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FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain event in May will provide a great opportunity to discuss the upheaval and resilience happening in the freight market.

Understanding the difference between routed and scheduled deliveries is a key to last-mile delivery success.

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

Look for snow totals of 6 to 12 inches and whiteouts from West Virginia to northern New England (video forecast included).

A former U.S. Army officer turned CEO explains the dangers of cyberwarfare, and why his company is working to protect trains, planes and tanks from getting hacked.

Richard Smith continues to climb the corporate ladder as he takes over FedEx Express later this year.

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

Consumers will see higher prices in the coming months at their retail and grocery stores as a result of the rise in black gold.

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.

Vessel strikes are a major threat to whales, so better monitoring of their locations could help reduce collisions.

“Africa remains an important strategic growth market. Particularly for our service offering from and to South Africa, DAL is a valuable addition, allowing us to offer our customers a better network and additional port coverage in this region,” said Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

DHL runs a big airline, but it doesn’t fly the planes. Singapore Airlines is the latest big supplier.

FreightWaves’ Modern Shipper brand and WHAT THE TRUCK?!? podcast are finalists in the 68th Annual Jesse H. Neal Awards’ Best New Product and Best Podcast categories.

Congress should fund the Surface Transportation Board, agreed panelists at a U.S. House hearing on the board’s funding reauthorization. But they disagree on what STB’s role should be in regulating the freight railroads.

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

Capacity loosens in Nashville, volume at the port in Savannah rises, more

Global supply chain visibility provider project44 launches Yard Solutions, a product aimed at yard operators.

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

Cold storage operator Lineage Logistics announced the acquisition of MTC Logistics and its four facilities Thursday.

Canadian Pacific is launching an international intermodal service between Mexico and Chicago, while state DOTs and Amtrak say a $31 million federal grant will add to existing passenger rail service and improve freight efficiency.

According to the most recent U.N. climate change report, the impacts of global warming are becoming more widespread and severe across the world.

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.

Customer service hasn’t been a top focus at cargo carrier Amerijet. That’s quickly changing under new CEO Tim Strauss, who is driving the company into shape.

The U.S. Postal Service wants to grab a larger share of the parcel business, and it is rolling out programs designed to do just that.

Look for accumulations of 6 to 12 inches of snow in high elevations of West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, upstate New York and northern New England (video forecast included).

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.

Liner company Zim expects to rake in a billion dollars more this year than in record-setting 2021.

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

Hapag-Lloyd is keeping its guard up after discovering a copy of its website that could have been used to steal the logins of the shipping line’s customers and employees.

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

The energy secretary aims her comments at investors, saying they need to support more output.

“The solution to the nation’s port congestion problem is right here in this room,” CEO Eric Green said during his State of the Port address.

In a letter to associates, PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta said, “As a food and beverage company, now more than ever we must stay true to the humanitarian aspect of our […]

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.

Thinking of attending FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain live event? Here’s one of the many reasons to visit Northwest Arkansas.

112 empty domestic containers moved from out of Dallas to LA in the last week, Phoenix is among the lowest rejection rates in the country at 8.87%, more

Shopify joins Shippo for Platforms, a new offering from the Bay Area-based company that offers e-commerce shipping services.

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

Union Pacific will test B20 biodiesel and R55 renewable diesel on the locomotives that it acquired from Wabtec. The western U.S. railroad also said it reduced fuel consumption for three years in a row.

Startup Kodiak Robotics is the first to run regular autonomous loads to Oklahoma in a partnership with Ceva Logistics.

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

Truckers will hit periodic torrential rain and flooded roads across the Southeast the rest of the week (video forecast included).

Two Samsung executives break down how retail supply chains are going mobile.

Kevin Hill and Richie discuss who they would like to share a coffee with and their top business/sales movie as Richie takes his final bow behind the sales desk. 

Amos Hochstein is a longtime oil expert within the State Department.

DHL is upgrading its fleet of large freighters.

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.

Think of Cainiao as the Amazon logistics of China. It’s spreading its wings in Latin America.

The new facility will reduce wait times and port congestion, according to Transport Canada.

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

Longshoremen along the U.S. West Coast say they won’t touch any shipments for Russia.

At CERAWeek, CEO Ryan Lance says energy security hasn’t been managed well, and the economy is dealing with the fallout from that.

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

Supply chain management platform Calico gets a boost from the decorated tennis star’s investment firm, Serena Ventures.

The donation will help relief efforts in Poland.

outbound rejection rate in Des Moines is among highest in U.S. at 43%, TRAC spot rate for Omaha to Denver has climbed to $5.66/mile, more

California’s meal and rest break regulations are preempted by federal hours-of-service regulations, according to the courts, which means employers of short-haul drivers need not comply. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

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.

Bill Ackman, Pershing Square founder and CEO, has been acquiring shares of Canadian Pacific, according to SEC filings and news reports.

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.

EV growth will sustain its momentum in light- to medium-duty trucks and begin to catch on for the heavy-duty trucks in regional hubs.

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.

Truckers will hit delays over the next two days as a strong snowstorm spreads from the Rockies to the Plains (video forecast included).

On the new app, users will log in to an updated timeline of FreightWaves content and have the ability to comment, like and share with contacts and other social media sites.

The supply chain “can have a huge impact on improving the state of the world,” says
project44 COO Vivek Kundra.

A report from logistics real estate operator Prologis downplays the number of office buildings that can be repurposed to industrial use.

Invasion and price spikes could destroy demand, weaken consumer confidence and curb cargo volumes, warns BIMCO.

The commodity price of diesel went on a wild ride, up by a huge amount late Sunday before falling back.

Finnair is a microcosm of the pressures on air cargo and airlines because of the airspace restrictions over Russia.

Will we see a depression in Russia, a recession in western Europe and slower positive economic growth in North America, or some other scenario? It’s not yet clear whether the […]

Adoption of this technology is part of Egypt’s 2030 Vision, a long-term strategic plan to achieve sustainable development across economic, social and environmental sectors. Since adopting the initiative in 2020, Egypt has remained the only country in the Middle East and North Africa to avoid economic recession.

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.

“With TriumphPay handling payments for all stakeholders at each stage of the post-load payment journey in a secure and transparent fashion, carriers, brokers, factors and shippers will have more time to focus on other important business decisions,” said Melissa Forman, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at TriumphPay.

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.

Kroger is rapidly expanding its e-commerce grocery capabilities, announcing three new locations for fulfillment centers.

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.

Global logistics firm Expeditors International says it is moving closer to restoring key systems two weeks after a cyberattack.

Louisville’s outbound tender rejections has fallen to 17.5%, Columbia outbound tender volumes are up 5% w/w, more

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.

Hyper rail systems could transport containers to and from ports quickly, according to WickedHyper’s CEO.

Truckers may face more road closures in the Rockies this week as another snowstorm heads to the region (video forecast included).

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

The TaxiBot is not an autonomous taxi for city travel. It’s a robot vehicle that pulls aircraft to the runway.

Amtrak limits Acela and Northeast regional service.

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.

A Norfolk Southern spokesman said Saturday he’s unclear whether two cavers will face trespassing charges after they were rescued early Wednesday in a cave located on railroad property at the base of Lookout Mountain in Tennessee.

TuSimple’s leadership succession plan was known inside the autonomous trucking startup, but the unexpected timing rattled investors.

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.