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About 180 truck drivers being laid off in Texas, New York and California.

The increased efficiency shippers find when using digital RFP tools will allow them to both build out their carrier networks and increase the frequency of their RFPs, giving them the power to respond to market shifts earlier.

The Surface Transportation Board rejected CN’s application to establish a voting trust, which would be used as part of the process to acquire Kansas City Southern.

The pandemic-related HOS waiver has been in place since March 2020 and was due to expire Tuesday.

Here’s how Hurricane Ida — now a tropical storm — has affected the freight community.

Without clarifying objectives, a company cannot, with confidence or a unified vision, understand where it’s going.

Transplace’s new bookings are said to be a key reason for the improvement in its financial outlook.

As fall harvest nears, grain shippers and freight railroads are taking steps to ensure network fluidity for export-bound grain trains in and out of the Pacific Northwest.

Business-to-business sales have traditionally been done face to face. But not anymore.

Visibility software can all but eliminate annoying check calls, help carriers access better freight and keep trucks loaded.

Schneider and NFI Industries will each get 50 battery-electric Class 8 trucks, with California environmental agencies paying a big chunk of the bill.

Despite weakening to a tropical depression, Ida isn’t done wreaking havoc on portions of the country. More flooding and tornadoes are likely over the next few days from the Gulf […]

Most compromised shipments result in lost time and money. Some result in lost lives.

Motional has unveiled its Hyundai Ioniq 5 robotaxi that is entering testing in the Los Angeles area.

ATSG also owns two aviation maintenance facilities and a logistics operation.

OneRail makes last-mile delivery profitable for shippers.

The carpeting and flooring giant plans to manufacture more domestically iin the wake of the pandemic.

Willie Walsh is the blunt leader of the International Air Transport Association. He admits that airlines mistakenly treated cargo business as an afterthought.

“Green hydrogen will always be a considerably more expensive fuel than renewable electricity,” the Earthjustice report says.

Middle-mile autonomous vehicle startup Gatik has announced an $85M Series B funding round and the start of operations in Texas.

The $124M Global Transportation & Industrial Park of Oklahoma is a public-private development expected to spur jobs and economic development in southern Oklahoma.

In this sensitive market, small changes to the balance have deep, long lasting impacts.

Investigators believe a truck driver strangled his former girlfriend and drowned her 11-year-old daughter as the manhunt for a central Missouri truck driver enters its eighth day.

Last week’s commodity diesel prices were higher after big declines the previous week.

More container ships are stuck at anchor off California than ever before. The gridlock is about to get even worse.

Oil market prices, port closures, carrier reaction and more

How Ida will impact trucking markets; freight goes mainstream; a simple solution for driver location; building a bat brand and more

“In times of natural disasters, you find an increase in purchases of fuel, maintenance, food and hotels for drivers. … Many of our current customers need help routing their fleets during those times.”

Hurricane Ida’s flooding and winds have led to impassable roads in parts of southeastern Louisiana.

Walmart’s new white label delivery service could have far-reaching implications for the last mile.

On this episode of Net-Zero Carbon, Tyler Cole talks about the latest in carbon-capturing technology.

Commercial drone highways are gaining traction, but not everyone thinks they’re the way forward.

C.H. Robinson announces a drayage surcharge at most of the nation’s biggest container ports as international drayage carriers have implemented congestion fees.

Ideanomics, which operates at the intersection of fintech and disruptive technologies, is acquiring electric vehicle maker VIA Motors in an all-stock transaction.

Drivers who complete this short, seven-question survey can enter their email address for a chance to win a $70 Visa gift card.

Companies in the industry have come to expect better visibility from their partners. Just as importantly, end consumers have started expecting real-time visibility on online orders.

As flooding continues to damage roads and property in cities worldwide, AquiPor co-founder Kevin Kunz says stormwater management systems need serious updates in the U.S.

Discount chain Dollar Tree expects the positive impact from heightened consumer demand to be totally offset by elevated transportation expenses this year.

The remarkable lack of engine noise in Hyzon Motors’ hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric truck is matched by its lack of emissions.

Loss of refining capacity seems to be spooking traders more than the crude production outages in the Gulf of Mexico.

Will Hurricane Ida impact freight contracts? Will carriers move from shippers’ contracted freight to the spot market?

The global airline industry still has a steep climb out of its financial hole. U.S. airlines are doing better, but watch out for the delta variant.

Hurricane Ida triggers emergency rule allowing truck drivers more time behind the wheel.

President Biden is working with FEMA and governors to coordinate recovery response as Hurricane Ida approaches the Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Ida is about to hit. Emergency relief will not be far behind. Read tips about trucking into a hurricane relief effort.

Federal action addressing matters of concern in the rail industry, particularly regarding safety, seem to be an afterthought.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Nuvocargo launches more efficient cross-border billing solution; Mexico implements new customs requirement; Freightcar America expands manufacturing plant in Mexico; and Morrison Express Corp. expands in Dallas area.

Shippers are requesting as much capacity as ever from maritime shippers in August after slowing their pace through most of the summer. What should we take away from this?

Representatives from the trucking company defendants are either invisible or not speaking.


The pandemic has spun off disruptions similar to falling dominoes, creating issues that strain freight movement globally.

