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Life cycle management and recycling expert Lauren Roman dives into what it takes to responsibly recycle electric vehicle batteries.

There are many variables converging that will keep upward pressure on spot rates and tender rejections for the coming weeks. Carriers will be able to squeeze extra cents per mile over the next couple of weeks. Assets will come back online sooner rather than later, but volumes are beginning to pick up both seasonally and due to a whipsaw effect from the storm.

TMSforce executives Tim Sensenig and Rick Gonzalez explain the differences between a 3PL and a 4PL.

In the oil patch, a significant share of logistics activity is highly repetitive. Blockchain can automate the payment processes.

Companies like DoorDash and Uber Eats exploded during the pandemic as Americans ordered out for meals, but they face a more difficult path forward as COVID vaccines could reopen in-person dining.

Competitive rates will convince a carrier to pick up a load, but the right combination of relationship and convenience will keep them coming back to the same broker over and over.

Truck Talk, is a weekly newsletter where FreightWaves adds context, commentary and color to industry news and trends.

Allyn International experts discuss how a 4PL control tower acts as the nervous system in a global supply chain.

Tesla has shut down production of its California assembly plant for two weeks due to a variety of supply chain problems. Should there be concerns over the true demand for Tesla vehicles?

Worldwide Oilfield Machine’s co-founder unveils her strategy for a healthy company, no matter if the times are good or bad.

FreightWaves is bringing back its in-person events this year with the F3: Future of Freight Festival in November, celebrating all things freight in a communitywide celebration throughout the city of Chattanooga.

Hope White, founder and CEO at H.D. White Logistics, dives into personal challenges with getting promoted as a Black female and what it takes to start your own company.

Penn State professor Justin Goldston explains how technology such as blockchain can be used to create an ethical international supply chain.

Coming out of the University of Cambridge, the team has extensive research published in academic journals to back up their claims.

The oil and gas upstream industry went through a wild ride in 2020 that continues in 2021. A leading analyst of its fortunes joins GSCW to talk about it.

Experts weigh in on how the pandemic has affected trucking companies that work the Texas oil patch.

There is no definitive end for this freight bull market in sight. Consumers continue to spend on goods, driving freight and diminishing already depleted inventories. Even if consumer spending diverged from its current trajectory (which I see as unlikely, especially given the additional stimulus, accelerating vaccine rollout and strong consumer balance sheet), the mass inventory restocking ahead will be sufficient to keep freight flowing from a consumer perspective.

United Airlines took down its Boeing 777-200s with the type of engine that disintegrated on takeoff from Denver last weekend. Now the impact is becoming more clear for cargo customers.

An Illinois firm, Lions Logistics 1, which specialized in perishable foods and other time-sensitive loads, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, reporting a 96% drop in revenue in 2020.

Another snowstorm will slow down freight flows in the Northwest heading into the weekend (with forecast video).

In today’s edition, we highlight congestion hot spots in the trucking industry, a first-of-its-kind store, and the keynote speaker at FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week.

The dog days of summer may have a different meaning this year. Large numbers of explosives-sniffing dogs will be crawling over airport warehouses by July 1 to help meet a requirement for screening shipments riding on dedicated cargo planes.

The owner of two defunct California trucking companies, Royal Flush 89 Transport and Cuevas Transport, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Wednesday.

Nikola reports a lower-than-expected loss in Q4 as it drops its Powersports division to focus on Class 8 electric trucks and hydrogen fueling stations. Federal probes ongoing.

The truckstop operator, in the midst of a makeover, saw its diesel sales far exceed any recent quarter.

Delaying second doses would change the distribution pattern for vaccines and reshape the supply chain. Also, vaccine manufacturers say supply is about to dramatically increase.

In its first earnings statement as a public company, DoorDash posted record revenue and order volumes, but cautioned on 2021.

Revolution Acceleration Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, combines with Berkshire Grey to tap into the red-hot industrial robotics market.

On this special episode of Put That Coffee Down for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week, Kevin Hill talks to the economic director of Laredo, Texas, about selling your city to potential companies.

Mark Vickers of Reliance Partners warns transportation providers of Mexico’s eye-opening insurance regulations, which he compares to the “Wild West.”

Nikola’s Arizona electric truck plant is going up in phases to allow for fast movement and capital control, said Mark Duchesne, global head of manufacturing at Nikola.

Earlier debt concerns raised by ratings agencies should be eased by the 3PL paying back all the revolving funds pulled down at the start of the pandemic.

Gentherm’s Jaymi Wilson discusses how the traditional supply chain will be disrupted by a new way of thinking with electric and autonomous vehicles.

Can bitcoin be used as a recruiting tool for freight companies? Plus, meme stocks, Robinhood drama, Doge and more

John Godfrey, executive supply chain consultant at Pirelli, discusses challenges the company has faced with different shipping modes and difficulties finding the capacity to meet increased demand.

