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More than 50 cars and tractor-trailers were involved in a deadly pileup Monday on Interstate 81 during a snowstorm in eastern Pennsylvania.

Gulf Coast port volumes rose in February, boosted by imports of steel and breakbulk cargo, along with exports of petroleum and crude oil.

With more than $200 million in incentive funding being released Wednesday in California, fleets are placing larger orders for electric trucks.

The National Grain and Feed Association is asking the Surface Transportation Board to compel three Class I railroads to provide weekly and annual service updates.

At Modex 2022, Zebra revealed two new offerings geared toward boosting flexibility and worker productivity in warehouse environments, cold chain storage and more.

BigCommerce has introduced a new feature on its platform that allows e-commerce brands running multiple storefronts to connect and see those storefronts in a single dashboard.

An Indiana-based trucking company recently filed bankruptcy, more than a month after receiving an unsatisfactory rating from FMCSA.

Old Dominion said Tuesday it has already added capacity at seven locations in its network. The recent expansions trend ahead of its 2022 guidance, which called for growth at eight to 10 terminals.

Rejection rates have plummeted out of Elizabeth after a tumultuous winter, and in the Seattle to Chicago lane, an intermodal volume decline and surge in intermodal spot rates highlight a lack of available intermodal capacity.

Tracks emissions technology will help project44 customers measure and mitigate scope 3 supply chain emissions, which are currently difficult to track.

The current regulatory environment can be opaque and confusing, with each state left to create — or not — its own rules surrounding EVs. So far, six states have adopted a regulatory framework that requires a percentage of each fleet’s trucks to meet the definitions of zero-emission vehicle in the next few years.

Becker’s CEO sees acquisition opportunities in other 3PLs with CEOs getting ready to retire.

Flytrex is now delivering chicken wings via drone in Texas as it expands its test programs with Brinker International’s It’s Just Wings brand.

Major acquisitions of TRW Inc. and Wabco Holdings have made ZF the world’s largest commercial vehicle supplier.

For the second week in a row, truckers face another threat of tornadoes in the Plains and South (video forecast included).

Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge is undergoing a major expansion project that will add more lanes and reduce wait times for commercial trucks.

With Shanghai in a COVID bubble, air cargo airlines are avoiding the city because there is little freight to pick up and imports may take a long time to get unloaded.

Biden’s 2023 budget request increases funding to deal with freight bottlenecks and issue new regulations.

The big drop in futures prices shows that the demand side of the equation still matters.

FedEx founder will leave the CEO role June 1, succeeded by Raj Subramaniam, the company’s president.

“This will limit the capability of factories to deliver containers to the ports,” said one industry consultant.

The new container cranes will enable the terminal to accommodate multiple ultra-large container vessels simultaneously.

As part of FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain event, Axle Payments will be demonstrating its payment automation software.

An inside look at ice road trucking; is a trucking bloodbath coming? and more on the show.

Last-mile delivery technology provider Dispatch has raised $50M to fuel its expansion across the U.S.

Airbus is investing heavily in making planes that can fly entirely on sustainable aviation fuel as a bridge to hydrogen power.

The former Mexican chief negotiator for the USMCA highlights the nation’s economic and trade advantages.

Data can help identify causes of inefficiency and inform better decision-making.

Cloud warehouse firm Stord has introduced an app that connects its offerings with Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

A single fire prompts Navistar to discover a wiring issue with battery cables and leads to a recall of 2,804 trucks.

PayPal has integrated its Happy Returns exchange portal into its system, offering the reverse logistics software to merchants free of charge.

Spot rates remain sticky above $2.65 per mile from Atlanta to Dallas, and capacity from Cleveland to Atlanta is likely to tighten in the coming days as the Headhaul Index surges 22% week-over-week.

WestJet is among several passenger airlines going all-in on all-cargo operations.

Truckers, especially over-the-road drivers, will hit all kinds of disruptive weather this week from California to the Carolinas

Chargepoint will provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure for Gatik customers in the U.S. and Canada.

AskWaves reviews the legal history of the independent contractor law and the lawsuits that challenged its implementation.

Those charged in the latest guilty pleas connected to the Louisiana staged truck accident scheme are all accused of being operatives, and with one exception, the attorneys who were allegedly involved have not been indicted.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s heavy-duty truck production, exports surge in February; Mattel will invest $47 million in a Mexican factory; Cummins moves a production line to San Luis Potosí; and traffickers create a logistics company to distribute meth.

Truckers attending the Mid-America Trucking Show had a lot to say about some of the top challenges they face while out on the road, including parking.

A spot survey of companies seeking drivers at the big trucking conference reflects a wide divergence of pay packages.

Four Class I railroads have donated funds to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine and surrounding areas. Also, U.S. and European rail sector officials form a task force to support Ukrainian freight and passenger rail.

U.S. LNG cargoes were already flooding toward Europe months before the new deal. Real progress seems years away.

As part of FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain event, Echo will be demonstrating its EchoShip self-service web portal.

More than 20 years after the planning began, the Port of Savannah shipping channel has been deepened to 47 feet at low tide.

RoadSync has diversified, but lumpers and maintenance costs while on the road remain a key market for the company.

The logistics behind NASA’s Artemis mission to the moon; logistics companies send aid to Ukraine; news and more

Optimal Dynamics aims to alleviate the uncertainty about freight movement today and in the future.

Both tender volumes and tender rejection rates take a breather over the past week. It’s too early to be called a trend but definitely…

A more holistic approach to last-mile delivery integrates and standardizes fulfillment operations under one platform, creating a seamless process for both the retailer and customer.

