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On this episode of Freightonomics, Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith look at the economic indicators that point to overall growth for companies.

New disclosures by lines point to massive ocean-carrier profits in the second quarter.

Biden’s executive order calls on the Justice Department to help regulators monitor pricing practices and anticompetition in the container shipping and rail sectors.

Dooner catches up with Shifl founder and CEO Shabsie Levy.

“A lot of carriers kind of look the other way,” Reliance Partners’ Robert Kaferle said. “I’ve heard it more times than I can count, ‘They’re a really good driver,’ but upon digging into their history and violations, you may find that they’re in need of some retraining.”

As the push for a more sustainable planet continues to grow stronger, companies across the supply chain will be expected to have a clear plan for cleaning up their operations.

Bringg and GoFor join forces to expand delivery capacity, coverage and customer satisfaction.

Hurricane season has just begun and on this episode of #WithSONAR, Kyle Taylor and Luke Falasca tell you how you can use data to stay ahead of the storm.

U.S. rail carloads showed strength in 19 of 20 commodity categories in June. Second-quarter intermodal traffic climbed 22% even with network congestion and equipment shortages as the backdrop.

Companies want transparency from their partners, and end consumers want to know exactly when their packages are going to arrive.

FreightWaves experts weigh in on the ramifications of KNX’s $1.35 billion deal to acquire AAA Cooper.

“We believe combining with good businesses makes us a better company and it will remain a large part of our plans going forward.”

IRIS is GEODIS’ eye-in-the-sky ocean and air shipments visibility platform for booking and managing exports in real time.

Direct-to-consumer alcoholic beverage service is on the rise.

After killing one person in Florida Wednesday, Tropical Storm Elsa will move up the East Coast over the next two days (forecast video included).

In today’s edition, we look at a request by the Self-Driving Coalition, good news about the Ever Given and more.

All State Association CEO Steve Avetyan claims his business platform is very different from the double-brokering scheme that landed three relatives in prison.

A disruption to CN and CP rail service caused by a wildfire is putting the Port of Vancouver under pressure as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd warn of delays and congestion.

McCarthy Construction Cos. has been awarded three projects to help handle growing cargo volumes on the Texas Gulf Coast.

DHL Express is constantly investing in its network, but the growth of e-commerce is accelerating expansion of its operations.

Federal regulators push for more data as automated trucking rolls from testing to reality.

Available in late 2021, the company’s card will allow drivers to facilitate transactions anywhere Visa is accepted.

Vince Paperiello has been named to run the multibillion-dollar unit. The business had been run as a group effort for two years, a source says.

The project continues the region’s hot streak in attracting logistics development.

More box ships, bulkers and tankers are changing hands than ever before — good news for ship values and stocks.

Fleets still want and need trucks but move to sidelines until manufacturers open their order books.

In this excerpt from ‘Navigating B2B,’ Steve Ferriera reveals his introduction to the power of giving.

“The rapidly legalizing cannabis market will be one of the first entirely new regulated supply chains to be built after the invention of the internet.”

Talent Solvers KJ McMasters talks about the great resignation and how it is impacting hiring and retention in freight.

CarrierHQ offers monthly in-term rate adjustments based on driving data from each truck’s ELD.

The saga of the Ever Given moves to its next chapter as the container ship that captured the world’s attention when it became wedged between the banks of the Suez Canal in March is released from custody in Egypt to resume its voyage to the Netherlands.

Chinese warehouse automation firm Hai Robotics is reportedly looking for a $150 million raise at a $1.3 billion valuation.

The biggest container shipping line in the world says container traffic at the massive Port of Yantian in China is moving much better after COVID restrictions were recently lifted. But exporters have a long way to go before ocean shipments go smoothly again.

DoorDash’s midyear report on delivery trends found a $2,900 order for perfumes and comfort food and grooming supplies seeing large order growth through the first six months of 2021.

