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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.

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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.

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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.

Heartland Express beats expectations in the third quarter with the help from gains on sale.

Vendorflow has attracted investment from industry leaders with project44, Flock Freight, Best Bay Logistics and NEXT Trucking.

Hear how Hope has built her business, fought through the shipping crisis, and overcome racism to become a supply chain community leader.

On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Andrew Cox and Anthony Smith talk about the collaboration you never saw coming: Walmart plus Netflix.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that distribution and logistics employment from 2019 to 2022 is expected to grow almost 30%.

Truckers face another day of delays as heavy rain and flash flooding persists from Texas to Arkansas (video forecast included).

Recruiters are pulling out all the stops to attract truck drivers. But one trucker charity founder says carriers’ priorities change when tragedy strikes: They often retrieve the freight but fail to help the drivers’ families.

With 14,200 reservations for its autonomous trucking software, Embark Trucks predicts it will surpass the first-year revenue target.

Owner-operators are warning the FMCSA that shortages at drug-testing clinics are threatening truck driver livelihoods.

Does private equity see a future in a nationwide parcel network stitched together with regional players? The LaserShip-OnTrac deal may be the first step.

The Teamsters backed the actions and praised the “brave” drivers; the court suggested XPO might have had a strong case.

For the time being, two ocean services will not call Georgia’s busy Port of Savannah.

Liner deals in the ship-leasing market imply strong confidence in high freight rates for the foreseeable future.

The collision of supply constraints with pent-up equipment demand is pushing some 2021 trailer orders into next year.

Delta Air Lines’ recovery from the pandemic hit a high note in the third quarter.

The transportation industry needs to transition to cleaner fuels to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Green hydrogen-based fuels have potential to decarbonize shipping, aviation and long-haul trucking, according to recent reports.

The e-commerce fulfillment company gets a nice raise to deliver on its promise of “instant commerce” in 20 minutes or less.

White House looks to end port congestion; could chassis pools save shipping; data behind the shipping crisis and more

Among the highlights: Houston to Dallas lane, outbound LA, shipper and carrier updates and more.

“Over the past decade, we’ve seen the industry shift from pen and paper to on-premise systems to using modern software,” says Rose Rocket’s co-founder.

Tiger Cool Express is acquiring a cold storage warehouse in the Pacific Northwest, while Greenbrier’s leasing subsidiary is exceeding the target for the value of its first-year leasing fleet.

Supply chain constraints are keeping a lid on freight volumes while rates continue to reach new highs, according to September data from Cass Information Systems.

“The growth we’re seeing is not artificial, and the movement of loaded and empty containers is up, for both exports and imports.”

Big-box retailers, FedEx and UPS have detailed plans to speed up container processing at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Freight is attracting record levels of investment right now, and Emerge’s dedication to making the industry more flexible and efficient through digitization has drawn attention.

Saying the restaurants are the “heart of Main Street,” DoorDash launches a $1 million grant program to assist those that suffer business disruptions because of natural disasters.

The company is so new that there isn’t any earnings history to discuss yet, but that will change in a few weeks.

Truckers face delays in the Plains the next two days as the remnants of Hurricane Pamela approach the U.S. (video forecast included).

The traditional peak shipping season for air cargo is turning into super peak and a microcosm of the ocean shipping chaos. Turbulence ahead.

The former Keurig Dr. Pepper executive reports to Joe Metzger, chief supply chain officer.

Inventories are tightening, and the diesel gains are running stronger than crude.

On this episode of Transmission, Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco look at alternative metals for automotive production.

Waymo autonomous truck engineering lead Boris Sofman makes the case that a decade of self-driving car efforts blazed the path to driverless trucks.

Ahead of talks with President Biden, the ILWU is calling out foreign carriers’ focus on profits as a hurdle to solving supply chain disruptions.

Kaylee Nix looks at Tompkins Robotics’ market strategy on this episode of At Your Doorstep.

Ryder System is closing its operations in Tracy, California, where the company operated a distribution center for PepsiCo.

As America struggles with a growing supply chain crisis, ocean carriers rake in even more profits.

The IT maven segues into an operations-driven role while keeping the CIO job.

Flames from a new California wildfire have forced the closing of more than 20 miles of U.S. Highway 101.