E-commerce businesses believe package insurance is a viable path to profitability for consumers looking for more protection against package theft and damage.

Also on the podcast: diesel is kicking crude’s butt.

Tenstreet’s goal is to make processes easier for drivers and carriers alike. In 2022, that means making a driver’s smartphone a one-stop shop for as many tasks as possible.

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

Savannah to Allentown spot rates are likely to rise as the Headhaul Index has increased 10% w/w, Outbound tender lead times hit shocking heights in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Key speakers announced for The Future of Supply Chain.

In a highly regulated industry like transportation, technology is becoming increasingly paramount.

XPO Logistics announced it has sold its intermodal business to STG Logistics for $710 million in cash. This was a crucial first step on the path to becoming a stand-alone less-than-truckload company.

Challenger Motor Freight and Garner Trucking are focused on improving the lives of drivers and helping them maintain a work-life balance. The two firms have been named the nation’s top carriers for drivers.

Truckers may hit delays this weekend as roads remain slick and slushy from the Great Lakes to the Northeast (video forecast included).

A noted consultant sees FedEx founder Fred Smith dropping the CEO role to become executive chairman; second-in-command Raj Subramaniam would take Smith’s place.

Some shipping shares are rising because of war tailwinds. Others are rising despite war headwinds.

The Port of Vancouver handled a record volume of containers in 2021, but the biggest driver was the export of empties headed back to Asia.

Alaska Airlines is growing and so too are its cargo ambitions.

Christopher Lloyd was helping out a fellow trucker by picking up a run, but it led him to the scene of a violent crash. For his heroic efforts at the scene, he’s been named the Highway Angel of the Year.

Rebuilding tornado-damaged areas of the South could add stress to flatbed capacity in the coming months.

The Truckload Carriers Association has named John Elliott, CEO of Load One, its next chairman, and announced its fleet safety and driver of the year award winners.

Out of the shadow of Mercedes-Benz cars, independent Daimler Truck showed financial resilience despite supply chain headwinds.

Shippers should brace for “skyrocketing haulage costs,” HLS Holding warns.

Carriers can become significantly more sustainable by simply focusing on solutions that make their fleets more efficient, reducing miles driven to move each load and cutting down on emissions.

Short line operator G&W and Class I railroad BNSF announce their industrial development results for 2021.

Dispatching is marked by mostly smaller companies, and Trucker Path already comes in at a larger-than-normal size.

Convoy has released its Q1 2022 Carrier Sustainability Survey in conjunction with this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). 

BLET and SMART-TD have decided to pursue binding arbitration in front of a third-party board instead of an appeal.

As farmers prepare for harvest, shippers should ready themselves for the seasonal rate increases and capacity shortages that accompany fresh fruits and veggies each year.

Craig Fuller analyzes the state of the U.S. truckload market.

Spot rates are up 4% since the start of March in the Savannah to Atlanta lane, tightening capacity in Kansas City signals spot rates will start to increase

Maersk will deploy 300 Class 8 electric trucks from Einride in its U.S. warehouse and distribution network.

In its initial order for the next-generation delivery vehicle, the Postal Service surprised by ordering a mix of powertrains that includes 20% electric vehicles among the 50,000-vehicle order.

Financial technology platform Outgo emerges from stealth with a vertical banking solution that automates bookkeeping functions for carriers.

Can the air cargo market absorb a record onslaught of new capacity?

Truckers will run into delays as roads become slick and slushy across the Northeast (video forecast included).

As COVID-19 shut down businesses in the early days, criminal enterprises sought new ways to launder money, and that led them to e-commerce.

With Wabtec’s help, NS will retrofit locomotives so that they can last 20 more years.

Cost of shipping crude oil remains cheap, but tanker rates could jump if the war doesn’t end by fall.

A container fire at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has led to a Coast Guard investigation of four companies for possible shipping violations.

CEO Barkoff isn’t revealing much about the next initiatives at the 4-year-old Relay Payments, which has attracted significant investment.

Network Transport completes its move into a new, larger company headquarters as part of its expansion strategy, which adds 100 jobs over the next 12 months.

Supply chain improvement, leading to better on-shelf availability, drove positive variance relative to management’s prior guidance. Shares of General Mills rose 2.5% on Wednesday in a down market. The increase […]

Convoy founder heads to MATS via truck; how 3PLs should be working with drivers; why you need to audit your freight bills

Navistar designed its new $250 million plant to Industry 4.0 standards, including robots that talk to each other and paperless operations.

The railcar manufacturer sees elevated scrapping levels and higher leasing rates.

The Biden administration has made $2.9 billion available for projects that expand freight capacity.

Tern, a Bay Area-based technology company founded last year, is the latest to enter the red-hot commerce returns space.

AskWaves looks to the mid-21st century, which may hold more El Nino extreme weather events, “regardless of any significant mitigation actions” to reduce emissions.

Spot rates have fallen 42 cents a mile this month in the Kansas City, Missouri, to Columbus, Ohio, lane; rejection rates in Nashville, Tennessee, are at their second-highest levels for the month.

If imported adult beverages are your thing, there’s a good chance DHL or J.F. Hillebrand took care of the shipping.

E-commerce sellers on Wix can now deliver orders through Multi-Channel Fulfillment, a service offered through Fulfillment by Amazon.

After a panel discussion extolling better relations between shippers and carriers, a question sets off a discussion on current selection processes.

Truckers face another day of dicey winter weather from Minnesota to Michigan (video forecast included).

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. leverages parent Daimler Truck North America’s dealership and service network to battle competitors.