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FreightWaves President George Abernathy and Ryder Chief Technology Officer Kendra Phillips explore how autonomous technology and other FreightTech will fit in with current networks.

Rising rail traffic and lower numbers of railcars in storage should benefit FreightCar America, as should anticipated market demand to replace an aging railcar fleet, executives said during Monday’s first-quarter earnings call.

“Seventy percent of supply chain actors needed to execute on your supply chain are not within the four walls of your company.”

ARCs — paired with freight optimization services — can lead to operating margin improvements as high as 30% and utilization increases of up to 130% for carriers.

The Kansas City region, with its centralized location, is becoming a prime area for commercial warehouse space, with KC Smartport expecting 15 million square feet to become available in 2021.

Redwood Logistics CEO Mark Yeager talks about emerging technology and the potential of Logistics Platform as a Service (LPaaS).

Loadshop is a growing digital freight marketplace that continues to expand its capabilities while driving efficiency and transparency for both shippers and carriers

J.B. Hunt’s 360 digital freight-matching platform will play a core role in helping the company and its customers thrive in a historically challenging environment, Simpson says.

FreightWaves raised $16 million to support its Carbon Intelligence platform.

How are retail stores recovering as COVID restrictions ease and foot traffic increases? Andrew Cox breaks it down on this episode of Great Quarter, Guys.

Truckers will run into heavy snow in Montana and Idaho beginning Wednesday night (with forecast video).

Jake Medwell, founding partner at 8VC, and Loren A. Smith Jr., president of Skyline Policy Risk Group, take a look at potential impacts on trucking.

In today’s edition, we highlight the rising prices of late-model used trucks, a “big win” for U.S. chassis producers and more.

TuSimple’s autonomous trucks cut 42% off delivery time for a load of watermelons for Los Angeles-based produce giant Giumarra Cos.

The Energy Observer is on a seven-year cruise to publicize the role alternative energy could play in the shipping industry.

Convoy Go is now available for backup and spot loads.

Kyrie Irving invests in Fleeting to aid truckers, Christmas peak season in May, Amazon ups warehouse pay, more

Driver surveillance surfaces as a potential downside at a vehicle automation hearing.

Companies in the health care supply chain are preparing to change gears as COVID-19 cases fall and health care utilization returns to normal levels.

When does a shortage of something turn into a crisis? Sebastian Blanco and Grace Sharkey break it down on this episode of Transmission.

On this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin Hill and Richie Daigle look at why routing guides fail nearly all the time.

“There was a large amount of venting and frustration coming from their trading desks as they would wait hours for updates on what inventory was available to buy or sell.”

Massive amounts of rain have flooded parts of southern Louisiana this week, leading to road closures (with forecast video).

LATAM Airlines will add 10 767 passenger planes with a repair shop licensed by Boeing so they can be retrofitted to carry cargo on the main deck.

Shippers will never lose a document, driver or client through an automated rate contract management system.

Blockchain in Transport Alliance professionals continue to push forward the development of standards for the use of blockchain-enabled business processes.

Fidelity had led a $360 million private funding round into BETA Technologies to speed development of small electric aircraft for passenger and cargo usage.

Slowdowns in deliveries of new trucks are driving prices of newer used trucks up in the double digits both at dealerships and in auctions.

A storm that hit overnight Monday has caused a freight slowdown at the commercial border crossing in Laredo, Texas.

Arrive’s partnership with TriumphPay allows carriers to send in load paperwork through the new technology platform and manage their payments, factor invoices and request QuickPay.

The technology upgrades at 12 points of entry along the borders of Canada and Mexico will enable U.S. Customs and Border Protection to inspect rail cargo more quickly and securely, according to CBP.

The Chicago brokerage adds a capital allocator and carrier expert to its C-suite.

Major e-commerce growth led DHL Express to change aircraft and routes in Southeast Asia for package delivery.

AT&T and Sony have teamed up for a new shipping label that activates sensors to track and monitor packages as they travel throughout the supply chain.

Companies that resist technological innovation or refuse to audit their current systems at this point may be risking more than just favorable rates; they may be risking the viability of their business.

