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The FTC wants to know if large corporations are engaging in anticompetitive supply chain practices.

Impending winter storm could cause major supply chain disruptions from Plains to Midwest (video forecast included).

Nominate industry-leading shippers for FreightWaves’ annual Shipper of Choice award before Saturday, April 2.

The two rules are designed to work together, one aimed at OEMs and the other at buyers of their products.

Truckload operator Werner Enterprises is an early evaluator of the latest powertrain technologies, including a hydrogen-powered Cummins engine.

Class 8 equipment orders are impacted by customer cancellations and OEMs bound by the turning of calendar pages.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: KlearNow aims to solve cross-border customs challenges using AI; Link EV Electric Vehicles will build a $265 million factory in Mexico; Loup Logistics acquires a Phoenix transload facility; and a new cold storage facility is set for San Antonio.

China’s biggest holiday used to have a dramatic impact on U.S. transportation and the flow of goods. Now it seems more of an afterthought.

Truckers and supporters from the Freedom Convoy pack Ottawa in a morphing protest that originally focused on vaccine mandates at the US-Canada border.

While there are other factors in driving up supply chain costs, it cannot be refuted that maritime costs are adding to inflation.

This week: Werner launches its cookbook, Women in Trucking offers ideas for safer training programs and UPS donates $1.25 million to advance underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Airports in Asia have been in the news for cargo delays because of COVID cases, but infections are impacting cargo hubs around the world.

Decades of discord over employee benefit cuts at Navistar could end soon with a $742 million settlement.

Officials for GoFundMe said organizers of the Freedom Convoy fundraiser have provided a distribution plan for covering participants’ fuel costs.

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

“International collaboration is essential to decarbonize global supply chains. It’s time to get started on this important work,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles.

New provisions approved by New York Mayor Eric Adams this week will transform working conditions for food delivery workers.

A “bomb cyclone” is expected to hit the Northeast and disrupt air traffic.

North Dakota, spurred by the closure of key delivery companies, is looking at several steps to increase the number of CDL holders in the state.

Mondelez sees logistics costs rising worldwide, but not at the same pace as in the U.S. The Chicago-based snack maker cited a severe imbalance between supply and demand for truck […]

Members of BLET and SMART-TD plan to continue pursuing legal action despite a federal judge’s temporary restraining order barring them from striking.

On this 400th episode of WTT: The interstellar food supply chain; building the freight payments network; state of autonomous trucks

A federal grand jury indicted two former trucking employees of Roadrunner Temperature Controlled, alleging the pair orchestrated a scheme to steal nearly $113,000.

Volvo Trucks pulled out the stops to deliver in Q4, but it cost extra for expedited shipping and to navigate parts shortages.

Renting a plane to move cargo is expensive but necessary in these days of supply chain turmoil.

A Mexican government crackdown has shifted volumes of refined products to truck instead of rail. But KCS hopes for that traffic to return to rail, according to executives.

Any concessions that CP would consider as it seeks federal approval to merge with Kansas City Southern must be “reasonable” and grounded in supporting competition, CP said during its fourth-quarter 2021 earnings call late Thursday.

A bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed just hours before President Biden was scheduled to visit the city to talk about infrastructure.

These days, seasonality has become nothing short of unpredictable. 

BigCommerce is focused on ramping up its B2B offerings as e-commerce continues to overtake traditional business buying practices.

Centerboard’s newest API solutions are designed to provide customizable integration for shippers and technology providers.

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

Among Friday’s notes: LA becoming a shippers’ market, Seattle market is loosening, and more.

Voie, the group’s founder, still plans to retire in July 2023.

Despite voluntary sustainability efforts and increasing regulations, shipping emissions are on the rise.

Reliance Partners’ Safety Team is set to roll out a Trucking 101 series to tackle the skills every trucker should know but hasn’t been taught.

Shippers are buoyed by the promise of falling rates in the coming months, but this optimistic outlook may put even more strain on rate negotiations in the meantime.

Impending weekend nor’easter could cause significant delays in ground and air freight.

A Florida trucker with U.S. and Canadian citizenship explains why he joined the Freedom Convoy despite being vaccinated against COVID-19.

Growers in the Rio Grande Valley are also having to contend with everything from labor shortages to higher fertilizer prices to rising transportation costs.

The move underscores the REIT titan’s commitment to logistics warehousing.

Covenant Logistics Group said revenue for the second half of 2022 could be impacted by wage pressures and higher equipment and over-the-road repair costs.

China Airlines has 21 freighter aircraft in its fleet and is adding capacity to meet trans-Pacific demand.

SoCal imports suffering multimonth slide, not because of falling demand, but because of supply chain bottlenecks.

Point Pickup is launching a gig economy app that rewards workers for making deliveries through the platform.

Volkswagen aims to support sustainability in shipbuilding and ship recycling through the initiative, said Simon Motter, head of Volkswagen Group Logistics.

Among Thursday’s notes: Tender rejection rates climbing out of Atlanta, spot market availability declining in Ontario, and more.

Merchants Fleet CEO Brendan Keegan discusses the company’s 2021 performance and his outlook for this year.

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg is unveiling a three-year strategy to work toward zero fatalities and serious injuries involving cars and heavy trucks.

In a time when many trucking companies struggle to retain and hire drivers, the U.S. Xpress recruiting team is achieving double-digit, quarter-over-quarter hiring growth.

Conversational analytics tool Athena received the 2021 Cool Vendor in Analytics and Data Science award from Gartner.

Freight transportation experts weigh in on Pete Buttigieg’s one-year mark as the secretary of transportation.

