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As e-commerce goods move through the supply chain, many hands touch the shipments. Shippers that take the right steps can gain a level of control over this process.

Truckers will hit the first lake-effect snow of the season this week from Upstate New York to northern New England (video forecast included).

Robot trucks have to sense when trouble lurks, such as an impatient motorist passing on the left — or the right — when they are trying to turn.

Air transport is usually the mode of last resort because it is expensive. The pandemic has turned that thinking upside down.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s automotive production hits 9-year low; Amazon begins hiring for El Paso fulfillment center; Port Houston appoints first chief business equity officer; and new Arizona distribution center to support e-commerce growth.

This week: Central States Mfg. donates wreaths for veteran nonprofit, OOIDA kicks off “Truckers for Troops”, Love’s raises funds for veterans with specialty tumblers and XPO’s CEO challenges the company to hire more active and veteran military employees.

AskWaves: The behemoths ordinarily shouldn’t be concerned about a national delivery network forged out of the OnTrac-LaserShip merger. But these are not ordinary times.

The agency plans an array of parcel-delivery rate increases soon after the yuletide ends.

Rates expected to remain strong into 2022, fallout from new ship deliveries in 2023-2024 to be muted.

The two facilities will create up to 1,000 full-time jobs and will be among the largest high-tech distribution and fulfillment centers in the company’s supply chain.

Volume growth dissipates to kick off November while rejection rates remain well below year-ago levels.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Georgia port officials are pulling every lever possible to reduce shipping delays that are having a national impact.

The board has said it plans to seek input on the environmental impacts of the CP-KCS merger; CSX’s planned acquisition of Pan Am Railways; Amtrak’s plan to restore its Gulf Coast service; and reciprocal switching.

On this episode of the show Dooner and The Dude focus on the early results from the Supply Chain Disruption Task Force’s recent moves

A federal appeals court has ruled that greenhouse gas emission standards do not apply to truck trailers.

The suspension would allow the July 2020 rule to be aligned with a separate and companion regulation currently being worked on by federal regulators.

Among Friday’s notes: Indy Headhaul Index up 26%, TRAC analysis on Savannah to Columbus, increase in domestic intermodal volumes and more.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller provides analysis regarding the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

To celebrate the debut of “Duel” 50 years ago, here are five things to know about Steven Spielberg’s first full-length movie.

DoorDash made a pair of big announcements late this week, upgrading its Self-Delivery service and adding same-day delivery from Dollar General.

A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a hefty freight haul, a “snownado” in the Rockies, a waterspout near an airport and more.

“You’re not only reducing empty miles to reduce carbon emission waste, but you can also reduce wasted dollars,” said Wong.

The food tech unicorn has now made over 30 acquisitions since 2019, but its purchase of Oakwood Transportation has a slightly different flavor.

Truck Talk brings perspective, context and commentary to the trucking industry ecosystem.

Beyond Meat sell-off further ignites debate about demand for plant-based protein. From my perspective, Beyond Meat’s earnings and the fallout have been the most interesting CPG-related news this week. The […]

Also on the podcast: Why banning oil exports would have no impact on prices.

The election still needs to be certified by the NLRB.

“While the front end of commerce has seen significant innovation over the past decade, much of the back end of the supply chain is built on disparate systems and manual processes,” says an Orderful investor.

Truckers heading into the Northwest will hit periods of flooding and whiteout conditions this weekend and beyond (video forecast included).

While a federal appeals court has halted enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID vaccine mandate, companies should familiarize themselves with the requirements regardless.

Social, financial and government pressure has airlines making a big push to decarbonize.

“Our company vision is: ‘To create the ultimate freight shipping experience by operating at the optimal intersection of people and tech.’ This is our first step towards making that vision a reality for our customers,” says the founder and CEO of Ally Logistics.

The purveyor of wild-caught seafood avoids the use of airfreight, and relies on barge, truckload and parcel to hit its tight delivery commitments.

Crude and product tankers may be totally different markets, but 2021 proved how connected they are.