The attorney who led the legal effort said U.S. chassis producers are ramping up because of the import fees.

Your employees make your company. This means that everyone from office staff to drivers must be considered when thinking about technology. Rose Rocket’s easy-to-learn but comprehensive TMS takes the frustration out of freight while benefiting your employees.

The retail giant clobbers its first-quarter fiscal 2022 estimates, while its chairman says the company is more optimistic about 2021 than it was at the start of the year.

Following the Surface Transportation Board’s decision on Monday regarding CN’s proposed merger with Kansas City Southern, both CN and Canadian Pacific remained confident that each is the better suitor for KCS.

Container activity was 275,840 TEUs at the port in April, an increase of 25% year-over-year for the month of April.

Freight demand is not going to abate in the next few months, and there will not be any meaningful addition to fleet capacity in the meantime. This is a carriers’ market and will stay such throughout the summer.

More record rainfall and significant flooding will slow down drivers from Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley (with forecast video).

In today’s edition, we highlight the rejection by union workers at Volvo Trucks North America of a tentative contract, opposition by the Department of Justice to letting Canadian railway CN create a voting trust in its bid to acquire Kansas City Southern and more.

Founders Camp, the Dynamo-powered event for founders and startup companies, will take place in November alongside FreightWaves’ F3: Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga.

Executives with wireless network provider Ondas Networks describe how private telecommunications networks benefit the Class I railroads as well as other transportation modes.

With the retail inventory-to-sales ratio still falling, U.S. importers are urged to move fast on their holiday import plans.

Big gains in prices in the Southeast on the back of Colonial woes helped propel the benchmark number higher.

The lower court ruling favored Uber in the summary judgment but drivers won on appeal.

Finding cargo space on aircraft these days is a challenge. Now comes another layer of demand from U.S. fruit growers looking to export from the West Coast.

Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive can reduce a train’s fuel consumption by 11%, a three-month study involving the company, BNSF and the San Joaquin Pollution Control District found.

The capsized roll-on/roll-off vessel has been on its side near Georgia’s Port of Brunswick since early September 2019.

A total of 26 truck, bus and motorhome manufacturers are recalling nearly 45,000 vehicles because of a fire risk from a Cummins Inc. fuel rail.

Due to a structural issue, truckers will have to keep taking detours around the Interstate 40 bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas.

The semiconductor chip shortage continues to be the dominant news item in the automotive supply chain world. Not that anyone is surprised by this anymore. The NTEA, the association for […]

How the wheels that keep supply chains moving are made; DHL’s sustainability solutions; and the data that keeps ocean trade flowing.

Earlier this year, Vista Equity Partners was rumored to be combining the three companies within its portfolio to go public through the blank-check firm Apollo Strategic Growth Capital.

Democratic leaders with the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure want the General Accountability Office to examine the effects that precision scheduled railroading has had on freight and passenger rail operations, rail safety and the labor workforce.

There have been no reported injuries, pollution or cargo losses aboard the vessel deployed on a ONE Atlantic service.

How brokers and logistics providers choose to navigate the current capacity crunch will affect both their own chances of success and their relationships with their carrier partners for years to come.

The latest episode of FreightWaves’ true-crime podcast, Long-Haul Crime Log, examines drug supply chains and what happens when there’s a capacity crunch for narcotics traffickers.

Ondas Holdings is acquiring American Robotics with the expectation that it can incorporate the drone company’s data-collecting capabilities into its platform for industry verticals.

JD Logistics’ network has the ability to deliver 90% of orders within the same or next day to 99% of mainland China.

The Surface Transportation Board has decided that it would review a proposed merger between CN and Kansas City Southern under newer, stricter merger rules. The board also denied for now CN’s request to form a voting trust, saying CN’s application is incomplete.

Today there are two types of manufacturers: old school and new school. Which one you are will help decide the future of your business.

After a stormy weekend in the nation’s heartland, truckers won’t get much of a break this week (with forecast video).

Freight shipments continue to break records with little signs of slowing. The year-over-year comparisons get tougher in the back half of 2021 but the current supply-demand dynamics may not change all that much.