This week: the Leading Ladies’ mentorship program empowers women in the industry; Convoy Technologies will host its second “Tacos for Truckers” event and logistics technology company wants to TransFIX your rig with CBS’ Jason Cameron.

Canadian Pacific, Norfolk Southern and the broader freight rail industry describe how they plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Class I railroads are keeping an eye on Hurricane Ida as the storm is expected to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast this weekend.

State and local leaders have told people to leave parts of the Gulf Coast as Hurricane Ida likely approaches Sunday landfall.

Sudden end to inbound deliveries in Albany will force shippers to seek alternatives.

As stimulus-fueled demand overwhelms trans-Pacific capacity, a widening freight spread leaves small shippers behind.

NASA joins the show to talk on the logistics of launch rescue; the drayage crisis; modernizing manufacturing and more

The past week in social media images features a sticky Northwest truck spill, a raging California wildfire and more.

The White House is trying to unleash the domestic economy by removing supply chain shackles.

Investigators are seeking the public’s help in finding a Missouri trucker charged in the deaths of his girlfriend and her daughter as manhunt continues.

Hiring for virtually all roles in the logistics space is fiercely competitive. While all eyes are on the infamous driver shortage, recruiting and retaining top-notch brokerage employees is no easy task either.

Blythe Brumleve visits Armstrong Transport Group’s annual conference on this episode of Cyberly.

Matt Blois looks at keeping the health care supply chain in good health on this episode of Medically Necessary.

On this episode of Freightonomics, Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland debate if another economic shutdown is possible.

U.S. rail terminals that handle imports are still grappling with chassis shortages, although efforts are being made to address overflow at the terminals.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter providing perspective on advancements in the trucking industry from electrification to autonomy.

The New York City Council voted to require DoorDash, Grubhub and others to cap commissions for delivery services at 15%.

Electric vehicle maker Rivian has filed for an IPO that could value the company as much as $80 billion.

If the remaining companies also settle, questions of whether there was a conspiracy not to hire drivers who owed money to previous employers may never be answered.

Also on the podcast: The founder of a logistics startup surveys the pre-holiday supply chain.

The fusion of Aurora Driver with Uber ATG autonomous software brings the technology developer closer to commercialization.

Carriers, shippers and receivers should begin preparing as Ida could be a major hurricane Sunday at landfall in the northern Gulf Coast.

As global steel shortages build, racking shortages is hampering efforts to get more facilities operational.

With limited manpower because of COVID, the main cargo terminal at Shanghai airport can’t process many freighter flights.

Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels joins WHAT THE TRUCK?!? to encourage greater participation in mock trials.

A confrontation between gunmen and Mexican authorities wounded three and backed up commercial truck traffic for hours.

Daniel Ninivaggi takes over as the electric pickup truck startup beset with legal, financial and production challenges seeks to survive.

The company this week announced a $7.5 million funding round to build out its in-house tech and further expand its coverage.

Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier’s Q4 orders total over $530 million, plus U.S. weekly rail volumes dip on an intermodal traffic decline.

Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor look at the metrics showing peak season may already be upon us.

On this episode of Transmission, Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco talk about how user interfaces are changing in the cars of the future.

Lazer Spot signed a multiyear deal with Orange EV to provide more than 25 electric spotter trucks for yard operations.

Regulators will poll the trucking industry on the value of the hours-of-service waiver as FMCSA readies another extension.

Parts shortages are beginning to let up, pointing to a looming surge in vehicle production. Still, the market is expected to remain strained for the foreseeable future.

“This is about lowering the barrier of entry for owner-operators. We are trying to push them forward and help them make key decisions that will ultimately lead them to success in scaling their business.”

The online grocer is reducing food waste — and prices.

Truckers will experience temporary delays at times as severe storms hit the Midwest over the next few days (forecast video included).

Last-mile delivery company Point Pickup Technology has acquired e-commerce technology platform GrocerKey.

Logistics technology solutions have never been in greater demand. But companies need to leverage new-age tools and modern-day attitudes to effectively tell their stories, says the founder of Virago Marketing.

The stress levels of logistics managers and supply chain managers are at all high-time highs — and for good reason.

The previous “nuclear verdict” record is believed to be the more than $400 million award last fall, also in Florida.

Toyota bets on future of fuel cells with new manufacturing line for heavy-duty truck fuel cell powertrains in Kentucky.

Retaining drivers — not increasing the driver pool — is the way to address supply chain disruption, OOIDA asserts.

FreightWaves was recently honored to receive the Technology Company of the Year at the Chattanooga Technology Excellence Awards, known as TechX. Presented by the Chattanooga Technology Council (ChaTech), the awards […]

More than 100 miles of Interstate 84 in Oregon are off-limits to commercial vehicles after a truck crash.

OOIDA talks driver shortage and pay; SHE Trucking’s upcoming event; mental health in supply chain; nuclear verdicts

The New York Shipping Exchange, a digital trading platform for two-way committed ocean contracts, announced it raised $15 million in its latest funding round.

A2Z Drone Delivery is adding a dual-drop commercial drone to its tether deployment system, giving last-mile drone delivery a boost.

Traton Group shuffles the executive deck at Navistar, replacing CEO Persio Lisboa with former Scania executive Mattias Carlbaum.

The facility at CP’s Bensenville, Illinois, rail yard, which is already in operation, will support the construction industry’s supply chain.