Employers have been given a procedural ally in fights against EEOC charges – namely that the employee must adhere to a ADA exhaustion rules. However, employers still need to deal with and act appropriately when faced with accommodation requests under the ADA.

Updating climate normals can help people plan for changes in commodity production and demand, impacting freight capacity down the road.

Findings from a recent Spireon white paper survey, conducted in conjunction with FreightWaves, found that about 40% of carriers reported losing more than $500 per trailer per week in detention costs.

Kroger Co. continues to bring intelligent automation to its warehouses.

To tackle this bull market, ITF is adding automation to distribution and fulfillment, adding visibility to customer inventory.

In today’s edition, we look at the ramifications of an unproductive meeting by the OPEC+ group, a commitment to 1,700 charging stations and more.

NHTSA’s new standing order on autonomous truck crash data is too blunt an instrument, according to a group representing the self-driving vehicle sector.

Some ports remain off-limits to incoming and outgoing vessels as Tropical Storm Elsa gets closer to a Florida landfall (forecast video included).

Knight-Swift’s “transformational” $1.35 billion less-than-truckload acquisition marks the second big deal by a public truckload carrier in less than a week.

FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller joins host Andrew Cox for this episode of Great Quarter, Guys.

What carriers are doing about capacity, how SMEs are managing the freight storm, Knight-Swift picks up AAA Cooper and more

The key benchmark price for trucking companies tracked the higher numbers in the wholesale market.

Amid calls to produce more drugs in the U.S., a startup has raised $73 million to produce drug components from engineered yeast.

On this episode of Transmission, Grace Sharkey and Sebastian Blanco look at how the auto supply chain is holding up halfway through 2021.

The acquisition modestly bumps Geodis’ brokerage revenue.

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix and Magic CEO Aaron Kemmer look at how a changing labor market influences hiring practices when scaling e-commerce operations.

The index’s headline number is the second-highest on record, and there appears to be no end to the tightening cycle that has made life tough for logisticians.

Digital retailers are partnering with SaaS companies that are employing an emergent new service model: secure access service edge

Ocean carriers could make up for two decades’ worth of losses in a single year as demand overwhelms vessel supply.

Knight-Swift Transportation acquires less-than-truckload carrier AAA Cooper in a deal valued at $1.35 billion.

Nowports aims to digitize supply chains from Asia to the Americas with $16 million in Series A funding.

On Sunday, China banned new downloads of Didi’s ride-hailing app, and on Tuesday, the stock dropped more than 23% in response.

An expected increase in output has been put on hold over failure to reach consensus on a dispute involving the UAE.

Lowe’s “worked more closely than ever to support [its] carrier partners and suppliers” this year while navigating increased consumer demands during the pandemic, Kelvin Dedner, vice president of supply chain transportation at Lowe’s, said.

Daimler Truck, TRATON and Volvo Group will spend $593 million to build a truck charging network across Europe.

Tropical Storm Elsa will produce areas of wind and flood damage in the Southeast beginning Tuesday (forecast video included).

Professional drivers help teach their robotic successors while evangelizing for the technology among truckers who feel threatened.

Regulators in China target two Full Truck Alliance apps in a cybersecurity investigation less than two weeks after the freight platform’s U.S. IPO.

OneRail announced its last-mile fulfillment platform is now integrated with and available from SAP’s Commerce Cloud network.

Bringg helped U.K. retailer Co-op scale its e-commerce business from 30 stores to over 800 in a year’s time — and do so in a more environmentally friendly way.

“I think about the fact that if we fulfill this mission, the world is better off and not many opportunities have that.”

Tropical Storm Elsa is nearing landfall in Cuba, with U.S. mainland impacts beginning Monday night (forecast video included).

NS is working to repair a defect that could affect over 5,000 chassis. The repairs come amid high congestion at terminals and intermodal facilities across the U.S.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico trade boomed in May but profit margins are tightening; a Korean auto supplier opens a plant in Mexico; Otay Mesa plans to open a new port by 2024; and Texas trucking company set to build terminal.

