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On this episode of #WithSONAR, Kyle Taylor and Luke Falasca discuss the competition problem shippers face when trying to source capacity.
On this episode of Freightonomics, Anthony Smith and Zach Strickland spotlight the dramatic nature of the maritime world and look at how important timing is to shipping success.
Werner Enterprises reported a first-quarter record for operating income Wednesday after the close. Revenue-per-mile guidance in its one-way segment moved higher.
Waggoner delivered record EPS in a difficult environment.
Oshkosh can make 100% battery-electric delivery trucks for the U.S. Postal Service, likely dashing Workhorse’s hopes of reigniting the competition.
In what is expected to be its final earnings report as a stand-alone company, Grubhub reported 52% growth in revenue, but said restaurant fee caps hurt its bottom line, resulting in a quarterly loss.
Norfolk Southern aims to add longer trains, improve car velocity and provide more technological tools for customers and for safety inspections, with an eye toward future competition with autonomous trucks.
Find out about what went into making the Mars helicopter Ingenuity fly on Mars. Plus, the X59 supersonic jet.
The traditional silo model of suppliers using localized logistics providers is no longer working.
Ryder is a major supplier of used trucks to the market, and its numbers showed a healthy second sales demand in the quarter.
Despite supply chain constraints, Tier 1 driveline supplier Dana beat analyst expectations for Q1 and raised full-year estimates.
Partnering with project44 enables Everstream Analytics’ predictive risk tools to become more foretelling with a larger pool of data.
You may not have heard of Cainiao, but you know parent company Alibaba is the Amazon of China. Cainiao is powering Alibaba’s logistics and recently arranged air transport from Singapore to duty-free shops in China.
The CEO of TFI International suggests the Canadian firm is looking to grow its relationship with UPS beyond its $800 million acquisition of UPS Freight.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reported first-quarter earnings ahead of expectations and guided for second-quarter results to outpace normal seasonality.
Wing, which has been testing drone delivery in Virginia, has requested an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration guidelines that would allow it to operate drones remotely rather than from a central command station.
The California Trucking Association lawsuit was able to hold off the law in the state’s trucking industry for 16 months, but the injunction it won has been overturned.
As companies purchase carbon credits to help meet net-zero emissions goals, AskWaves digs into the positives and negatives of carbon offsets.
“These applications are really becoming table stakes. People and consumers believe the software we’re getting at home is the software that we should see in the office.”
Within maritime logistics circles, an effort is underway to update the technology the industry relies on to take advantage of recent advancements in hardware and software technology.
Payments provider Stripe is acquiring TaxJar and plans to incorporate its sales tax technology into its business platforms.
The CEO of Covenant, while reviewing a strong quarter for the truckload carrier, gives his perspective on the labor market the company faces.
Ag letter is the latest in a series of urgent pleas to stop the denial of trade and increased demurrage costs.
Software is designed to simplify the material-handling process at e-commerce fulfillment centers.
Shopify reported Q1 2021 earnings that nearly equaled Q4 2020 and accelerated 110% over Q1 2019, but it also said that the growth rate should slow throughout the remainder of the year.
First-quarter operating ratio was 61.5%, compared with an adjusted operating ratio of 63.7% in the first quarter of 2020.
Less-than-truckload carrier Saia reports a big year-over-year increase in earnings during the first quarter even as weather negatively impacted one-third of its network.
Storms the next couple of days could stop some truckers in their tracks due to torrential rain (with forecast video).
The brokerage will pour money into new tech, new modes and new people.
In today’s edition, we highlight the bullish news from the Q1 earnings season, latest reports from Tesla and UPS and more.
The costs to electrify freight rail in the U.S., albeit expensive, extend beyond strictly capital costs to questions about electric grid reliability and how best to address decarbonization.
West Coast congestion could last into the fall as retailers face stockouts on essential goods, says ocean carrier Matson.
Two truck drivers were turned over to North Dakota authorities after CBP officers discovered $4.5 million of marijuana during an inspection of a truck at the U.S.-Canada border crossing in Pembina.