Ravi Shanker, Morgan Stanley executive director and lead transportation analyst, talks with Danny Gomez, FreightWaves managing director of financial and emerging markets, about how autonomous technology will continue to disrupt the freight transportation space.

“The shipping industry as a whole has become increasingly reliant on using AIS data for operational purposes,” says VesselsValue’s Charlotte Cook.

SONAR Supply Chain Intelligence (SCI) allows carriers to compare their lane rates with the market to see where they fall.

The two sat down with the hosts of FreightWaves’ Freightonomics as part of the F3 Virtual Experience.

After reaching unicorn status earlier this year, Misfits Market finally taps into the massive California market.

These are the top 25 companies considered “the most transformative and innovative companies in FreightTech,” said FreightWaves CEO and founder Craig Fuller.

WTT is live from F3 with Embark Trucks CEO/co-founder Alex Rodrigues plus guests from TriumphPay; SalesForce; Redwood; Trucker Tools and more

Even when everyone agrees, regulations take a year to get approved. And there are detractors to autonomous trucking rulemaking

Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle and Brian Runnels share what they’re thankful for this year, highlighting the many qualities that make the trucking industry great.

EZ Loader’s Brad Clark and Reliance Partners’ Jessie Merritt discuss how acquiring cargo and supplemental insurance in seconds rather than in days is leveling the carrier playing field.

A climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, hosted Transport Day on Wednesday, when global leaders signed on to create at least six green maritime routes by 2025.

Among Thursday’s notes: Capacity tight on reefer loads between Indy and Milwaukee, diesel truck stop prices and more.

Intertwining zero emissions with autonomous trucking in California overlooks the benefits of driverless operation, TuSimple’s Jim Mullen says.

“A lot of people will say an automation journey starts with having the right tools and right technology. Well it’s not. It actually starts with knowing what you want to automate and having processes very well defined before you start,” says Lean Solutions’ CTO.

SC Ports and the Virginia Port Authority are benefiting from customers seeking less congested ports, they said.

The shift to e-commerce in the COVID era has created a “new order” that requires new tools, according to project44’s supply chain SVP.

Insider transportation reporter Rachel Premack and FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller discuss the evolution of mainstream media coverage of the trucking industry.

Convoy co-founder and CEO Dan Lewis sat down with FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller for a fireside chat at Thursday’s F3 Virtual Experience.

At the F3 conference, Skybitz’ Sackman says recent developments in Bluetooth technology have significant aided the movement to make trailers a “smart” piece of equipment.

CSX defended its service record and its responsiveness to customer concerns to the Surface Transportation Board, which had sent CSX a letter in October saying that the board received complaints over the railroad’s recent performance.

The likely end date of a chaotic transportation market is being extended.

TreeHouse Foods, a major manufacturer of private-label food products, announced that its board is exploring strategic alternatives. Potential strategic actions include a possible sale of the company or the divestment […]

Schneider aims to “eradicate manual processes and paper because it is completely inefficient,” said Erin Van Zeeland, group senior vice president and general manager of logistics services at the company.

Berkshire Grey’s revenue was up 750% year-over-year, but it still missed on analyst expectations, more than tripled its net loss and more than doubled its adjusted-EBITDA loss.

For journalists who have been reporting on the crisis since the initial COVID disruption, it’s been a welcome-to-the-party mentality upon seeing mainstream media outlets crank up coverage.

California officials are trying to address a perceived shortage of truck drivers by making it easier to get a license.

Mark Manduca, CIO for GXO, told Modern Shipper the company is proving its logistics business model works, and retailers are responding positively.

Truckers heading into the Upper Midwest will hit treacherous winter weather through Friday morning (video forecast included).

Growing headcount and relieving supply chain congestion dominated Class I railroads’ third-quarter 2021 earnings commentaries — and these issues look poised to persist in Q4 and into 2022.

FreightWaves adds spot rate data and a new market analytics application inside its SONAR platform.

Embark Trucks rings the Nasdaq bell to begin public trading Thursday, but early share redemptions in its SPAC merger cut proceeds by $300 million.

