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A look at ports of NY/NJ from a driver’s perspective; building a cannabis delivery network; Gatik and Ryder team up, more on WTT

Among Wednesday’s notes: Market conditions softening in Dallas, volume index analysis in Chicago, shipper and carrier updates and more.

On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith look at the freshest acquisitions to hit the market.

Trucking companies, logistics firms and suppliers may be left in a lurch after an auto parts supplier filed bankruptcy after losing GM as a client.

Crews have to “contain” wildfires before they can extinguish them. This installment of AskWaves explains why — and what “containment” means.

A look at how Knight-Swift Transportation blew past third-quarter expectations and raised its full-year guidance.

Matt McLelland talks with Joe Saggio from Steam Logistics on this episode of Rising Tides.

ShipmentX offers logistics providers a marketplace ecosystem in which users can operate confidently and match freight with full transparency, driving trust-based relationships.

Aurora Innovation and Embark Trucks will soon join TuSimple Holdings as stocks betting on the future of driverless trucks.

In a quarterly earnings call, outgoing CEO JJ Ruest insists CN’s board of directors will conduct an extensive search for his successor. An activist investor is seeking to install its own CEO choice.

Several large retailers are pledging that in less than 20 years, they will ship goods across the ocean without emitting greenhouse gases. Some environmental groups say that’s not soon enough.

The NLRB general counsel has marked out a proposed approach for aggressive enforcement and expanded potential remedies under the NLRA.

FMCSA’s Meera Joshi is taking on multiple trucking issues.

U.S. Bank’s Spend Index does include the price of fuel, which has helped to drive it higher.

Overlapping crises have pushed the race for global visibility into a critical stage.

The global supply chain visibility platform is seeking to take some pressure off carriers at the ports with more precise ETAs.

Cloud supply chain provider Stord is opening its fourth warehouse and second in Nevada: a 177,000-square-foot facility in Las Vegas to serve customers’ fulfillment needs.

“Flock Freight is the only company that offers guaranteed hubless shared truckload service, and this additional investment adds more fuel to our sustained triple-digit growth,” said Oren Zaslansky, CEO and founder of Flock Freight.

Heavy rain and strong winds could impact freight movement the next two days from the Midwest to the East Coast (video forecast included).

Long-term supply chain challenges could minimize the value of driver pay increases.

Hub Group forecasts mid-teens revenue growth between the Choptank business and cross-selling.

With other truckload carriers coming in at a sub-80% OR, Marten’s ratio for truckload improved just 40 bps.

JJ Ruest, who has been criticized recently by an activist investor over CN’s attempt to merge with Kansas City Southern, has served CN for more than 25 years and will depart in January or whenever a successor is found.

In this issue, have “24/7” hours helped SoCal ports; are CARB and AB5 to blame; rule 34 hits supply chain; and more.

The railroad won’t give new guidance because of uncertainties surrounding chip shortages and events in Mexico creating limited visibility.

Port volumes across the Gulf Coast were boosted in September by exports of petroleum and steel and imports of refrigerated cargo.

Freight volumes in Southern California are starting to ramp, signaling the start of the peak truckload season.

Former trucking school execs Robert Waggoner and Emmit Marshall were sentenced for bilking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs out of nearly $4.2 million.

The Airbus A321 and the A330 are the new kids on the block in converting passenger planes to cargo, in a sector dominated so far by Boeing.

It is clear that shippers need to pinpoint proactive solutions to their peak season woes if they hope to safeguard their bottom lines and maintain positive relationships with their customers in the upcoming months.

Barbara Melvin will succeed Jim Newsome at the helm of South Carolina Ports next summer and will become the first woman to lead a top-10 U.S. container port.

TCI Fund Management continues to press CN shareholders to install a new CEO and four new board members.

The winning attorney doesn’t think the award is big enough to constitute a nuclear verdict.

Among Tuesday’s notes: Surplus capacity in Phoenix, massive import volumes in Houston and more.

There is plenty of opportunity for innovative companies to solve for industry headwinds, a prospect that excites both new investors and existing stakeholders across the industry.

Brandon Buckley joins FreightWaves NOW to explain how fleets can prioritize safety without causing turnover.

Transaction adds trucking to Hub’s refrigerated transport portfolio.

Instacart’s partnering stores will now have access to smart carts and smart checkout counters from Caper AI.

“At Uber, we get to build on the shoulders of giants,” said Val Marchevsky, Uber Freight’s new head of logistics tech.

SPS Commerce is collaborating with C.H. Robinson to open up new LTL capacity to retailers in need of space to move goods this holiday season.

Truckers will battle a second early season Rockies snowstorm in as many weeks, with whiteout conditions possible (video forecast included).

The Singapore-based advanced aerial mobility company wants to fly humans around in autonomous, hydrogen-powered passenger drones.

Carriers have overcome notable cost inflation and disruption to post better-than-expected results so far in the third-quarter earnings season.

Ryder has made an investment in and offered vehicles on lease to autonomous technology company Gatik to speed middle-mile autonomous deliveries.

Pumpkin growers across the U.S. have dealt with everything from invasive fungus to extreme weather to supply chain issues leading up to Halloween this year.

The benchmark price for setting fuel surcharges is now at its highest level since November 2008.

The ocean shipping boom is spreading across vessel types. Spot LNG shipping rates just topped $150,000 per day.

Union Pacific and several rail unions are arguing that the other party has failed to properly negotiate how UP should comply with President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

A bigger-displacement natural gas-powered engine from Cummins could prompt fleets to switch from diesel in pursuit of lower emissions.

