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California’s largest vertically integrated cannabis company now serves 60% of the state’s households.

Despite headwinds, KCS thinks it can still achieve double-digit revenue growth for 2021.

The main purpose of these agreements is preparation. Companies can revisit and revise an SLA that they find no longer serves them. If trouble comes when there is no SLA in place, however, resolving conflict can become difficult.

The two firms reach equity and operating agreements to expand their presence in the Indian market.

Labor talks with grocery chains Safeway and Fred Meyer went in different directions Thursday. Fred Meyer stores could soon see empty shelves.

Cleveron has developed a driving test to certify operators of remotely controlled last-mile delivery vehicles.

Supply chain bottlenecks are raising red flags for inflation down the road.

UP Partners is looking for transformative technology companies that will underpin a society dominated by unmanned aircraft.

Get the inside story of the monthslong investigation into a sophisticated double-brokering network on the latest episode of Long-Haul Crime Log, FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast.

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We’re two weeks into the third quarter, a time when seasonal freight movement moderates ahead of the back-to-school season and the eventual peak holiday season. Thus far, the moderation simply hasn’t materialized.

The newly wrapped Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, driven for Rick Ware Racing and sponsored by BYRD Racing, will showcase the two FreighTech companies for the NASCAR Cup Series midsummer installment.

Also on the podcast: A key agency reviews the outlook for the tight oil market.

The past week in images features a Georgia overpass dislodged by a truck, big rigs wrecked during a New Mexico dust storm and vehicles floating in Arizona floodwaters.

The $700 million fee to terminate a merger agreement with Canadian Pacific dented KCS’ second-quarter net income. But revenues were up 37% year-over-year.

A slow-moving system could flood some places this weekend from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast (forecast video included).

In today’s edition, we highlight the fallout from K-Ratio’s closing of its fuel hedging program, Uber Freight’s expansion into the LTL space and more.

Container ships in the congestion-plagued trans-Pacific trade have stepped on the gas, with some vessels now topping 20 knots.

Matt Blois continues his conversations about resilient supply chains with two experts from Vizient.

Are you getting the most out of the people you talk to? Get some tips on gaining better content out of your experts on this episode of Cyberly.

The abrupt closure of K-Ratio’s fuel hedging program in late June has left trucking companies scrambling as they await answers from the Chicago-based company as to what happened and if they will recoup money owed to them since K-Ratio shuttered its fuel swap options platform.

Owner-operators see a downside to keeping FMCSA’s emergency hours-of-service order in place.

Truckload’s operating ratio was better but OR deteriorated for dedicated.

Makers of PPE and test kits are laying off hundreds of workers as the demand for their products drop.

The UAW casts a second vote, barely approving a new contract at Volvo Trucks North America. The same proposal was rejected six days earlier.

The USMCA has brought about new opportunities for cross-border trade. Is your organization taking advantage of these changes?

The FMCSA has agreed to make changes to improve its oversight of state driver’s license agencies.

Aurora Innovation gets a $10.6 billion enterprise value, the second highest of four autonomous driving software developers seeking to go public.

Even though there is no indication Tesla is interested in eVTOLs at this time, Morgan Stanley says the company will eventually offer services related to urban air mobility.

The seven-day suspension of service, starting on Sunday, is aimed at helping ocean carriers, UP and other stakeholders to catch up and relieve the congestion at West Coast ports and busy inland terminals, especially Chicago.

Delta Air Lines is seeing strong domestic travel demand, but cargo also helped the company move beyond breakeven in the second quarter.

The instability of a global pandemic made it clear that up-to-date technology is required to survive, not just thrive.

U.S. rail traffic was flat year-over-year as the July Fourth weekend impacted volume comparisons. Also, Northwestern University released a report describing how freight rail handled supply chain challenges over the past year.

“We will learn how our customers use the product, learn their pain points and inject those solutions into the product as we go, really changing the user experience.”

A 7-mile stretch of I-16 in Georgia has been shut down after a hopper dislodged an overpass Thursday.

Total June container volume was 292,627 TEUs, a 39% increase compared to the same month in 2020.

The United States’ resident delivery colossus could unveil a game-changing last-mile solution.

As employees return to the office, scammers are upping their efforts to scam companies and hack systems.

“We have to compete in a marketplace where my competitors don’t even have to be profitable.”

Officials say the Bootleg fire, the largest wildfire in the U.S. at more than 200,000 acres, may not be fully contained until the fall (forecast video included).

In today’s edition, we highlight the latest tech advances for autonomous trucks, an analysis for investing in the LTL market and more.

Hitachi ABB Power Systems Vice President Daniel Simounet talks about where opportunities might already exist to electrify freight rail — provided that the railroads, government and utilities are willing to collaborate together.

Temperature-controlled logistics real estate investment trust Lineage Logistics and venture capital firm 8VC have formed an alliance to invest in technology startups in the transportation and logistics industry.

“This collaboration brings us closer to another source of data and another way to look at last-mile problems.”

P.A.M. Transportation benefited from a tight truckload market in the second quarter to post record revenue and operating income.

Look behind soft June trailer orders for the real story of what’s happening in a constrained equipment market.

Wave of cargo delayed by COVID outbreak in Yantian, China, is starting to hit California’s already strained terminals.

Improving utilization of existing resources in a capacity-crunched market is a “game changer,” Locomation CEO Çetin Meriçli says.

The pandemic forced researchers to incorporate remote elements into clinical trials. Now, that’s becoming routine and logistics companies are stepping up to make it possible.

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from FreightWaves’ Autonomous & Electric Vehicles virtual event with a big lineup of the best in the AV/EV business.

The FAA is giving airlines until the end of the year to run passenger freighters with cargo on seats and other parts of the cabin where people normally travel.

