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Werner Enterprises triples the size of its final-mile offering with the addition of Northeast-based Nehds Logistics.

Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver are set to go on strike Friday over benefits and detention pay.

The union that failed to organize workers at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse will get a second bite at the apple, it said.

Markets will likely need time to settle before the retail markets capture much of the recent decline in commodity diesel prices.

Southern California ports and private operators are using carrots and sticks to help eliminate a massive pileup of cargo.

Here’s how omicron variant could impact tanker, container and dry bulk shipping rates.

Third-party logistics provider Transport Investments Inc. has acquired a majority stake in specialty freight brokerages US Logistics and Nationwide Logistics.

A former university lecturer faces four arson counts in California, where firefighters battling the Dixie wildfire could have been trapped.

Among Monday’s notes: Reefer spot rates jumping in Columbia, longer-haul capacity increasing, and more.

“Beginning with the 2018 merger of Transportation Insight and Nolan Transportation Group, we have been on a mission to bring together the most innovative thinkers with the most powerful technologies and data to empower the largest network of people to create a new future of logistics,” says CEO Ken Beyer.

South Carolina and Ohio appear to be taking the most significant steps in conjunction with the release of the governors’ call for less regulation.

The sight of an armada of ships off the California coast garners much attention, but shippers should instead focus inland to digitize their driver networks.

Picking transport stocks in 2022 will not involve a blanket approach, according to Deutsche Bank. However, there are still several companies with significant upside potential.

Innovation and investment are the watchwords at the Georgia Ports Authority, where officials are rushing to deal with supply chain constraints.

TFI International expands its U.S. temperature-controlled business with the acquisition of Missouri trucking firm D&D Sexton.

Andy Owens, a member of the Southwest Oregon Workforce Investment Board, explains how trucking can gain strong support at the local level.

“I wanted to find a way to reduce emissions that was nonregulatory and allowed shippers to select carriers based on operational efficiency [and] price,” says Eric Beckwitt, Freightera founder and CEO.

Many e-commerce businesses start small, but as sales grow, the challenges of filling orders in-house can stymie growth.

CSX and Canadian Pacific were recognized this month by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for the ways they address environmental, social and governance issues.

The quick movement of chassis and containers at the port, warehouse and yard is key to regaining supply chain efficiency.

Another storm could sustain supply chain disruptions in the Pacific Northwest this week (video forecast included).

While efforts to rein in Amazon, Google and other Big Tech companies continue, some believe the effort could result in these companies pulling the plug on small business e-commerce sellers.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: New customs requirements for Mexico shipments begin Wednesday; Samsung announces $17B semiconductor plant in Texas; Great Lakes Dredge & Dock secures $92M contract for Houston Ship Channel; and Truck driver charged in record-breaking border drug seizure.

Long-haul freight typically shrinks around the holiday season as fulfillment becomes a priority. The exact opposite is occurring this season, which may be indicative of shipper overcorrection.

This week: CMA CGM donates 12,000 turkeys, Gopuff donates $100,000 to fight food insecurity and supports rapper Quavo’s turkey drive, and SC Ports’ employees donate their Thanksgiving gift cards to a local food bank.

Hedge funds and retail investors led the takeoff in transportation SPACs that are barely staying aloft. Guess who gets the better end of that deal?

The decline is far from the largest percentage-wise, but raises the question of what will be the retail reaction.

Through noon ET, U.S. shoppers have spent 7% more than they did on 2020’s Black Friday.

Surface Transportation Board Chairman Marty Oberman is asking Norfolk Southern why service has deteriorated, according to shippers — and what the railroad plans to do about it.

J.M. Smucker Co.’s results highlight margin pressure even as CPG companies raise prices and continue to post strong sales. Overall, Smucker reported strong results as its earnings easily beat analysts’ […]

Thanksgiving always leads to a sharp decline in tender volumes. Leading into Thanksgiving freight markets experienced an uptick in accepted volumes.

New forms of e-commerce like influencer marketing, live shopping and conversational commerce are taking over the space, and they might take some getting used to.

