Trucking

OptimoRoute is a route planning and schedule optimization platform that helps companies organize their mobile workforce and optimize delivery routes.

Plus.ai, a self-driving trucking company based in the U.S. and China, is in talks to raise $60 million, the Information reported.

Brian Aoaeh writes about new technologies that will transform supply chains and logistics in the near-term.

The American Trucking Associations said the industry moved 11.84 billion tons of freight in 2019, generating almost $792 billion in revenue.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Heartland reports better-than-expected earnings, a carrier’s owner talks about his driver who killed four kids and why autonomous trucks will be on roadways in 2024.

Investigators have set up a website that allows the public to upload images and video evidence of the fatal crash on I-70 that killed four juveniles near mile marker 137 on July 9 in Wayne County, Indiana.

J.B. Hunt easily bests consensus forecasts led by better-than-expected intermodal and dedicated results. The back half of 2020 remains hazy on COVID-19 fears.

Authorities say driver caught while attempting to cross Lewiston Bridge into Canada.

Agency estimates $4 billion in cost savings from hours-of-service changes.

Border industry leaders discuss USMCA’s benefits during a panel discussion hosted by the El Paso, Texas-based Borderplex Alliance.

Overall operating ratio improves on back of dedicated and truckload segment gains

Volvo Trucks North America has announced a new auto hauling tractor that is based on its recently introduced VHD vocational truck.

The U.S.-Canada-border will remain closed for non-essential travel until Aug. 21, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services posts a solid second quarter, besting analysts’ forecast by 31 cents per share.

Industry organization held its annual meeting in the middle of a pandemic. The podcast discusses how they did it.

After delisting from the NYSE, Roadrunner Transportation Systems announces it will add three new less-than-truckload facilities this summer. The expansion is part of its re-organization focused on asset-light offerings.

Truckers find themselves inadequately protected against COVID-19. Are you doing the most to protect your fleet?

“Carriers without existing loads entering these markets should be able to find loads with relative ease on the spot market this week.”

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission enters “phase two” of its fact-finding investigation into COVID-19 impacts on container shipping in the Port of New York and New Jersey.

Gap in current regulations leaves truck drivers vulnerable

Heartland’s expenses were up more than revenue so operating ratio rose. Cash stockpile rose and it has plenty of borrowing capability.

A digest evaluates the keynote addresses from the virtual event.

Canadian trucking and logistics firm Titanium Transportation Group opens second brokerage office in the United States as it pushes service and transparency.

EKA Solutions and Transflo have expanded their strategic collaboration to develop “end-to-end digital and automated transportation document workflow solutions.”

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a driver’s training matters more than his or her age when it comes to safety performance; Navistar and TuSimple promise a self-driving truck by 2024, and Convoy opens the door to dedicated freight.

Barnets Inc. owner Gary Gregg said he was aware of Corey R. Withrow’s prior drug convictions before hiring him. Withrow is facing nine felony charges.

Uber is reported to be raising $500 million in funding for its brokerage segment. The deal would place a valuation of $4 billion on Uber Freight.

CBP officers at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge discover a massive quantity of methamphetamine in a truckload of onions.

Amazon’s Pflugerville fulfillment center will be located off State Highway 130, a rapidly expanding business corridor in central Texas.

Embezzlement scheme at Parke Cox totaled roughly half a million dollars.

FreightWaves is hosting the 3PL Summit on July 21, a virtual event that will include technology demonstrations, hot debates and visionary speakers from across the 3PL spectrum.

With safety and travel logistics in mind, the annual AirCargo Conference, which draws up to 800 attendees, will take place online in 2021.

Co-Founder Andrew Leto addresses the growth of Emerge’s marketplace and the benefits it offers carriers and shippers.

A study commissioned by the Coalition Against Bigger Trucks suggests that modifying federal rules to allow for heavier and longer trucks could result in diverting roughly 25% of U.S. rail traffic to trucks.

Throughout the pandemic, Echo Global Logistics has remained busy moving goods and giving back to those in need as it contemplates a new normal.

Driving experience — not age — had a greater impact on safety, according to study.

Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple is joining forces with Navistar International Corp. to develop self-driving semi trucks.

Navistar is partnering with self-driving technology startup TuSimple to shave up to five years off the timeline for autonomous semis. It is targeting 2024 to sell International-branded driverless trucks.   Navistar […]

Tesla receives 20-year incentives deal from Travis County, Texas, for possible Cybertruck factory.

The Ford Bronco, the company’s iconic offroad SUV, returns after a 24-year production hiatus. The sport edition will be built in Mexico.

Strategy to move into new areas off its platform gets biggest investment ever in the company known primarily for its weigh station bypass service.

Uber Freight is partnering with AI supply chain services vendor Blue Yonder on a carrier marketplace solution.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, 15 states push adoption of zero-emissions trucks, C.H. Robinson and Microsoft work to digitize the supply chain, and what did Nikola Tesla really know?

Ryder System gets the first two Workhorse electric delivery vans for daily rental exposure through Ryder’s peer-to-peer truck-sharing program.

Safran Group unveiled plans to open a new airplane-seat factory in northern Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Almost three weeks later, event in Florida has yielded zero coronavirus cases, says president of Georgia Motor Trucking Association

HubTran will now process and audit incoming documents from carriers and automatically assign them to the correct load in Brokerware.

German company picks DHL Supply Chain in North America for its flexible and efficient logistics platform to handle sophisticated medical equipment.

Last-mile delivery demand is growing fast in Latin America, but the venture capital market is still in early stages.

Mexico’s new “Administrative Registry of the Automotive Industry of Heavy Vehicles” will contain monthly data from trucking companies, including wholesale and retail sales, as well as import, export and production numbers for trucks in Mexico.

