Trucking

The driver of a flatbed truck died Tuesday when the load he was hauling smashed through his cab and killed him.

The Biden administration is attempting to bolster the truck driver workforce by allowing younger drivers into the ranks.

After Amazon announced it would become the first customer for Stellantis’ ProMaster electric van, Rivian stock tumbled, dropping more than 20% at one point.

18 truckload carriers have been honored in the 46th Annual TCA Fleet Safety Awards competition and will now vie for two grand prizes.

Companies are rethinking their supply chains by nearshoring or reshoring operations to North America to reduce risk caused by the pandemic and political uncertainty.

Small trucking companies’ financial losses due to a snowstorm and subsequent interstate closure hurt “real bad.”

Startup electric truck maker Nikola dropped its patent infringement suit against Tesla after original claims were muted and the judge shelved the case.

“2022 must be the year where commitments are turned into concrete steps and binding regulations,” said Madeline Rose, climate campaign director at Pacific Environment.

Cummins CEO: ‘At some point the low-carbon thing becomes the main thing. And [diesel] becomes the niche business.’

Canada’s Titanium Transportation Group eyes future growth with the acquisition of Ontario-based carrier Bert and Son’s Cartage.

Lawrence Freight said its latest pay hike for company drivers will move annual wages to roughly $90,000 in 2022.

Ever-tightening capacity may continue to snare domestic and cross-border shippers that haven’t planned accordingly. That’s where partnering with the leading 3PL for cross-border freight is needed.

The case that spurred the NLRB action is not about a transportation company, but the independent contractor definition continues to be a big issue for trucking.

Stoughton Trailers was one of five companies that pressed for unfair trade practice rulings against China that led to massive duties.

December supply chain numbers again show “significant expansion.” The Logistics Managers’ Index report questions whether retailers ordered too much for the holidays.

Schneider became the latest truckload carrier to bolt on a fleet. The company announced Tuesday the $263 million acquisition of dedicated carrier Midwest Logistics Systems.

Recruiting and retention management has never been faster.

Carriers need to ramp up education efforts on Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse testing to help drivers understand the zero-tolerance approach to safety-conscious driving positions.

From storing renewable energy stocks to tapping high-voltage transmission lines, the juice to power electric trucks has to come from somewhere.

Freight broker Trinity Logistics announced Monday it has acquired Team Eagle Logistics.

Canadian trucking company Bison Transport has acquired Maine carrier Hartt Transportation Systems in one of its largest U.S. deals.

FreightWaves writers look at the most important issues on their beats heading into the new year.

As ransomware attacks battered transportation and logistics companies in 2021, here are six things we learned about cybersecurity and freight.

AskWaves looks at the impact general rate increases have on less-than-truckload rates.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: CBP terminates its lease with the Port of Brownsville; Mexico extends the deadline for new customs requirements; Mexico is the seventh-largest agricultural product exporter in the world; and Holt Truck Centers expands into Oklahoma.

This week: FreightWaves reviews five top Log Book stories from the past year, from National Truck Driver Appreciation Week activities to the gifting of a Peterbilt.

Trucker Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence was reduced to 10 years after originally receiving 110 years for a fatal 2019 Colorado crash.

Reliance Partners’ Mark Vickers chats with NUAGE Logistics President Ryan Jones about Borderless Coverages’ game-changing All-Risk insurance.

Rogel L. Aguilera-Mederos had received a 110-year prison sentence but is now eligible for parole in five years.

Safety officials warn that federal trucking regulations are not keeping up with industry changes.

After finding out that Central Freight Lines was shuttering operations, hourly employees, including 1,325 truck drivers, learned that their final paychecks weren’t mailed out as promised before Christmas.

The venerable carrier’s shutdown underscores the risk in failing to properly manage costs.

A judge has scheduled a Jan. 13 hearing to consider resentencing Rogel Aguilera-Mederos, who was given 110 years for a 2019 fatal crash.

“Absolute figures are always dependent on transport activity. But if you have the emissions intensity, you as a shipper or a freight buyer can make a very educated decision,” Moritz Tölke, technical manager at the Smart Freight Centre, told FreightWaves.