Double demurrage in Seattle: A terminal operator is adding a second layer of fees for extended container dwell times.

The latest hours-of-service waiver is set to expire on Christmas Eve.

Last-mile logistics firm Sendle is rolling out a new program in nine states with shipping rates as low as $2.60 per item.

Two agencies in Mexico have given their approval of the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern.

Lawsuits between two Class I railroads and three unions have been consolidated into one proceeding in federal court, with a request to fold an additional lawsuit from BNSF into the proceeding.

Nikola’s founder sells another large chunk of his holdings in the electric truck startup that wants him to reimburse an expected $125 million SEC fine.

CN hasn’t been able to reopen its rail main link to the Port of Vancouver due to weather issues as large backlog of vessels continues.

Aurora Technology pledges to be first to take the driver out of an autonomous truck in late 2023, but its freight ambitions are modest at present.

Supply chain turkey of the year; how to get on the WTT Christmas special; where truckers can eat; are inventory leftovers the next crisis?

Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver have voted to authorize a strike, threatening to bring more disruption as rail service resumes.

Also on the podcast: What the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve means.

The owner of a tanker testing and repair company has been sentenced for lying to OSHA about an illegal repair to a fuel tanker that resulted in an explosion that severely injured him and another worker.

A 73-year-old woman was killed in Mount Pleasant, Texas, after her vehicle collided with a truck carrying a nearly 200,000-pound load in 2016.

Canadian and Mexican truckers will reportedly need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to cross U.S. borders starting Jan. 22 amid fears of significant disruption to the supply chain.

Canadian transportation and logistics firm Manitoulin Group expands in western Canada with acquisitions of Diamond Delivery and First Canadian Messenger.

Lives and holiday travel were heavily impacted by these historic Thanksgiving Day storms.

DroneDek, maker of the smart mailbox, signed a deal with Indian manufacturing conglomerate BEL to start distributing smart receptacles around the globe.

The Drone Racing League and Draganfly are launching DRL Labs, a testing ground for automation, sensor technology, AI and other drone tech.

Among Wednesday’s notes: Headhaul Index in Ontario up 78%, Atlanta capacity eases, and more.

Several forecasts that look into 2022’s supply-and-demand balance see a market more favorable to oil consumers than that of 2021.

Shippers utilizing last-mile delivery providers face some level of risk due to claims, but some simple steps can help mitigate it.

New Fortress Energy subsidiary Energy Transfer Services’ permit allowing the transport of liquefied natural gas in special tank cars is set to expire next week, according to environmental group Delaware Riverkeeper.

A new series of storms could sustain supply chain disruptions in the Pacific Northwest through Thanksgiving weekend (video forecast included).

B-Stock Solutions CEO Howard Rosenberg shares a sustainable avenue for retailers to get rid of overstock, late or unsold seasonal goods.

Despite reports that congestion issues are easing on the water at California’s major ports, drayage truckers claim this isn’t the case for them as efficiency issues continue to plague terminal operators.

Record number of container ships waiting but they’re harder to see, as new plan spreads queue across Pacific.

Blackstone’s logistics real estate unit boosted its U.S. portfolio to 440 million square feet.

Spot rates didn’t experience the uptick that rejection rates did last week. Thanksgiving is impacting both freight volumes and capacity.

Host Mary O’Connell discusses process improvement with Cargo Chief’s Chris Arrendondo.

Trucking companies received an unexpected boost to their income statements in 2020 but inflation clouds loom.

Zipline is known for its work providing humanitarian assistance to remote communities, and it’s now coming to Pea Ridge, Arkansas.

Fleets and individual truckers buying at today’s elevated prices
assume a big risk when the used equipment market normalizes.

Among Tuesday’s notes: High SLC reefer rejection rates, Headhaul Index increases in Elizabeth, Shipper and Carrier Updates, and more.

The STB is allowing the merger application of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern to proceed as is, rejecting Union Pacific’s concerns over the application’s completeness.

Yellow Corp. President Darrel Harris has filled the company’s vacant chief operating officer role.