FMC pushes for detention and demurrage transparency; an eco-friendly trailer solution; sustainable guitar picks; news on WTT

Some are questioning President Biden’s pick to lead the Maritime Administration for a lack of commercial shipping experience.

Among the highlights: Jacksonville outbound rejection rates falling dramatically, latest shipper and carrier updates and more

The Biden administration is pushing industry to take immediate and long-term steps to get ports and intermodal transport working smoothly.

Amazon’s seasonal demand dwarfs its competitors.

One way to solve present capacity and cost challenges is by using technology that not only provides real-time visibility to the trailer status and location but also delivers clear view of the cargo space and capacity utilization.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has determined that there is no link between July’s devastating fire in Lytton and sparks coming from CN or Canadian Pacific trains.

Renewable natural gas (RNG) has emerged as the leading pathway for low-carbon, clean air trucking.

Truckers will have to chain up early this week in the Sierra Nevada and Rockies as another snowstorm cranks up (video forecast included).

The two contracts the Teamsters signed with XPO are the highlights of the union’s last few months.

As freight congestion weakens transportation links, AskWaves looks at potential federal funding options for supporting a move to 24/7 operations.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: The TexAmericas Center looks to expand its rail transload business; Mexico’s exports of commercial trucks fell 11.3% in September; Bridgestone completes a $100 million expansion in Mexico, creating 150 jobs; and a cold storage facility is set for Southern California.

This week: Maersk moves seven containers of medical supplies to India for $1 a pop; Razor’s new landing gear helps a veteran monument replica move across the U.S.; and XPO continues to support breast cancer walks.

More public shipping companies go private as IPOs remain rare. Here’s why exits outpace new listings.

Online growth, higher inventory levels are trends that will likely last, Moghadam says.

A compilation of the past week in social media images includes a Rockies blizzard, Southern floods, a new California wildfire and more.

Elevated accepted tender volumes and rates signal that carriers are maintaining pricing power. Truckload capacity constraints are easing as contract rates climb.

On this episode of Navigate B2B, Steve Ferreira looks at if the White House’s push for port productivity is a viable solution to fix the supply chain.

A strike of Instacart shoppers led by the Gig Workers Collective will take place this weekend.

Explore how retrofitting existing engines can contribute to emissions reduction on this episode of Net-Zero Carbon.

Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services jumped 10% Friday as the company navigated supply chain challenges during the third quarter to beat analysts’ forecasts.

Trucker’s perspective on shipping crisis; the policy pushing autonomous trucks forward; networking in a hybrid world and news

Minority and veteran-owned small trucking company Gurley All Freight discusses how Convoy helped her business.

This episode also dives into the tight inventories facing the diesel market.

Truckers can go back to using Highway 101 in Southern California after it was closed due to a spreading wildfire.

The nation’s safest fleet represent the best the industry has to offer. Applications are now being accepted for TCA’s 2022 Fleet Safety Awards. Deadline is Nov. 1.

Blythe Brumleve looks at how to best teach a specific audience on this episode of Cyberly.

Enroute AI believes granular delivery details such as which entrance to use can improve last-mile delivery, and it thinks its AI can delivery that granularity.

Experts expect demand to continue to outpace supply through at least the first quarter of 2022.

On this episode of Freightonomics, Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland talk with an expert about managing refrigerated transport over the last year.

Freightos has set up an index to track a basket of prices for airfreight, just like it did with its ocean shipping index.

Stockholm-based TrusTrace plans to use the capital to expand globally, enhance product development and “continue leveraging cutting-edge technology and the best minds in the industry to achieve positive, restorative change for people and the planet,” said Shameek Ghosh, CEO and co-founder.

On this episode of #WithSONAR, Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor debate the validity of rail as a leading mode.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter offering perspective and context on happenings in the trucking ecosystem.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services sidesteps disruption throughout the transportation network to beat analysts’ forecasts.

Friday’s roundup of SONAR reports includes a look at the rising cost of used trucks, the Atlanta to Chicago lane and more.

News comes days before LaserShip’s private equity parent to announce $1.3 billion purchase of fellow regional delivery firm OnTrac.

With business booming, the logistics warehouse titan reports better-than-expected results and raises full-year estimates.

Truckers face an elevated risk of rollovers as weekend winds increase in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

Union members say precision scheduled railroading affects the ability to conduct thorough safety inspections.

P.A.M. Transportation Services sees earnings surge during the third quarter even as supply chain disruption accelerates.

The plan, which goes to 2055, seeks to restore and develop intercity passenger rail along four “cornerstone corridors.”

A top Biden administration official believes securing data among supply chain competitors will be the key to rolling out a nationwide 24/7 strategy.

Every facet of the supply chain must be participating in an equal fashion in order to successfully complete the 90-day sprint.

The Association of American Railroads applauds the 24/7 approach to container operations, which the association says is similar to the way freight railroads function.

Thursday’s SONAR highlights include the Indianapolis to Baltimore lane, with rejection rates increasing slightly in Indy.

Nikola continues to work its fuel cell electric truck reservation book, converting flatbed hauler PGT Trucking to a letter of intent.

Recruiting, cybersecurity and human trafficking were major discussion topics at this year’s conference in Dallas.

Representatives from both sides of the aisle and company executives convened in a webinar hosted by the Consumer Technology Association.

With the help of its 3PL customers, project44 was able to create its tool to help fight the capacity shortages and transit delays plaguing many logistics providers today.

Warehouse operators that wished their employees were a bit taller can now turn to robotics firm Geek+, which has introduced a 26-foot-tall robot for picking operations.