After calling off a 13-day strike at Volvo Trucks North America, the UAW rank and file repudiated its leadership by rejecting a new five-year contract.

Container rates are in uncharted territory. If demand continues to outpace supply, there’s little to stop them from ascending further.

Union Pacific is investigating why a train hauling 28 cars derailed in Minnesota as emergency responders contend with a hydrochloric acid leak.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Port Laredo looks to boost produce imports; Texas drug trafficking organizer gets life in prison; e-commerce startup Merama raises $60 million; and Amazon facility set for Texas Gulf Coast.

The word “safety” is everywhere in the trucking industry. It is talked about nearly every day in the press, Congress has zeroed in on it, and most carriers will say that it is their top priority. With all this attention, it’s easy to believe that safety has become cliché. But it’s not.

“NTDC is annually one of the highlights of the ATA calendar, and we are very happy to bring the ‘Super Bowl of Safety’ back in this virtual format”

A VMT user fee has support from “Secretary Pete” — but not from trucking.

HP is shipping a weekly load of computer printers on supervised robot semis from Embark Trucks, which is growing its partner network.

In today’s edition, we highlight news that Kansas City Southern prefers Canadian railway CN’s merger proposal, as well as a new venture that helps trucking companies enhance their reputations and more.

On this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel explores rising prices and the threat of inflation as stocks plummet.

American Maritime Partnership warns the Biden administration to guard against waiver manipulation by refineries in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.

A new solution for moving containers, CRST trucker plays us a song, CarrierHQ talks AB5, and country music’s Jeremiah Craig debuts his new album

Vessels get the green light after a portion of the Mississippi River near Memphis was closed to traffic for a few days. Inspectors found damage to the bridge above it.

Company to offer $17 average starting wage and sign-on, COVID vaccination bonuses

U.S. rail traffic slipped last week from the prior week, although they’re still up by double-digit percentage points year-over-year, according to data from the Association of American Railroads.

SmartLynx Airlines is leasing passenger aircraft to fly cargo before using them for their traditional role.

Also on the podcast, KeyBank’s Fowler talks about what blowout Q1 earnings said about the state of trucking.

Truck Talk is a weekly newsletter offering perspective and context on happenings in the industry.

Howard Energy Partners will provide logistic solutions for renewable diesel at Diamond Green Diesel’s new plant in Port Arthur, Texas.

After the volatility of 2020, FreightWaves LIVE @HOME will examine what you can expect for the rest of the year.

Transportation and logistics provider Schneider aims to double its intermodal size by 2030, reducing CO2 emissions by 700 million pounds annually.

To help highlight its appeal to small and midsized shippers, Sendle is offering a special $1 flat rate shipping charge next week between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PDT.

Investors sent DoorDash stock soaring on Friday after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings in Q1 and raised its guidance for full-year 2021.

FreightWaves looks at five themes that ran throughout the earnings discussions of the Class I railroads.

Weekend truckers could hit areas of nasty thunderstorms from Texas to Minnesota (with forecast video).

In today’s edition, we highlight Colonial Pipeline’s restoration of service, a crack that closed part of Interstate 40 and more.

“With this aggregated data approach, we can begin to move the needle on the whole industry’s reputation, one motor carrier at a time. … That would be a huge gratification to me and the rest of the team.”

The move by Phillips 66 will see the company take a stake in a soybean processing supply chain to ensure it gets enough feedstock for its ambitious renewable diesel strategy.

CN revised its bid to acquire KCS; CP said it will not seek to counterbid.

According to a company blog, ForU Worldwide is able to increase operational efficiency of vehicles by 24% and reduce shipping cost by 15%.

Pioneer Lines, Kansas City Southern and Conrail have appointed new leaders.

Supply chain education week continues on FreightCasts as Dooner welcomes Roger Williams University Law adjunct professor Lauren Beagen to the show

Health care distributors ramped up distribution of PPE and vaccines during the pandemic but normal health care usage fell.

Becoming a social media celebrity can be pretty sweet, but it comes with struggle. On this episode of Cyberly, Blythe Brumleve breaks down how to work hard and make money off the content you put on social media.