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More freight flow delays as storms drop heavy rain in spots along and east of the Mississippi River (forecast video included).

Prices remain high as inventories stay low and retailers struggle to fill store shelves.

In today’s edition, we highlight insights gained from Full Truck Alliance’s looming IPO, Knight-Swift’s latest acquisition and more.

International transport rules for dangerous goods could have hindered the vaccine rollout by airlines without swift action by the air cargo sector.

Truck drivers and carriers that transport livestock are feeling the sting as the cyberattack on JBS disrupts operations at multiple meat processing facilities.

“Acquisitions and strategic partnerships are part of this strategy — the additional funds give us the flexibility to capitalize on the right opportunities.”

Truck broker Landstar System raises its second-quarter guidance as shipments and pricing outpace its initial outlook.

Worker pay at Volkswagen’s plant in Puebla, Mexico, ranges from about $15 per day for new employees to more than $50 per day for veteran workers.

The benchmark number for fuel surcharges isback to levels not seen since ’18.

Nintendo’s new Switch faces chip shortage, another ship stuck in the Suez, Wingcopter’s new drone, more

The pattern of mid- to high-single-digit raw materials price increases continues.

The FDA is asking Congress to fund new programs focused on regulating the health care supply chain and mitigating shortages.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget provides first-time federal funds to deepen and widen Norfolk Harbor.

Circle, which offers cryptocurrency-based payments for internet transactions, raised $440 million and is eyeing a potential SPAC deal.

Growth rates throughout the supply chain cooled in May from recent record highs. However, the latest reading on transportation capacity stepped lower again.

Out of an abundance of caution, carriers like Maersk extended the suspension of vessels into the ports from May 31-June 6.

Freightliner Cascadia headlamp bulb replacement fires lead Daimler Trucks North America to recall 72,508 Class 8 trucks.

Amazon will store and pre-position supplies for quick release in the event of natural disasters.

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, BITCADET CEO Dusty Dean digs into the big challenges facing traditional manufacturers.

The digital freight platform has a big market share in China, is growing its revenue but remains unprofitable.

On this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel dissects the changes in consumer behavior and what they indicate about the return to normal life post-pandemic.

The rail regulatory body sent several letters to Class I railroad heads last week, asking them to provide plans on how they expect to handle workforce and equipment in light of broader supply chain disruptions and anticipated service demand post-pandemic.

A whistleblower filed a complaint in 2013 alleging pricing fraud by Navistar Defense that its parent company settled with no admission of wrongdoing.

Knight-Swift announced Tuesday the acquisition of third-party logistics provider UTXL in a $22.5 million transaction.

CtW Investment Group is asking DoorDash shareholders to vote against the reelection of co-founder Tony Xu to the board of directors, saying more oversight is needed.

Project44 attributes its exponential growth, like its 135% year-over-year new bookings growth in Q1, to its skilled global team.

DCSA is working on two key standards that will help improve visibility for shippers in the future.

Truckers will have to deal with very hot weather this week from Washington state to the Desert Southwest (forecast video included).

President Joe Biden’s regulatory policy shift has wide-ranging implications for shippers and carriers.

Vietnam veteran and trucker Alvin Garrard took the trip of a lifetime as he hauled a mobile replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that bears the names of more than 58,000 U.S. service members, including some of his friends.

The American Chemistry Council, which represents chemicals shippers, wants the Surface Transportation Board to scrutinize proposed Class I rail mergers to ensure that shippers don’t encounter reduced offerings.

The injunction blocking AB 5 is still in place for now.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico records 692 commercial cargo thefts in April; VW cuts production in Mexico and Tennessee plants; ATRG acquires Texas trailer fleets; and CBP officers seize $5.5M worth of meth in Otay Mesa.

These are a few of the most devastating Memorial Day weekend storms that many Americans would like to forget.

Ralph Lauren, with this offering, won’t generate the scale needed to make the model work at this price.