Robinson highlighted improving productivity metrics.
TFI International reports a 17% increase in operating income during the first quarter as the Canadian trucking and logistics firm gets a strong start to 2021.
The Coast Guard answers the call to help a Pacific island nation devastated by Typhoon Surigae in mid-April.
Crazy lumber prices, where’s the Tesla Semi, Daimler’s new electric charging island, how SONAR can help to reduce your carbon footprint, brokers go bankrupt, more
PACCAR puts up strong Q1 numbers, including record parts sales that suggest the new truck backlog is boosting aftermarket sales.
India is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. The U.S. is sending supplies to help overwhelmed hospitals and speed up vaccine manufacturing.
On this episode of Great Quarter, Guys, Andrew Cox and Seth Holm discuss whether a wave of shipments is on its way to the U.S. or if the parcel system can handle the load.
The move comes as the company reports terrific first-quarter results and its shares soar.
On this episode of Midday Market Update, Kaylee Nix and Michael Vincent look at how one company is tracking the environmental stresses of reverse logistics and explore the latest updates to the autonomous vehicle market.
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow announced it is taking delivery of the next wave of equipment, which has been facilitated by the CARES Act loan it received in 2020.
As TriumphPay gets set to bring in HubTran, a business with lots of companies may become one with far fewer firms.
CN outlined some scenarios in which a merged railway can compete with long-haul trucking.
On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix explores warehousing options for small and midsize businesses and the changing landscape of inventory storage.
On this episode of Transmission, Sebastian Blanco and Grace Sharkey look at how the auto industry has adapted during the digital transition of the COVID-19 pandemic.
GDC Technics has laid off 223 workers and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing a Boeing contract.
Driver surveys examining turnover rates have consistently shown that drivers value three things: pay, time and respect.
In a business model in which each company keeps its information to itself, data becomes siloed and consumers ultimately pay the price.
DoorDash has faced criticism over its pricing as communities rallied in support of local restaurants. The company is now rolling out new pricing plans to address these concerns.
“The Wingcopter 198 is a game-changer for drone-based deliveries, ready to create logistical highways in the sky.”
Autonomous software from Plus applied to the Cummins Westport natural gas engine could pair self-driving with negative net-zero carbon footprint.
DSV Panalpina announced Tuesday it plans to acquire the logistics arm of Agility Public Warehousing for $4.1 billion. The deal is expected to turn the transportation and logistics company into a top 3 forwarder globally.
“There’s no reason the yard of the future shouldn’t operate with the click of a button and the power of the sun,” says Outrider CEO Andrew Smith.
Just months after launching its Key In-Garage Grocery Delivery, Amazon is expanding the service to more than 5,000 U.S. cities and towns.
FlavorCloud has secured $6.3 million in funding to help expand its global presence as it works to build a seamless global e-commerce logistics network.
A portal to provide agricultural shippers with visibility for their covered hopper cars will help them conform to food safety transportation standards and prevent cross-contact with food allergens.
Storms the rest of the week could occasionally stop truckers in their tracks across many states.
Revenue jumps by double digits across the board; pension gains account for about half of EPS increase.
In today’s edition, we highlight a bankruptcy in Indiana, the latest pay increase for drivers, work zone crashes and more.
First-quarter earnings reports from truckload carriers highlight a booming freight market. A strong consumer, tight truck capacity and elevated rates appear the likely dynamics for the remainder of the year.
Tesla is focusing on making more cars, securing battery cells and finishing gigafactories in Texas and Germany. The Semi is again in the background.
Trans-Pacific container crunch is about to become even more severe, warns Flexport, with May sailings now effectively sold out.
Covenant’s overall OR improved by 620 bps from the first quarter of 2020, a significant gain.
A California freight forwarder filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy last week, collectively owing transportation and logistics companies more than $884,000.
On this episode of Put That Coffee Down, Kevin Hill and guest co-host Richie Daigle discuss the lead generation and prospecting world with Andy Hedrick, founder and CEO of Trucking Tower.
