A former billing and payroll clerk for South Dakota-based Blachowske Truck Line was sentenced on Monday to three years in federal prison and ordered to repay nearly $580,000.
UPS cuts parcel-induction levies much deeper than FedEx, starting mid-January.
German newspaper Handelsblatt says Daimler AG may spin off Daimler Trucks in 2021 to spare it the drag of Mercedes-Benz’s financial struggles.
Agents find more than 1,800 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of tomatoes and in gas tanks.
J.B. Hunt is providing funding to the Walton College of Business to increase awareness for sustainability and inclusivity in supply chains. “The amount of research and collaboration that can go on with this gift is immeasurable,” Matt Waller, dean of Walton College, said.
California officials want to reduce wait times for trucks at the Otay Mesa crossing to a 20-minute average at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Railroads assert work time flexibility is needed to respond to emergency situations on their tracks.
CSCMP will host next year’s global event in Atlanta in mid-September.
Amazon to build three facilities, create 1,500 jobs in San Antonio
Forward Air is the victim of a ransomware attack. Freight is still moving through its network, but it’s become a paper-and-phone process to locate and tender freight and deal with back-office documentation.
Xos Trucks announces a partnership with DLL to provide financing of electric trucks.
Daimler Trucks North America CEO Roger Nielsen flatly stated in 2019 that “The Future is Electric.” In 2020, the company backed the pledge with multiple actions.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, project44 has secured $100 million in funding; plus, Amazon was forced to close a warehouse days before Christmas because of rising COVID cases and McKesson has started shipping Moderna’s vaccine.
Less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines confirmed it fell victim to a cyberattack, which knocked out its operating systems and call center.
Forward Air Corp. says it was targeted by a ransomware attack and warns of a potential deferral or loss in revenue as it recovers.
Drayage provider ContainerPort Group announces intermodal terminal operator FSI Inc. will start operating under the CPG banner at the beginning of the year.
Unable to continue its tradition of providing hot meals to the truck drivers who deliver wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America, TCA and Pilot Flying J have come up with another way to honor this year’s 75 drivers.
Arizona joins New York and Maryland as states that have recently converted to all cashless tolling.
Many companies have had poor experiences shipping fragile goods in the past. The right partner could make all the difference.
No amount of technology can take the place of a warm, inviting work atmosphere.
Project44 has completed $100 million Series D financing.
AIT Worldwide Logistics is expanding its international footprint with the purchase of a German freight forwarder.
While some companies struggled through the pandemic, supply chain visibility provider FourKites found renewed interest in its products, helping it land at No. 6 on FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 list.
B2B orders can be fulfilled on one site rather than switching to a logistics provider’s platform, Freightos says.
Amazon had to close a facility in New Jersey when the COVID infection rate increased.
Tesla’s year includes becoming the most valuable auto company in the world, announcing a new car factory and inclusion in the S&P 500.
Team McKesson is implementing Phase 2 of Operation Warp Speed on Sunday, delivering the first Moderna COVID vaccines across the nation.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Three new intermodal hubs signed for the Texas Gulf Coast; jury awards $500,000 for damage from truck accident; NTG promotes Drew Herpich to chief commercial officer; and Volkswagen links U.S.-Mexico factories through cloud services.
The Defense Logistics Agency is the military’s in-house logistics management provider. It has its ducks in a row to receive new coronavirus vaccines.
McKesson is the middleman between Moderna and FedEx and UPS. Distribution is already in motion to deliver the nation’s second vaccine this week.
Convoy continued to introduce new innovations in 2020, helping it rank third in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 ranking of innovative companies in freight.
Nonprofit charity Truckers Final Mile that helps bring deceased drivers home to their families is facing a bleak future without donations.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, transportation analysts say the good times will likely continue for the sector throughout 2021. Plus, Central Freight Lines is being sued for nonpayment of invoices, and International Roadcheck compliance numbers improve in 2020.
In slightly modified statement from earlier, company says law enforcement has been contacted about cyber incident
Consumer resilience wavering.
EVO Transportation, which hauls for the U.S. Postal Service, is permanently closing its terminal in Austin, Texas.