The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based truckload carrier said the outlook is for continued operational progress during 2022.

Freight broker Landstar closes 2021 with another beat-and-raise quarter. Demand has yet to buck normal seasonal trends, indicating the first quarter will be strong as well.

Nearly 80% of the U.S. commercial fleet has been deemed safe to operate around 5G antennas, but not some of the largest freighters in the FedEx and UPS fleets.

NS plans to roll out an operations program that will progress beyond precision scheduled railroading, according to executives speaking on NS’ fourth-quarter 2021 earnings call.

The DHL unit is the first commercial customer of Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robots.

Shipping analysts rethink outlooks on crude and product tanker rates: already grim market appears even grimmer.

In an appeals court filing, OOIDA defended its support for changes in federal work rules for truck drivers.

Difficulty in getting land zoned for trucking is an impediment to terminal expansion, Gantt says.

Report saying truckers prefer cocaine refuted by OOIDA, academic look at fast fulfillment; problem with noncompetes; women in trucking

A commercial cargo carrier is at the forefront of U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons ahead of a possible Russian invasion.

Judge Mark T. Pittmann agreed to BNSF’s request calling for a temporary restraining order that would prevent union employees from striking as both sides potentially negotiate over BNSF’s new attendance program.

Elroy Air wants to enable same-day delivery to every person on the planet. It’s now one step closer with the reveal of its flagship model.

Among Wednesday’s notes: Memphis market tighter than most, St. Louis volumes hit two-month high, and more.

Knight-Swift Transportation reported another big quarterly result Wednesday. However, it appears the stretch of rapid growth will moderate as the comps have stiffened.

Canadian railway CN eyes volume growth from vaccine mandates and grain, and it expects higher volumes in the second half of 2022.

BJ’s Wholesale Club is acquiring four distribution centers and the related private truck fleets from Burris Logistics as it looks to secure its refrigerated supply chain.

Canadian railway CN announced that former Canadian Pacific executive Tracy Robinson will succeed retiring CEO JJ Ruest at the end of February.

Every region except the Southwest moved less volume than in Q3.

“We are finding that if we can focus heavily on the customer experience, we can deliver tremendous value to our customers and that’s what it’s all about,” says Logixboard CEO Julian Alvarez.

FreightWaves Ratings is extending an invitation to private carriers to be considered for the inaugural list.

Supply chain disruptions could last a few days as a winter storm aims for the Northeast (video forecast included).

Tula Technology’s engine controls could clear a major hurdle for trucking companies facing tougher emissions rules.

Passenger airlines are limping back to health, but the air cargo sector is on fire.

The railcar leasing market for 2022 feels more solid than past years, executives said Tuesday during GATX’s fourth-quarter 2021 earnings call.

GoFundMe says it needs to know how organizers of the Freedom Convoy will distribute money to truckers who are heading to Canada’s capital to protest cross-border vaccine mandates.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia announced a 7.5% general rate increase Tuesday. The carrier was the latest to announce rate hikes greater than the normal mid-single-digit increases.

Inside the WTT newsletter: benchmark your salary; spot rates stay sky-high; best memes in freight and more.

Marten’s labor and purchased transportation costs were higher in 2021 but were more than offset by rising revenue.

The Biden administration is releasing $246 million in FY22 funding to help complete the Appalachian Development Highway System.

Among Tuesday’s notes: Rate disparity between the coasts, Detroit market continues to tighten, and more.

Education of all levels of drivers is needed to prevent crashes and casualties.

The roads are mostly mapped for TuSimple to drive autonomously in Texas. Now it is up to commercial property developers to get ready.

Management from the nation’s largest flatbed operator, Daseke, says the demand backlog extends for “the foreseeable future.”

Ascend announced Tuesday that it is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of Dedicated Transportation Solutions.

The owner of an Iowa trucking company was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for his role in a seven-year, $1.4 million payroll tax scheme.

One of the more underserved segments in a decidedly underserved industry, LTL is getting a boost from Relay Payments.

Paccar Q4 new truck deliveries were up 45% over Q3, suggesting some easing of supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages.

The Port of Savannah handled a record 5.6 million TEUs in 2021.

This beluga whale doesn’t swim, it flies. Airbus built a freighter that looks like the whale so it can get large shipments in the front dome.

The American Chemistry Council chats with FreightWaves about why government leaders should keep transportation issues at the forefront of policymaking, especially in light of anticipated growth in production of chemicals.

With its foundation in place, Gatik looks to accelerate middle-mile autonomous deliveries across North America.

Truckers will hit intense snowfall at times in the Rockies the next two days (video forecast included).

In the aftermath of Central Freight Lines’ abrupt closure five weeks ago, many of the company’s 2,100 employees, including 1,325 truck drivers, are struggling with paycheck concerns and questions about when or if they will receive vacation pay and unemployment benefits, while others claim they were subjected to unsafe working conditions at the company’s headquarters in Waco, Texas.

MSC, a giant shipping line, wants to buy an Italian airline. If successful, it will then be in the passenger airline and air cargo businesses.

Ten unions want a mediator to assist with negotiations for a new labor agreement between the unions and U.S. freight railroads. The railroads agree.

The complex nature of markets is evidenced by the fact that the price of natural gas and hydrogen is having an impact on diesel supplies.

As truckers across Canada protest vaccine mandates at the U.S. border, an unvaccinated owner-operator says she faces financial ruin over the jab requirement.

The United States takes tit-for-tat action against Chinese airlines after China restricts access by U.S. carriers.