Rather than awaiting national-level solutions to trade imbalance and demand surges, shippers and carriers should act now to modernize operations across the supply chain.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put the army in charge of customs at border crossings and seaports across the country last year.

This week: Hiring Our Heroes awards rookie drivers with fully loaded Kenworth trucks, St. Christopher Fund raises $75,000 from its virtual concert and Operation Lifesaver awards $245,000 in grants to various state initiatives.

In today’s edition, we highlight the continuing use of the cargo-in-cabin model for airlines, horrifying video of a train crashing into a truck and more.

Doing business in China is tricky and companies could get sucked into the political quicksand, so best to have an exit strategy to avoid reputational risk, experts say.

A mid-May blaze inside the roll-on/roll-off vessel was just the latest incident that halted removal of the Golden Ray, which capsized in September 2019.

President Joe Biden’s 2022 funding request of $676 million for FMCSA safety programs dropped 10% from 2021 levels.

How do you mean a giant rocket around the USA? NASA joins us to talk about the logistics behind moving monster-sized rockets

A search is ongoing for three missing crew members from a roll-on/roll-off vessel that sank after colliding with a tanker.

At the end of Q1, JD Logistics was operating over 1,000 warehouses globally that cover 226 million square feet of space, managed by the JD Logistics Open Warehouse Platform.

Overhead bins, seat bags and seat removal are among the innovations airlines started during the COVID pandemic to move more cargo while few passengers are traveling.

Warehouse robotics firm Exotec announced footwear retailer Ariat and the world’s largest sporting goods retailer Decathlon will deploy its Skypod warehouse robotics system.

Unlike freight demand, the typical things we see play out on the capacity side of the equation prior to a holiday have not (at least to this point).

Americans are hitting the road on the first major long-weekend
observance since COVID-19 vaccines became widely available.

Wood is a problem and plastic is expensive; it’s just one more pressure point to worry about in the supply chain.

This look at the past week in images features wild weather, a truck spill and a progress report on a major bridge repair.

he U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting lower export volumes for corn, wheat and soybeans for the 2021-2022 crop year. The agency also expects record overall U.S. farm exports for fiscal year 2021. Also, U.S. rail volumes on a weekly basis were flat to lower from the prior week.

Truckers will hit areas of stormy weather Memorial Day weekend from the nation’s heartland to the mid-Atlantic (forecast video included).

It seems that centralized buying and local product discovery are polar opposites. How can Whole Foods centralize buying and get better at the local level?

In today’s edition, we highlight project44’s acquisition of software company ClearMetal, a huge carbon dioxide emissions ruling in the Netherlands and more.

The company’s chief retention officer said a far wider range of steps explains the company’s recent success on several fronts.

Time is of the essence when it comes to shipping biological lab samples, so how do companies keep them viable? Find out on this episode of Medically Necessary.

Canadian trucking firm People Express Transport was shut down by a court-appointed trustee following a months-long fight over millions of dollars in debt.

Amazon’s yearslong foray into health care still hasn’t upended the industry, and it’s unclear if the recent steps will change that pattern.

A white paper by TIA and CLDA stresses the need to differentiate from Amazon to succeed in final-mile delivery.

“Their team construct is fundamentally different. When you look at their data science, machine learning and computer science background, they are best in class.”

Compliance reviews can catch any motor carrier off guard. Reliance Partners’ John Seidl encourages participation in mock audits to reveal and correct violations before the federal government does.

On this episode of FreightWaves Insiders, Dooner catches up with Embedded Ventures Co-Founder & CEO / General Partner Jenna Bryant.

Federal prosecutors in Illinois have indicted six former railroad employees for allegedly fraudulently obtaining federal disability benefits.

Gold heist at LAX: Airport cargo workers dipped into shipment of gold, took some for themselves and now face 15 years in prison.

On this episode of Cyberly, Blythe Brumleve dives into data analytics and the nerdy side of content marketing.

CSX needs more data in its market analysis, the Surface Transportation Board said. CSX plans to resubmit its application.

E-commerce logistics company ShipBob is now able to fulfill two-day shipping for sellers using the Walmart Marketplace.