Black Friday used to be a welcome mat for the holidays. It was almost a holiday in itself, with families waking up early in the morning rife with excitement to […]

CN’s line between Kamloops and Vancouver has been shut down since Nov. 15 following extensive flooding and mudslides. Canadian Pacific reopened its line to limited traffic on Monday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded grants for a number of projects across the country that involve Class I and short line railroads, including G&W subsidiary Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad.

TCA and DriverReach will hold a fourth session of the popular Making Safety Happen program for fleet professionals.

“We cut out three to four hours a day of just nonsense back and forth between carriers, accounting, operations.”

About 15% of 1.4 million members cast ballots in the Teamsters presidential election. The question is will voter quality trump quantity?

E-commerce sales continue to roll, but a decline in Q3’s numbers compared to Q2 comes as in-store sales climb.

Unseasonably cold temperatures Tuesday night will have truckers bundling up in the Southeast (video forecast included).

PAM has long been known as a company that depends heavily on the auto industry. But that sector is making up less of its business these days.

Kuehne + Nagel is one of the largest, most profitable international freight management companies in the world. Its CEO announced he will leave next year.

Canadian Pacific says it will reopen its rail link with the Port of Vancouver on Tuesday, vowing to clear backlogs to “get the supply chain back in sync.”

Price of low-sulfur fuel is rising faster than high-sulfur fuel. Ships with scrubbers stand to gain.

Cargo is moving a bit more smoothly at the Southern California ports, giving officials reason to hold off assessing stiff storage fees.

Among Monday’s notes: Prioritize outbound Joliet freight, truckload capacity to tighten, deep dive into railway fluidity, and more

“Leaders should realize that you’re not going to get a lot of benefit by trying to build volume with negative margins. The goal here is to be focused on value-adding technology and cloud adoption, not in volume building,” says Loadsmart co-founder and co-CEO Felipe Capella.

How pets and pet policies can help with recruiting and retention in the office and in the cab. Innovative new cannabis products and their supply chains.

Air Canada is adding cargo capacity equivalent in weight to 860 adult moose in and out of Vancouver.

The railroad says CP’s and KCS’ traffic diversion analysis is incomplete, and so the board should compel CP and KCS to revise its merger application.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole, director of carbon intelligence at FreightWaves, chats with Desiree Wood, founder and president of REAL Women in Trucking, about truck driver issues […]

Sauder Woodworking was in need of more flexibility as omnichannel retail ramped up, and it found it with Cleo’s Integration Cloud platform.

The board of commissioners for the Virginia Port Authority unanimously approved a $61.5 million construction bid for a project that would increase on-dock rail capacity to 1.1 million containers a year.

“The most effective way to address supply chain congestion is to move inventory closer to the end customer,” said Deliverr co-founder and CEO Harish Abbott.

Starting an international airline during a pandemic is unbelievably challenging. Frustrated flypop has turned to cargo as an interim solution.

Fired Peterbilt worker who raised plant safety issues during first COVID wave is due back pay and damages, Labor Department says.

Truckers trying to get home for Thanksgiving will hit at least two snowstorms this week in the Pacific Northwest (video forecast included).

CP and CN rail service at the Port of Vancouver could resume this week as mounting congestion and backlogs continue after devastating floods and landslides.

States’ ability to prioritize freight projects may determine whether Biden’s infrastructure money will make short- or long-term progress toward fixing the country’s supply chains.

FreightWaves recently conducted several surveys about CB radio usage among truckers. More than 32% of respondents said they still use CB radios all the time while driving

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Could Austin-San Antonio region be the next Freight Alley?; Texas industrial […]

The refrigerated truckload sector’s capacity recovery has stalled this fall while van has continued to stabilize. Here is the reason.

The clock is ticking for truckers to upgrade or replace their third-generation (3G)-reliant ELDs — or face possible hours-of-service violations — as major cellular providers move to 5G network services in 2022.

Season 3 of MadGaines Live is now on FreightWaves TV every Friday.

This week: Xos donates use of its electric stepvans to the Los Angeles Mission; Truckers Christmas Group begins its holiday campaign; and Chester’s Chicken partners with Love’s for “Truckersgiving.”