization.

As the industry continues to move away from clunky legacy solutions, more companies are choosing solutions based on user interface. While an intuitive interface is important, this can sometimes come at the expense of a strong back-end product.

The cost of truck transportation, measured in the PPI, continues to climb.

The 315,000-square-foot cold storage development aims to serve the South Florida logistics market.

Most of the 155 employees there are working remotely after being evacuated to the west, co-founder says.

ULSD rises slightly, semiconductor shortage could get worse and more 3PLs suspend shipments to and from Russia.

Manufacturers kept the screws tight on new Class 8 truck orders in February as a lack of supply chain visibility maintained stable backlogs.

Mexico’s wild west freight landscape is quickly being tamed by forward-thinking companies utilizing visibility technologies and all-risk insurance solutions.

Cloud-based solutions – think Uber and Airbnb – have quickly overtaken their more traditional competitors in other industries. In time, a similar trend will likely be observed in transportation and logistics.

First-quarter updates from Old Dominion and Saia show LTL carriers are off to another strong start.

Carriers must pay fuel taxes to states they travel through, but the process can be complicated and time-consuming due to the various jurisdictions. Even a simple filing mistake can trigger an IFTA audit and bring unwanted scrutiny upon the carrier.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to concerns about a lack of truck parking during a Capitol Hill infrastructure hearing.

As parcel demand has skyrocketed, shippers have obviously been faced with serious capacity issues.

It’s a race: Will rates and surcharges keep up with rapidly rising price of diesel?

A group of carriers and logistics providers has formed to raise money for the people of Ukraine.

The South Atlantic Chassis Pool 3.0, will be ready in October 2023 and will have 60,000 chassis available.

“Relative sea-level rise and the increased frequency and severity of storms are already affecting port activity, infrastructure and supply chains, sometimes disrupting trade and transport,” the report said.

Facing a year with no revenue, Workhorse Group has turned to Canada’s GreenPower Motor to get Class 4 vans it can sell this year.

BMO’s detailed release of its transportation group statistics provide a good look at how the trucking industry is doing.

A Kansas-based trucking company, cited several times for safety violations for both its drivers and equipment, recently filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.