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Record holiday volume and rising costs are combining to create one heck of a cocktail for retail brands.

High winds in the Desert Southwest may pose stability and visibility issues for truckers (video forecast included).

Six weeks after its last funding round, last-mile delivery platform Veho has raised another $170 million in a series B funding round, bringing total funding to over $300 million.

Management from Radiant Logistics said it has several levers at its disposal to boost the company’s valuation.

The Canadian government plans to go after the owners of trucks involved in protests and border blockades after the prime minister declared a national emergency.

Analysts are arguing whether the price boost coming out of the Ukraine-Russia tensions are the main driver in the market

U.S. Xpress, which has deep autonomous trucking ties to TuSimple, adds Aurora as a second partner focused on exploring best driverless routes.

Trucker Jean-Carlo Gachet was recognized for feeding stranded drivers after a snowstorm led to a long-term road closure. Matthew Marchand was recognized for helping during the same storm.

Harbor Trucking Association CEO Matt Schrap chats with FreightWaves rail and intermodal market expert Mike Baudendistel about the challenges that the West Coast drayage community faced in 2021 and what stakeholders need to do to overcome those challenges this year.

Engine manufacturer Cummins eyes pledge to lower CO2 emissions by reworking its engine families to run on natural gas, hydrogen or diesel.

DeLorean Motor Co. announces new electric vehicle production enterprise in San Antonio.

Canadian police say they seized a weapons cache and made 11 arrests connected to a protest blocking the U.S.-Canada border in Coutts, Alberta.

Genco Shipping’s John Wobensmith and Ocean Audit’s Steve Ferreira discuss dry bulk shipping industry strategy and opportunities.

A one-on-one talk with the head of maritime operations for the Port of New York/New Jersey.

A new survey of online shoppers found that 72% have ordered groceries online in the past 90 days.

Jefferies analyst Randy Giveans maintains that container shipping stocks still have a lot more room to run.

The case was first filed in 2010, long before Swift became part of what is now Knight-Swift Transportation.

Trailer orders in January achieved equilibrium with the months of unbuilt orders as fleets and manufacturers operated in an ongoing parts supply shortage.

The new A320 passenger-to-freighter jet is ready to join its sister, the A321, on the market as the aircraft attract more interest for airlines.

The company, which seeks to create autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, will use the funding to support a 29-month advanced testing program of its technology.

Parade garners impressive support from both Silicon Valley and Freight Alley.

Freightos CEO Zvi Schreiber and Steve Ferreira, CEO of Ocean Audit Inc., discuss international shipping on Monday during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

Xeneta CEO Patrik Berglund explains how carrier negotiating power has changed the annual contracting equation.

How Wayfair is using their supply chain to gain a competitive advantage; keeping your cool with reefer and more

Security firm Sansec is urging e-commerce users of Adobe platforms to download an emergency patch following reports of hackers gaining access to customer payment information.

The Cass Freight Index sags in January on a rise in COVID cases, but the dataset appears poised again for strong growth in 2022.

Among Monday’s notes: Headhaul Index in Toledo up 22%, carriers flocking to the West Coast, and more.

Project44’s Adam Compain explains during a fireside chat at the Global Supply Chain Week virtual conference how the company’s ocean shipping data will help FreightWaves SONAR customers make better, proactive decisions.

Lars Jensen talks about headwinds facing global shipping in 2022 with FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill at Global Supply Chain Week.

Schneider National is blaming a “firmware defect” tied to an external vendor’s equipment for a massive network outage that knocked the trucking giant offline on Thursday.

Ryder CTO Kendra Phillips discusses the company’s new warehouse platform for end-to-end visibility.

Trucks begin moving across the Ambassador Bridge again, but protests continue to block traffic at two additional U.S.-Canada border crossings and disrupt traffic near a third.

Intermittent delays are possible late-week as the next winter storm heads to the Midwest (video forecast included).

Long-term contract rates are at record highs. Shipping lines hold all the cards at the negotiating table.

This partnership provides SONAR customers with the world’s highest quality data and insights on ocean market conditions. 

The Ambassador Bridge has been cleared of protesters.

The North American railroads engage in cross-border movements too. So why hasn’t the vaccine mandate erupted into protests over cross-border rail operations in the same way trucking has? This AskWaves article explores that question.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Avocado prices soar 59% ahead of the Super Bowl; Mexican court halts $1B expansion plans for Port of Veracruz; Tesla is expanding its factory in Austin; and Gebrüder Weiss expands into Texas for nearshoring opportunities.

On-demand air charter companies are providing emergency parts deliveries for automakers trying to cope with demonstrations blocking a key U.S.-Canada border bridge.

This week: Russia-based Aviacon brings animals of U.S. troops and contractors from Kabul to Canada; Averitt Express raises over $1 million for St. Jude; and FedEx launches its HBCU student ambassador program.

Canadian police officers begin operation to remove protesters blocking access to the Ambassador Bridge, the busiest commercial U.S-Canada border crossing.

The ripple effect of the anti-COVID truck protests in Canada is spreading to aviation.

West Coast terminal operators could be taking advantage of supply chain disruptions by overcharging shippers for using night gates.

Trucking giant Schneider National confirmed on Friday that a “temporary systems issue” is to blame for a massive outage that has knocked out the company’s network since Thursday.

Nikola hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks and BYD battery-electrics conducted beer runs to Los Angeles-area bars before Sunday’s Super Bowl.

A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a Midwest blizzard, a Plains dust storm and a California brush fire.