“We will provide more robust capabilities and value to our customers, unlocking a greater opportunity to accelerate our long-term growth.”

The District Court of The Hague in the Netherlands on Wednesday ordered Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS.A) to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by a net 45% compared to 2019 […]

In an investment note this week, Mizuho Securities USA indicated it believes the Biden administration is more likely to issue guidance on gig worker classification rather than a formal rule.

The company’s new facility in Grand Prairie follows the opening of new facilities in Atlanta and Port Houston, and an expansion in Laredo, Texas.

The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan couldn’t be accomplished without massive cargo transport planes. But tapping commercial resources could deprive other companies from using those aircraft.

FreightWaves and Turvo announced that FreightWaves SONAR will be added to the Turvo collaborative logistics platform.

Truckers will hit more severe storms in the Plains as they try to pick up loads before the holiday weekend (forecast video included).

In today’s edition, we highlight the global partnership for autonomous trucking software, a development in the Canada-to-Mexico railway network and more.

Three years after winning an exemption to use cameras instead of ungainly outside mirrors on semi-trucks, Stoneridge Inc. is winning over fleets.

Luke Falasca and Kyle Taylor take you through decision-making processes and making good choices on this episode of #WithSONAR.

After an 85% revenue jump, the South Korean carrier turns its attention to meeting its carbon neutrality target.

“We plan to expand to three global manufacturing facilities, expedite product development, grow our global sales and service operations teams and so much more.”

On this episode of Point of Sale, Andrew Cox looks into the newest trends in food delivery and what the future of takeout looks like.

Retention is the new recruiting. If you’re having trouble finding drivers don’t miss this episode.

Ships at anchor are unlikely to clear by peak season. Congestion is forcing wide-scale voyage cancellations.

In one case, the insurance and medical payouts totaled $275,500.

In a FreightWaves survey, truckers say these are some of the U.S. and Canadian tunnels they dislike the most.

Bipartisan legislation would limit truck speeds to no more than 70 mph.

Canada Post says a cyberattack and data breach at an EDI supplier impacted 44 of its major parcel shippers and nearly 1 million of its customers.

“Demand for products and services both domestically and abroad is driving significant gains in Georgia’s cargo volumes,” says Executive Director Griff Lynch.

To sweeten the voting trust application before regulators, CN and Kansas City Southern are offering to divest 70 miles of a KCS line in an area of Louisiana where both railroads have competing lines in order to create an “end-to-end” network.

“The supply of container equipment is currently one of our industry’s biggest challenges,” says Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen.

The nation’s top trucking research group plans to update previous studies on the effects of legalized marijuana and other drugs on truck safety along with integrating 18- to 20-year-old drivers into the industry.

Big integrated parcel carriers are constantly adding aircraft to their fleet, but that expansion is going even faster to keep up with e-commerce. DHL Express is even starting an airline in Austria to keep up.

Uber is reportedly close to a deal with GMB, a U.K.-based labor union, to provide representation for rideshare drivers as it works to comply with a recent U.K. Supreme Court decision saying drivers were entitled to minimum wage.

Allowances for potential future write-offs also showed improvement in the bank’s second quarter.

A survey from SOTI has found transportation and logistics companies trying to keep up with the e-commerce demand continue to face technology integration issues, costing them several days per month per employee in productivity.

The coronavirus pandemic inspired retirement-age drivers to leave the industry en masse while also shutting down driving schools for months on end, exacerbating the existing shortage.

Truck drivers transported millions of dollars worth of contraband tobacco from North Carolina to Mohawk territory in New York as part of a U.S.-Canada smuggling ring that involved Hells Angels members and snowmobiles, according to federal prosecutors.

Truckers could run into numerous severe thunderstorms across the Plains over the next two days (with forecast video).

In this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Conversionly co-founder Justin Oglesby explains just how important first impressions are.

Kodiak Robotics strikes a partnership with South Korea’s SK conglomerate to move its autonomous trucking software to Asia.