Tropical Storm Elsa has killed at least three people in the Caribbean and is eyeing the U.S. mainland (forecast video included).

Two of the nation’s largest centers for outbound freight demand saw record low levels of carrier acceptance rates this past week. This comes as the worst of the COVID capacity crunch appeared to be in the rearview mirror.

This week: TA’s Register Round Up Campaign begins, Chicago-based Loadsmart gives back to the community and ParkMyFleet’s solar car race is thwarted by a breakdown.

Hurricane Elsa is cruising through the Caribbean and still has potential to slam Florida early next week (forecast video included).

In today’s edition, we look at a potential rules revision thanks to Daimler, more trouble for Lordstown Motors and more.

Section 202 in postal reform legislation would keep parcel and mail delivery networks integrated. Some interests say it will never require the Postal Service to straighten out its accounting.

An airport in southwest Louisiana is making a speculative investment to try to attract regular air cargo business for the first time. It’s a bit of a long shot, but officials say it’s worth the risk.

California offshore traffic jam, Ever Given, Yantian closure, skyrocketing rates and volumes … what’s next for container shipping?

Troubled electric pickup truck maker Lordstown Motors reportedly is the subject of a Justice Department probe, according to multiple media reports.

On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about freight going virtual as they look at the cloud data driving fleets on air, land, and sea.

Both defendants had pleaded guilty to their involvement in the staged accident scheme.

CSX hopes an expanded application containing a more in-depth market analysis will persuade the Surface Transportation Board to approve CSX’s request to acquire Pan Am.

A Boeing 737 cargo jet went down in the water off Hawaii Friday morning.

The pandemic is still creating big swings in data, according to the Council of Economic Advisers, which urges caution in making big interpretations.

FMCSA is proposing to revise rules for advanced driver-assist cameras.

Warehouse automation company Geek+ announced it has sold 20,000 autonomous mobile robotics solutions around the world.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter offering perspective and context on happenings in the heavy-duty and commercial trucking sector.

Mullen Group acquires Harris Transport, the latest in a string of deals for one of Canada’s largest trucking and logistics companies.

The past week in images features a flying car’s successful trip, a train decorated to celebrate inclusion and flooding that buried trucks.

Tropical Storm Elsa will slam Caribbean islands this weekend, followed by southern Florida early next week (forecast video included).

In today’s edition, we look at the impact of the highway reauthorization bill, a significant acquisition by DP World and more

Experts say disruption to the supply chain caused by the coronavirus crisis has been challenging for manufacturers of all sizes, particularly smaller companies.

In the fourth week of a second strike, UAW bargainers reach a third tentative agreement with Volvo Trucks North America.

On this episode of Freightonomics, Zach Strickland and Anthony Smith recap the first half of 2021 and make predictions about the market for the next six months.

On this episode of Cyberly, Blythe Brumleve looks into how resignations in the U.S. measure up against the job markets across the globe.

Matt Blois looks at the intricacies of humanitarian health care on this episode of Medically Necessary.

Data apparently stolen from Navistar International appears on the dark web as an underground marketplace begins an auction for the heavy truck manufacturer’s internal files.

Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises announced it has acquired an 80% equity stake in ECM Transport Group for $142.4 million. Werner has the option to purchase the remaining 20% of the 500-truck fleet after five years.

Dooner catches up with FreightFriend CEO and founder Noam Frankel. FreightFriend’s cloud-based truckload procurement platform helps shippers and brokers build deep carrier relationships and drive digital execution

The agency used regulatory flexibility and expedited reviews extensively to prevent drug shortages in 2020.

The number of drivers prohibited from driving due to drugs matches an estimated shortfall of drivers needed to keep up with freight demand.

Engine stall from broken battery terminal cable leads Daimler Trucks North America to recall 122,056 Freightliner and Western Star trucks.