Players in the FreightTech space have continued to thrive despite challenging market conditions. Second-generation FreightTech startup Emerge led the pack in growth and ingenuity throughout 2021.

Deutsche Post DHL Group is ranking its road transport subcontractors on their level of sustainability.

With 2021’s elevated rates and strained capacity, many shippers are holding out hope for significant rebalancing in the new year. They may need to wait a little longer, however, as experts suggest current market conditions could last well into 2022.

The stress of the pandemic made it crystal clear that supermarket supply chains will need to be streamlined and optimized to continue to meet strong consumer demand, especially during unpredictable and volatile times.

Houston, Dallas and Austin topped the list for most bottlenecked roadways for truckers in Texas during 2020.

Fuel levies hit two weeks before other surcharges and eight days after 2022 rate increases.

Twenty-five port projects in 19 states are receiving U.S. Maritime Administration grants aimed at bolstering port infrastructure.

Shippers increasingly search for suppliers with sustainable operations.

The LTL carrier’s debt at the end of the third quarter was higher than a year earlier, but Moody’s is optimistic in making its upgrade.

While many companies put environmental concerns on the back burner the past two years, “the topic has very much returned to the top of the agenda for most leading players in the industry today,” said Greg Hewitt, CEO at DHL Express USA.

Charges against its chairman did not implicate the truckload carrier itself.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: U.S. potato farmers prepare to export to Mexico; ICTSI invests $230 million to expand at the Port of Manzanillo; a German auto supplier is opening a $17 million plant in Mexico; and Mercado Labs has received series A investments to automate supply chains.

Several asset-based carriers changed their course through M&A in 2021.

Strong performances by UPS and the Postal Service cap a quiet peak season.

The levies on various services come three weeks after annual rate increases kick in and one day after peak-season fees drop off.

New customs formalities will require companies moving goods between the U.K. and the EU to quickly become familiar with new systems and technologies to keep their shipments flowing.

TForce Freight has rolled back the speed reductions for some trucks based in Houston after drivers complained about running out of hours.

Also on the podcast: What’s holding back US investment in more oil drilling?

Nikola and Volvo bag new orders for electric trucks as the industry transition to zero tailpipe emissions gains momentum.

Meera Joshi’s surprise departure from FMCSA is the latest in a string that may have the public wondering why the job is so difficult to fill.

A national regulatory body has permanently banned the Chicago-based parent companies of K-Ratio X’s now-defunct fuel hedging program that targeted trucking companies from any futures trading.

The test by the startup company is not being viewed as a proof of concept but rather to demonstrate its model to midsized companies.

Many LTL carriers have lowered caps from 16 linear feet to 12 linear feet, either denying freight that exceeds those limits or instituting punitive pricing measures that make moving it unaffordable.

Optimizing a broader carrier base can work wonders for shippers. The trick is how to balance new partners without tossing the benefits of the old ones.

The biggest, baddest space observatory ever built is ready to ride into space on Dec. 25. How did NASA safely deliver it to the launch site in South America?

Prosecutors who helped secure the conviction against Rogel Aguilera-Mederos are asking the judge to reconsider the 110-year prison sentence.

Cummins and China’s Sinopec Group will spend $47 million to build green hydrogen technologies in Guangdong Province.

The international agency will use its platform to conduct outreach while training the industry on how to combat fatigue.

Mack Trucks has begun serial production of its fully electric LR model in Macungie, Pennsylvania..

Navistar and MAN SE leaders trade positions as Traton continues a makeover of Navistar’s executive team.

Federal rules mandate the collection and maintenance of driver qualification files, but for fleets, managing this process can be cumbersome and fraught with potential liability.

The pilot program in Chicago and Kansas City aims to encourage trucks to come — and go — with a shipping container.

Nikola avoids admitting wrongdoing, but the SEC lays out a litany of misdeeds that led to the $125 million settlement.