Automotive supply chain drivers express their frustrations with border closures.

The European Union announced this month that it will begin to label some nuclear power and natural gas plants, under certain conditions, as sustainable investments or “transitional green energy sources.”

Tender volumes continue to outperform year-ago levels. Rejection rates have declined throughout the past week as carriers return to major…

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Warehouse workers and supervisors worry about automation’s potential to replace jobs, but they show optimism when it comes to boosting productivity.

Universal Logistics inks a record year despite challenges. Implied 2022 earnings guidance surprises to the upside by 20%.

Driving a big rig isn’t a vacation, nor is it as flexible as one would expect — there’s a job to do.

Also on the podcast: the global slowdown in oil refining.

The premier of Ontario said protesters who remain at the Ambassador Bridge and in Ottawa face “severe consequences” as the border disruption grips the supply chain.

Dysfunction at the nation’s largest port helps explain why the U.S. is losing the trade war to China.

Among Friday’s notes: Atlanta’s freight market loosening, Chicago a solid destination for carriers, and more.

Remember “The Love Boat”? Today, we present the Love Plane, bringing your sweetheart goodies for Valentine’s Day.

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

Consumers are demanding more, and retailers that employ a multinode strategy across their supply chain are better equipped to meet those needs.

They can take my gravy when they pry it from my cold, greasy skillet.

Potential record highs continue Super Bowl weekend from Los Angeles, the host city, to San Diego (video forecast included).

Besides the daily challenges drayage truckers face to keep their small businesses afloat at the Port of Oakland, some are questioning whether they will be operating this time next year.

The organizers of The People’s Convoy released a statement late Thursday that their group “has no intention or plans” to protest the Super Bowl in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The American Trucking Associations warned that supply chain disruptions caused by protesters in Canada will affect the U.S. economy.

Korean Air’s cargo division is propping up the entire airline with passenger traffic still underwater.

Kendra Tucker joined Truckstop.com as the chief revenue officer in 2020 and became chief operating officer last September.

A Thursday report from logistics real estate investment trust Prologis shows market rents grew at the fastest pace recorded during 2021.

Although attorney involvement is alleged in the indictments, only one lawyer has been indicted in the scheme to crash cars into trucks and collect insurance payouts.

A carbon price is an “essential element in any decarbonization plan,” John Butler, president and CEO of WSC, said during a press conference Thursday.

High winds helped spread a Southern California brush fire, leading to evacuations and school closings.

In the absence of shipper’s interest cargo insurance to protect the cargo owner against financial loss, carrier’s liability is all that remains, and cargo owners are often disappointed by the all-too-common misconception that the carrier will fully cover their loss.

A BNSF employee was fatally injured at the Globeville rail yard on Wednesday.

Azul welcomes its first quasi-freighter, an Embraer regional jet with a stripped-down cabin.

Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is polling members on whether it should call a strike at Canadian Pacific.

Data capture firm Scandit has raised $150 million in a series D investment round as it looks to expand the customer base for its retail technologies.

TuSimple says its autonomous trucking software is “feature complete” and it will expand driverless trucking beyond a pilot program.

The protest at the Ambassador Bridge is continuing to block traffic, and anger grows over impacts to cross-border trucking and the supply chain.

With Transplace now in the fold, Uber Freight’s revenue topped $1 billion for the last three months of 2021.

Among Thursday’s notes: Capacity likely to tighten in Dallas, Boston’s outbound rejection rate on the rise, and more.

Covenant Logistics Group adopts a $30 million stock buyback plan and acquires AAT Carriers.

Last-mile logistics cloud provider Bringg is adding Zenkraft, the No. 1 company handling parcel deliveries and returns for Salesforce, to its arsenal.

Descartes has acquired NetCHB, a customs filing technology provider that specializes in e-commerce border trade.

Forward Air head Tom Schmitt was bullish about the company’s prospects on a call with analysts Thursday. Forward is already on track to achieve recently issued 2023 targets ahead of schedule.

Amazon Air is expanding further in the Great Plains.

BigCommerce is enhancing its B2B e-commerce solutions through the acquisition of price-quoting technology provider B2B Ninja.

Truckers in parts of the Midwest will run into heavy snow Thursday (video forecast included).

A Coast Guard commanding officer says the main goal of icebreaking is to “keep industry afloat and keep people employed.”

The Biden administration wants the Canadian government to step in to end the increasingly costly blockade of the Ambassador Bridge.

Outrider is adding autonomously precise backing of trailers to the dock to its range of driverless services in distribution yards.

The Variant initiative is not yet showing signs of turning the company around.

The LTL segment remains a work in progress, but analysts are confident that Jacobs & Co. can turn it around.

Natilus is developing robot cargo jets in four sizes and has orders from five customers.

In its earnings report for Q4 2021 and FY2021, Uber revealed that its delivery segment once again brought in more revenue than its core mobility business.

“What Leaf is doing — building a highly connected and forward-looking view of the industry from the ground up — just can’t be done by incumbents operating within the existing constructs of the industry,” says partner at Sozo Ventures.

COVID container boom continues: Maersk may earn even more this year than in record-trouncing 2021.

The Port of Savannah has seen monthly port records for the past 18 months.

Nearly 420 trucking and logistics companies are collectively owed millions of dollars after a California oil distributor ceased operations and filed Chapter 7.

Trimble expects organic revenue growth in 2022, despite the ongoing impact of constrained supply chains across the global economy.

Near-space vehicle producer Destinus just secured $29 million to build out its autonomous, hydrogen-powered hypersonic cargo plane.