Canadian railway CN reported net profit of CA$974 million in the first quarter of 2021, a 3.7% decline from the first quarter of 2020.
It was the first time in more than two years that the price was unchanged week to week.
Woven Planet, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., has agreed to acquire the self-driving vehicle business Level 5 from Lyft.
“Both Hapag-Lloyd and USMX were well aware that the work in question would have been handled by ILA members” if the vessel had gone to another port, the International Longshoremen’s Association lawsuit asserts.
In the past year, digital financial technology quickly went from “nice to have” to an integral element of how business is conducted.
GDC Technics is permanently closing its San Antonio plant where most of the work on the Air Force One planes were done.
On the show we’re talking about reinvigorating the great American road trip with Stuckey’s CEO Stephanie Stuckey
Dooner catches up with his dad, former Roanoke Trade VP Jerry Dooner to talk Suez, general average, and more.
Roehl Transport announced its second driver pay increase of the year.
Several trucking and logistics companies are collectively owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after an Indiana brokerage ceased operations and filed Chapter 7.
The growing backlog of new truck orders has supercharged pricing for newer used models at auctions, with retail traffic also high.
The best-in-class retailers are aggressively pursuing logistical control over their products while trying to avoid patchwork responses to final-mile delivery.
Regulators point to fatalities in promoting Work Zone Awareness Week.
As more shoppers turn to e-commerce, cybercriminals are taking advantage of lax security measures to target online fraud.
The Canadian railway CN and Kansas City Southern have agreed to talk about CN’s acquisition bid. Canadian Pacific, which has a competing offer, acknowledges the meeting. CN also submits letters of support from stakeholders to regulators.
Some importers are rethinking how to move their products due to the Ever Given’s “very sorry situation.”
OmniTRAX is working with the River Ridge Development Authority of southern Indiana to develop real estate, while a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary broadens its rail service agreement to include service to the Mason Mega Rail Terminal at the Port of Savannah.
Port of Montreal longshoremen began an unlimited strike on Monday morning, but the Canadian government is set to step in with back-to-work legislation to avert more disruption to the supply chain.
China is the second-largest international trading partner for the three largest land border crossings in the Lone Star State.
Congress is considering several options to keep the Highway Trust Fund afloat.
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Why does innovation stop at the Mexico border?; Arkansas trucking operation expands into Texas; Samsara releases fuel efficiency report; and VW begins exporting Taos from Mexico.
Containers have been in short supply, exacerbated by gross trade imbalances between the U.S. and China. The surging flow of empties moving back to the West Coast implies the ships won’t be slowing anytime soon.
“Every three hours in the United States, a person or vehicle is hit by a train,” said Operation Lifesaver director in an interview with FreightWaves.
On this episode of The Stockout, Mike Baudendistel explains why it is not as simple as one may think to utilize intermodal transportation to reduce truckload emissions.
Buyers and suppliers have turned to supply chain finance to manage liquidity needs for decades. However, supplier finance programs have seen increased scrutiny from regulatory bodies, which seek greater disclosure.
In today’s edition, we highlight a Biden administration thumbs-up to trucking’s role in electric vehicle expansion, an upcoming general strike at the Port of Montreal and more.
The Surface Transportation Board has determined that a waiver that exempted Kansas City Southern from post-2001 merger rules governing rail mergers applies in the proposed merger between KCS and Canadian Pacific.
On this episode of Point of Sale, Andrew Cox looks at the steps one leading beauty brand is taking to mitigate environmental impacts.
AirBaltic will become a cargo terminal operator at the airport in Latvia’s capital.
On this 300th episode of WTT we’re talking to a truckerprenuer making safety gear for her, and more
Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, chair of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, is concerned that efforts by rival Canadian railways to acquire Kansas City Southern could usher in more consolidations in the freight rail sector.
On this episode of Medically Necessary, Matt Blois explores a partnership between one of the biggest drugmakers in the country and a freight visibility platform.
Steve Ferreira uses this episode of Navigate B2B to explain why building a successful company starts with growing good roots.