C.H. Robinson and Microsoft have teamed up to bring Robinson’s Navisphere supply chain solution to users of Microsoft’s Azure platform.

After prosecutors drop charges against trucker Prabjot Nagra, U.S. authorities continue to investigate how a truck wound up with $20 million worth of marijuana in its trailer at the U.S.-Canada border.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines a coordinated effort to expedite the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty trucks.

Electric truck makers Nikola and Tesla make news almost daily. A new biopic about inventor Nikola Tesla suggests he saw the world his namesakes are seeking to create.

FMCSA safety committee will request crash data from Amazon delivery vans.

Son is chairman of both companies, interim CEO at the TL carrier

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FMCSA is considering a petition to delay the HOS changes, Workhorse can sell electric vans in all 50 states, and drivers can take steps to improve their mental health.

project44 report shows the glaring discrepancies in consumer expectations and last-mile delivery capabilities.

Slumping oil prices and COVID-19 pandemic forced Houston-based Hi-Crush to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday.

The California Air Resources Board certifies Workhorse’s C-Series electric delivery vans as zero-emission vehicles, clearing the path to qualifying for state-funded customer incentives.

COVID-19 emergency HOS exemption extended another 30 days

Forward Air is expanding again. The company plans to offer traditional less-than-truckload service for the first time.

Matthew Waller will receive the Distinguished Service Award during EDGE 2020 Live!

Todd Davis will take over benchmarking for FreightWaves and the inGauge platform that powers TCA’s Profitability Program for Chris Henry, who founded the inGauge benchmarking platform.

Judge rules insurer needn’t defend trucking company owner in trafficking lawsuit

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: 1,403 Texas trucking/freight-related companies received PPP loans; $4.2 million in drugs seized at Pharr port of entry; Visible SCM acquires TriCon; and Liftit raises $22.5 million in Series B funding.

Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Colton Freckleton said the incident occurred Thursday when officer Justin Law responded to a call about a pedestrian standing along the shoulder of Interstate 15 near Kaysville (around 25 miles north of Salt Lake City).

Daimler trucks is recalling Freightliner Cascadias from the 2017-2021 model years because corrosion of an antilock brake component can cause the brakes to pull the truck to the right, increasing the possibility of a crash.

With a $46 million tax break from a Texas school district, Tesla is one step closer to building an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Austin.

Speeding is the focus of CVSA’s annual week-long Operation Safe Driver inspection blitz, which starts Sunday, July 12.

Volumes decline post Fourth but capacity stays tight.

United Airlines said layoffs of more than 4,700 employees at airports in Houston and Dallas could be long term if economic conditions do not change.

After dethroning Toyota as the world’s most valuable automaker on July 1, shares of electric car maker Tesla surpassed $1,500 on for the first time on Friday.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, other states may follow California’s lead in mandating electric-truck sales, danger is a good reason to ignore HOS rules, and funds flow into electrification

“The days of Tesla’s virtually unchallenged dominance may be numbered.”

With the release of the identities of the biggest recipients of money under the Paycheck Protection Program, reviewing all the names of those who got money and figuring out how […]

Nikola experienced a V-shaped recovery in its share price as storytelling in place of revenue drives enthusiasm and disdain for publicly traded electric truck startups.

Six Northeastern states, along with Oregon and California, will create an action plan aimed at accelerating adoption of zero-emission big rigs.

Delays caused by civil unrest will not be considered in violation of regulations.

Unlike Moody’s, agency increases a key rating by one notch, but two agencies are now about even

Simone Ross writes about the pandemic’s effect on supply chains, and how companies should be improving/changing to minimize damage and get stronger.

Nuclear verdicts are on the rise, and two behind-the-scenes factors playing large roles are the emotional pleas plaintiffs’ attorneys are making to juries and the growing number of hedge funds that invest in civil lawsuits.

Ugarte is already under federal indictment in another case involving a $280 million pay-to-play bribery scheme to receive lucrative FedEx Ground contracts.

Judge dismisses criminal case against cross-border truck driver accused of attempting to smuggle $20 million worth of marijuana into the United States from Canada.

Mexican farmers set up blockades at the Pharr, Texas, port of entry to protest government cuts in agricultural spending.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, YRC Worldwide is set to spend $700 million, Navistar and Samsara announce a tie-up and a PPP loan wasn’t enough to save an Alabama carrier.

Workers’ comp doesn’t cover owner-operators but misclassifying a driver may prove otherwise at your expense.

Annual insurance rates could surge 150% or more

One rating is increased as long review by ratings agency is wrapped up

Since last year, Banyan Technology has offered LTL carriers a tool to provide special pricing incentives to shippers. Now it is adding data insights to make that tool more effective.

Deutsche Post DHL said preliminary second-quarter profits, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, have it less worried about the rest of the year.

TFS being sold for more than $100 million, other considerations

New partnership marries Navistar vehicle diagnostics platform with Samsara’s fleet management solutions.

LTL carrier spells out its debt relief with the $700 million of Treasury funds it is getting

Around noon on Wednesday, farmers used trucks and tractors to block access to the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on the Mexican side of the border.

Deal covers 300+ drivers over classification questions

Mexican auto factories exported 196,173 vehicles in June, a 38.8% decline compared to the same period in 2019.

Federal loan during the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t keep Alabama-based Foster Freights LLC afloat, as it filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection.

TuSimple, Kodiak Robotics among the recipients of PPP loans. (Photo credit: Kodiak Robotics)

When focusing on the movement of goods, transportation management systems (TMS) provide the engine for digitalization, but do not represent a complete digitalization solution.