Latest data from NHTSA shows truck occupant injuries increased by 7,000 in 2019.
Orders for new trailers dipped in November but the total bookings in the last three months are still the second highest in industry history.
FedEx shares get hammered despite record performance at Express and LTL units. The focus is on lagging margins at FedEx Ground.
Cybersecurity skills are among the gaps identified in GAO review of DOT’s workforce.
HighCom Armor said the value of products to be exported to Mexico City over the next 10 years could be up to $50 million.
Digital freight brokerage Mothership Technologies is suing less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines of Waco, Texas, for nearly $508,000 in unpaid invoices, citing breach of contract.
Rapid platform developer Vantiq has partnered with Infosys to launch an accelerator to speed development of supply chain digitization solutions.
Indicted just two months ago, the individuals helped bring a payout from C.R. England and its insurer of $4.7 million
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA will ease restrictions for obtaining a CDL. Plus, Schneider is boosting driver pay again and Navistar reports lower truck sales and earnings.
Sell-side research analysts have made their bets on trucking in 2021. Some believe a continuation in consumer spending and inventory restocking will benefit truckload carriers while others see less-than-truckload carriers gaining traction as the industrial economy advances.
Regulators waive safety rule to allow Netradyne dashcams to be mounted lower on the windshield.
The “IT security incident” at Tennessee-based transportation and logistics firm Forward Air has the hallmarks of a cyberattack, potentially involving ransomware, according to experts.
Shares take a hard hit in after-hours trade despite blowout fiscal second-quarter results across the board.
Storms, Warp Speed and COVID put retailers and consumers in an anxious holiday mood.
Total number of checks down from 2019 levels in a week postponed by several months
The Cass Freight Index sees sequential weakness in shipments but logs year-over-year improvement with expenditures data advancing.
Army Gen. Gus Perna, who is in charge of the COVID vaccine distribution in the U.S., is showing FedEx and UPS some love.
Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels demonstrates how to chain up when winter weather strikes.
Trailer maker Wabash National plans to sell Beall tankers unit to MAC Trailers for an undisclosed price. It plans to use the proceeds for its parts and services, cold chain, and home delivery markets.
The heavy equipment manufacturer is closing its facility in Waco and transferring operations to South Dakota and France.
Navistar reported lower sales and earnings in its fiscal Q4 and for all of 2020 as it prepares to become part of Volkswagen’s TRATON Group.
The rule is designed to ease testing delays and eliminate inconvenience and expense for new drivers.
Operation Warp Speed and the delivery of the Pfizer COVID vaccine are clicking on all cylinders, but that doesn’t mean production and distribution are going perfectly.
With all the uncertainty the COVID pandemic has brought to the freight markets, deploying the right technology provides the clarity shippers need to maximize supply chain efficiency.
J.B. Hunt issues intermodal service advisory as railroads BNSF Railway and Norfolk Southern implement gate restrictions in Los Angeles and Chicago.
AscendTMS has announced an integration with Convoy, allowing joint customers to seamlessly find and book Convoy loads within the AscendTMS transportation management system.
Azuga is adding artificial intelligence to its SafetyCam product, giving fleet safety managers more tools to proactively coach drivers.
FourKites and BluJay Solutions have renewed a partnership agreement that has resulted in more than 30 enterprise customers using an integrated solution.
EV company Canoo unveils its all-electric multipurpose delivery vehicle to be priced starting at approximately $33,000.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, truck drivers are driving faster this holiday season. Plus Gatik plans to remove drivers from its vehicles in 2021 and New Year’s resolutions for fleets looking to reduce their risk.
Three Taiwan-based manufacturers are bringing 400 jobs to Santa Teresa, New Mexico, in 2021.
Schneider National announces a per-mile pay increase of 4 cents for most drivers beginning in late January. Earlier this year, the company announced an increase in team driver pay.
Plug Power’s hydrogen solutions are expanding into Walmart e-commerce applications after proving effective in the company’s grocery and retail networks.
Arizona’s largest public utility is seeking permission to sell cheap electricity to Nikola Corp. that would help the startup electric truck maker afford to build hydrogen fueling stations for its fuel cell electric trucks.