President Biden was Professor Biden at the Port of Baltimore, explaining Supply Chain 101 to the American people.

Just five days before emergency SoCal container fee is set to begin, offshore traffic jam reaches new heights.

Bringg executive Larry Klein explains how the company’s cloud technology empowers retailers to get products to consumers faster – and more simply.

Company demos presented during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience show how automation can provide cost and time savings.

From yard management and ELD integrations to payments and email programs, companies displayed their FreightTech during F3.

A top Washington policymaker explains why lawmakers have to look beyond politics to make federal funding work for freight.

The agency looks to the nationwide rollout of same-day and next-day package services to remain viable.

Blythe Brumleve, host of FreightWaves’ Cyberly, discusses supply chain optimization with Loadsmart’s Ben Buchanan.

WTT live from day 2 at F3 with guests from Daimler, ArcBest, Reliance Partners, Lean Solutions Group and DF Dedicated Fleet

The CEO of Turvo, a cloud-based collaborative platform, sees a major evolution underway in the supply chain industry.

FreightWaves’ Tyler Cole and Brad Benbow, business growth investments at Ardagh Group, chat during FreightWaves’ F3 Virtual Experience on ways to cut supply chain waste.

Go behind the scenes at F3 with Dooner in this edition of the WTT newsletter

Parts shortages delay winter testing of Hyliion’s Hypertruck ERX while Cummins’ competition casts doubt on the future of the startup’s current Hybrid eX.

Volume growth dissipates to kick off November while rejection rates remain well below year-ago levels. Tightness in Southern California will put upward pressure on rates.

“[What] speaks to M&A in our space right now is, a fast-growing, value space organization is actually worth more than a slowly growing, stable, profitable business,” says CarrierDirect’s CEO of the current brokerage market.

Latin American countries “are all completely different markets that need different solutions and I look forward to helping project44 understand those differences,” says Pierre Jacquin.

Both Uber Eats and DoorDash surprised investors, but not in the ways one might think.

Lawmakers have introduced bills that would tap into unspent COVID-19 relief funds to help compensate vessel owners looking to reroute ships away from choked Southern California ports.

Among Wednesday’s notes: Capacity tightens in Memphis and eases in Elizabeth, shipper relief in Grand Rapids, and more.

The Great Lakes could be a trouble region for truckers, based on NOAA’s winter outlook.

Cross-border trucking and logistics firm Titanium is negotiating higher rates with customers as inflation puts pressure on margins. “Nobody is shocked,” COO Marilyn Daniel says.

Kendra Phillips from Ryder System leads a fireside chat with Guillermo Garcia, CEO and co-founder of SmartHop, on how smaller companies can compete in the freight industry.

ATA’s suit comes just a few days after what it says was a “major victory” with the Labor Department secretary’s statements regarding trucking and the vaccine rule.

Tesla has been many things, but to Ed Niedermeyer, the company is a case study filled with both good and bad lessons on how to build a company.

Midsize forwarder Hassett Logistics lost a lot of event business but gained in e-commerce during the pandemic.

Rivian priced its IPO at $78 a share, turning early funding by Amazon, Ford and others into billions in returns on those investments.

“As that system proves out over billions of miles of experience and proves the real safety of the technology, we think that will be a key building block towards fully autonomous trucks,” says Plus COO and co-founder Shawn Kerrigan.

Investments in cold chain visibility and control solutions help ensure the integrity of the cargo and efficient capacity use when capacity is scarce.

Truckers could hit spots of 60-plus mph winds and big hail in the southern Plains the next two days (video forecast included).

The Gartner research VP will also share his views on data, AI and sustainability.

Autonomous trucking software developer Kodiak Robotics raises $125 million in new capital after passing on going public via SPAC.

A small number of non-U.S. entities determine vessel and container levels for U.S. ocean supply chains.

Finding capacity and orchestrating communication along supply chains.

Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics again posted record quarterly results on Tuesday. On a call with analysts and investors, company officials called out strength in virtually every segment Radiant serves.

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? is live from F3 with guests from Waymo, Daimler, Gatego, Armstrong Transportation and Loadflex