The head of a key trucking group says the net impact of all the changes is a “chilling effect” on the use of independent contractors.

Truckers don’t have to get burned by summer heat waves if they and their carriers keep their cool and prepare.

“We’re investing in our supply chain at an unprecedented scale in order to optimize that process end-to-end.”

Grants and incentives will be needed to offset high front-end costs, Ryder EV executive says.

Xos’ Dakota Semler and FreightWaves’ Kevin Hill chat about electrifying less glamorous vehicles such as armored trucks and transit vehicles.

Embark Transportation advances plug-and-play software to take drivers out of trucks.

Supplier readiness is a key to Navistar and TuSimple achieving commercialization of a high-autonomy Class 8 truck in 2024.

Amtrak wants federal regulators to expedite a request to reestablish passenger rail service between Mobile and New Orleans. But CSX and Norfolk Southern say, not so fast.

Proterra has been making electric buses for more than a decade. It is also making batteries and charging infrastructure.

Ryder System’s Mike Plasencia and FreightWaves’ Andrew Cox announce the opening of nominations for the FreightTech Awards.

Torc Robotics was the first AV startup to partner with a truck manufacturer since becoming part of Daimler Trucks in 2019. Torc CEO Michael Fleming says utilizing Daimler’s relationships with fleets is helpful in the race to launch the first market-ready self-driving truck.

Fetch and Körber’s solution provides safety, efficiency and flexibility.

Kodiak Robotics co-founder and CEO Don Burnette explains why the development of autonomous trucking is poised to leap from the experimentation phase to a viable commercial product during the Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit.

Bed Bath & Beyond has added Roadie as a last-mile delivery partner, expanding its network with an additional 200,000 drivers.

A patchwork of autonomous driving regulations at the state level are ready to move to a more coordinated effort at federal agencies, according to Plus’ Wiley Deck.

Michael Ramsey, analyst at Gartner Inc., discusses initial applications for heavy-duty electric trucks and autonomy in trucking with FreightWaves’ Sebastian Blanco at the Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Summit.

On this episode of Transmission, AIT’s Rich Grant discusses the challenges facing shippers in the automotive sector.

AEye’s pencil dot-sized LiDAR sensor can see a half-mile ahead and instantly switch to wide view of traffic cut ins.

Fiscal year 2021 was not only a banner year for South Carolina Ports but also a roller coaster one as volume lows in July 2020 transitioned quickly to record number of TEUs handled.

Even if last-mile delivery and gig economy companies can find drivers, getting them onboarded and access to key business tools remains problematic.

“If we don’t think about disrupting, we are not going to succeed,” says Cummins’ Amy Davis.

The Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit recently ruled in favor of an employer that denied additional time off as an accommodation under ADA and FMLA rules.

What happens to ocean vessels when they’re retired? AskWaves explores how this initiative is striving for transparent ship supply chains.

Monsoonal storms will produce areas of torrential rain and potential flash flooding Wednesday in the Desert Southwest (forecast video included).

Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier sees near-term support for new railcars, as well as longer-term support as companies focus on decarbonizing their operations.

In today’s edition, we highlight the latest news on XPO Logistics’ spinoff, wildfire issues that are impacting the Port of Vancouver and more.

High barriers are a deterrent to starting a less-than-truckload operation. Knight-Swift’s recent acquisition sheds some light on the value in owning assets in the space.

With 39 ships at anchor, the Port of Vancouver is continuing to feel the strain as CP and CN resume service in a fire-afflicted region of British Columbia.

Delta has a stronger balance sheet than many airlines so it is going to the market to expand its fleet.

The Postal Service OIG seeks an additional $17 million to respond to future service challenges.

Pay is rising under the two-year deal but union officials stress the formalization of procedures as the big win.

CMA CGM delivers the Statue of Liberty’s little sister; a city rethinks its parking ban; meth is found in peanuts; Elon goes to court; and more

The successor of UPS’ struggling LTL operation is set to post an operating ratio below 95%, TFI International says in an unusual preannouncement.

Lockdown measures are slowing production of medical gloves in Malaysia, which produces the vast majority of the world’s supply. The use of forced labor and a lack of domestic U.S. production could mean shortages will continue into 2022.

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix looks at how local farmers and goods-makers are broadening their audience thanks to e-commerce.

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“Instead of reinventing the wheel, we partnered with someone who is a leading player in that domain,” says Locus CEO Nishith Rastogi.

GXO Logistics looks to capitalize on favorable macro trends.

“The physical risk to individuals is significant,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said of extreme heat’s impact on outdoor workers.

At its fast charging stations, EVgo provides several options for light-, medium- and heavy-duty electric commercial fleets.

Modern narrowbody freighters that can be reclaimed for cargo are very popular with all-cargo operators because they fit well with express networks. Leasing companies are making more planes, like the 837-800, available.

Bulk carrier Trimac Transportation has acquired Southern California cement carrier Double Eagle Transportation.

Mastercard and Verizon want to turn your smartphone into a cash register.

Is it better to be a technology company learning supply chain or a supply chain company learning to adopt technology?

As it navigates COVID-era supply chain challenges, The Home Depot focuses on treating carriers with the same respect as its own employees.

While most of the focus has been on capacity constraints for ocean containers and truckload freight, e-commerce shippers remain concerned about the impacts on the last mile.

Truckers will have to dodge severe thunderstorms this week from the Desert Southwest to the interior Northeast (forecast video included).

Greater fuel efficiency is allowing airlines to downsize to smaller aircraft on trans-Atlantic routes. That’s bad news for cargo shippers that need wide aircraft.

Commodity oil markets swung wildly last week but ultimately trended down overall.