FedEx to cut prices from holiday levels on three surcharges.
The communication from the company to its customers said freight now moving will make it to its destination.
Canadian last-mile delivery firm secures CA$20 million Series A and expands its U.S. footprint.
Virtual carrier CloudTrucks raises $20.5 million Series A and launches instant pay and cash card.
The COVID pandemic drove many Americans into their homes and off the roadways, but trucking fleets have remained on the roads, and their speeds have increased.
As trucking fleets reassess their safety programs for 2021 and the post-pandemic world, here are five steps they can take to reduce their risk exposure.
The dry ice shortage that many feared would crimp the ability to ship COVID-19 vaccines turned out to be a Y2K event.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, supply chain resiliency, digitization and trends were among the focus of the North American Supply Chain Summit on Tuesday. Plus, TravelCenters of America takes out a loan and more drivers might be failing drug and alcohol tests.
Heavy-duty trucks with collision avoidance, emergency braking and other safety technologies are beginning to enter the used truck market, potentially making the roads safer as older trucks are retired.
FreightWaves’ JT Engstrom and SourceDay’s Tom Kieley discussed “Managing Buyer and Supplier Relationships” during FreightWaves’ North American Supply Chain Summit on Tuesday.
In 2019, Bestpass processed over $1 billion of toll volume — one-25th of the tolling industry’s entire revenue.
Distribution of coronavirus vaccines isn’t limited to FedEx and UPS. Many freight transportation and logistics companies are already playing a large role in the global immunization campaign.
Samsara announced the Workflow Builder and App Designer features for the Driver App are available for all Samsara customers starting Tuesday.
Heather Kettelhohn told the North American Supply Chain Summit she arrived at Cummins Inc. just four days before the pandemic began to shut down the company’s global operations. She had to learn on the fly while applying her decades of planning expertise.
Third-party logistics provider FitzMark announces its third brokerage acquisition of the year and fourth in the past two years.
Walmart pilot to remove safety drivers from behind the wheel of trucks manufactured by Gatik, the autonomous box truck company.
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, who dropped out of 2020 presidential campaign earlier this year and endorsed Biden, as secretary of transportation. “I […]
Executives from J.B. Hunt, MoLo Solutions, United States Cold Storage, K-Ratio dig into the tricky nature of freight contracts for brokers and 3PLs in an uncertain freight market during FreightWaves’ North American Supply Chain Summit.
USA Truck will deploy Trucker Tools’ Smart Capacity solution, while Penske adds tracking solution as Trucker Tools continues to add large transportation partners to its platform.
Uber’s (NYSE: UBER) acquisition of Mexican grocery delivery startup Cornershop was approved on Monday by Mexico’s Federal Commission of Economic Competition (COFECE). The approval from COFECE was the last part […]
AB InBev is on track to reach its 2025 100% renewable energy goal in 2021. This Ffireside chat from the North American Supply Chain Summit covers the company’s sustainability efforts across the entire supply chain.
The chief customer officer looks to be the bridge between logistics departments and C-suites.
The latest ACTION TRAC® innovation supplies customers insight into the nebulous period of the
LTL shipment life cycle, the time the pickup is requested through the time the shipment is picked up.
Tive Inc., a supply chain visibility platform, announced on Tuesday that it secured a $12 million Series A funding round. Leading the round was RRE Ventures, followed by Two Sigma […]
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could begin rolling out next week in much the same pattern as the Pfizer vaccine this week, but there are some operational differences.
Speaking during the North American Supply Chain Summit, Dollar General’s Meghan Nicholas says organizations need to map out a digitization plan — and be prepared to pivot.
More than 45 trucking companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after a Texas-based logistics files Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Plus will sell trucks powered by its automated driving system on Full Truck Alliance, the Google-backed Chinese digital freight-matching platform.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Boyle Transportation’s pharma expertise leveraged in vaccine delivery. Plus, Frozen Food Express boosts driver pay and Forward Air adds California LTL terminals.
TravelCenters of America caps its first year under new CEO Jonathan Pertchik by posting practically all its assets to secure a $200 million loan to carry out the turnaround expert’s business makeover.