“We don’t partner with one asset, we partner with all box truck assets in a region and we aggregate the totality of orders to be sure that there is one full truck delivering to one ZIP code,” said Onward Delivery CEO Grafton Elliott.

RLS Logistics continues to roll up the cold storage market, adding one family operator at a time.

J.B. Hunt Transport announced that eligible drivers and maintenance techs received nearly $10 million in appreciation bonuses on Friday.

he parking brake may release unintentionally on about 22,000 refuse trucks, creating a potential rollaway. Mack has reported five crashes to NHTSA.

The agency that regulates trucking has not had a Senate-confirmed leader in more than two years.

A former Central Freight Lines employee claims the Waco,Texas-based less-than-truckload carrier violated federal law by failing to give 60 days’ notice of its planned shutdown to nearly 2,100 employees and truck drivers, who found themselves without jobs two weeks before Christmas

Locomation earned high marks on a third-party environmental impact report conducted by Boundless Impact Research and Analytics last month.

After a couple of oddball years, shippers and carriers alike are anxious to see how the market rebalances — or doesn’t — after the new year.

Renewable diesel continues to grow in popularity due to its emission-reduction potential and health benefits for workers and surrounding communities.

FreightWaves takes a look back at some of the most destructive weather events of 2021 and their impacts on freight.

Experts across the supply chain weigh in on the most impactful sustainability trends in 2021.

AskWaves looks at some of the catalysts that have heated up M&A in the transportation space.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: manufacturing sector in Austin, Texas, is booming; GDP from transport in Mexico averaged fell sharply last year; reverse logistics firm opening Fort Worth facility; and CBP finds massive load of drugs in auto parts load.

The logistics startup has wrapped up its series B funding round.

This week: CFI employees raise holiday funds for local charities; XPO joins other industry professionals for Wreaths Across America Day; and Gopuff gives toward Kentucky tornado relief.

More parcel processing capacity and earlier holiday shopping schedules are key factors in the agency’s improvement, ShipMatrix says.

Class 8 truck orders placed this year for 2022 models are being retimed to next year as 2023 models because parts shortages are preventing production.

FedEx’s Express and LTL units delivered solid performances, while the bottom may have been hit at its Ground unit.

The woman pleaded guilty but was not a key organizer of the June 2017 accident.

People who signed the petition are protesting Rogel Aguilera-Mederos lengthy prison sentence, along with his company’s role in the accident.

San Antonio-based Rush Enterprises, already far and away the largest U.S. network of commercial truck dealerships, is getting even bigger.

Truck Tech is a weekly newsletter focusing on autonomous, connected and electric innovations in the trucking ecosystem for fleets.

Full customs formalities will be required on goods moving into the U.K. from the EU after the new year. If you’re not prepared, expect congestion, delays and learning curves.

Relying on a single data source to predict pricing is risky in the best of times. Right now, brokers and shippers are already facing high — and highly variable — rates. A lack of true insight in the mix only makes the situation more chaotic.

FedEx Express has taken delivery of the first electric vans as part of a 500-unit order from BrightDrop. The vehicles are in operation in California.

“Demand for RNG will continue its rapid growth trajectory. We are in the early days of seeing corporate goals to reduce carbon turned into actual actions,” Greg Roche, vice president of sustainability at Clean Energy, told FreightWaves.

DOT officials aim to solve tightening constraints on truck parking by arming local officials with new information.

Drivers and fleets can get loans to pay sky-high prices for used trucks because spot rates let them earn more than enough to repay.

Volume and yield gains powered the Express and LTL units, while staffing shortages and operating inefficiencies continued to hurt the Ground unit.

In its third pay hike of 2021, Forward Air rolls out its biggest pay package for independent contractors ever.

New York City has released several blueprints on its freight future during the de Blasio administration.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels reacts to Central Freight’s closure and shares his thoughts on the drivers’ next steps on FreightWaves’ WHAT THE TRUCK?!?.

Old Dominion Freight Line was the latest less-than-truckload carrier to implement a general rate increase ahead of schedule. The 4.9% adjustment is in line with the rate hike it announced earlier in the year.