With recent financing from major fleets, TuSimple eschewed the blank check company frenzy to chart its own course to public trading.

The founder of autonomous driving company Locomation talks about the future of that technology and the challenges it needs to overcome to make significant progress in reaching its promise.

Volatile rates per hour and supply demands impacted gig economy drivers in 2020, but a brighter outlook is ahead.

Several significant steps on the road to electric vehicles have occured just in the past few months.

The supply chain for electric vehicles has major pinch points in battery components and charging infrastructure.

From brick-and-mortar locations to online ordering Richard Simons oversees a vast empire with a goal of 12-hour delivery.

Berkshire Grey, which provides AI-enabled integrated robotic solutions for the supply chain, will get $413 million in cash.

MOBI CEO Chris Ballinger highlights the vast potential to be derived from vehicle information on distributed ledgers under shared standards.

Third-party sellers using the BigCommerce e-commerce platform can now integrate with Walmart.com, opening up new online avenues to sell their products.

Rak-Joon Choi, a vice president with American Tire Distributors, explains how blockchain technology can bring more efficiency and transparency to tire distribution and the larger supply chain during a Global Supply Chain Week fireside chat.

TruckLabs founder and CEO Daniel Burrows joins Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, to discuss fuel efficiency for trucks and post-COVID changes in the automotive supply chain.

The extreme cold and heavy snow dampened U.S. rail volumes last week.

Romeo Power CEO Lionel Selwood saw the component shortages coming for commercial vehicle batteries. Romeo hedged by buying on the open market.

It appears Google and J.B. Hunt envision that their joint effort will become an innovation platform to support the J.B. Hunt 360 marketplace.

Hyzon Motors CEO Craig Knight says China has a five-year lead in zero-emission fuel cells for commercial vehicles.

Lower battery prices and extraordinary technological innovation will change the driving relationship forever, Ken Washington says during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week.

Agent-based MODE will add a growthy in-house operation.

Localized flooding and roadblocks possible through early next week from Texas to Tennessee (with forecast video).

Trucking fleets that conduct only yearly reviews of driver records may miss signs of risky driver behavior that ultimately could put lives in jeopardy.

In today’s edition, we highlight the next-generation vehicle builder for the Postal Service and a unique trucking proposal from a consumer goods group.

It’s not just small and midsized importers that face massive contract rate hikes. Even the biggest shippers will feel the pain.

Postal Service chief defends his strategy to shift mail from planes to trucks despite the resulting longer delivery times.

The store’s opening is part of DHL unit’s focus on contactless transactions, social distancing, it says.

Greg Tuthill, chief commercial officer of SeaCube Containers, sizes up the market for refrigerated shipping containers during a fireside chat at FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week.

Borrowing pegged to inflated stock price may become a problem for Workhorse Group in the aftermath of missing out on the U.S. Postal Service contract.

George Washington Bridge approach in New Jersey tops the American Transportation Research Institute’s trucking bottleneck list for the third year in a row.

Although market conditions are improving for Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN), the railcar lessor and rail equipment manufacturer anticipates persistent headwinds through the first half of 2021 as prospective customers take […]

FourKites’ Glenn Koepke discusses how and why collaboration among retailers, transportation providers and brokers enhances supply chain visibility.

Dooner and The Dude are live with another special session of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? for FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week. In this episode, they talk to retail leaders about the importance of well-functioning supply chains to keep up with the speed of consumer packaged goods.

Naeem Zafar, co-founder and CEO of TeleSense, discusses ways to leverage data so the agriculture supply chain can make every grain harvest count.

Best Buy is shrinking its retail footprint in several locations as it moves to using stores for e-commerce order fulfillment operations.

Redwood’s Eric Rempel and Mike Reed shed light on the digital freight platforms and tools that will transform how shippers plan and execute their routing guide strategy in 2021.

Gary Berger and Patrick Jones speak with Fab Brasca regarding the hurdles and essential elements of successful digital transformations.

Ernie Manansala Jr., chief marketing officer at BRÈINFÚEL, talks about the obstacles facing startup CPG brands and the need for flexible warehousing space with Grant Langston, CEO of Warehouse Exchange.

Matt Waller, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, and Kathy Wengel, executive vice president and chief global supply chain officer for Johnson & Johnson, discuss key trends that have emerged in the global supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic as suppliers, manufacturers and distributors collaborated to ensure critical supplies were deployed all over the world.

On this episode of stackd, hostAdam Robinsondetails how one freight company is using shared truckload technology to map out the future for sustainable freight.

Zeta Smith, CEO of the seniors division in North America at Sodexo, explores some of the challenges leaders face during the pandemic and how COVID-19 has impacted senior communities.

A court case that could have implications for trucking has been decided in the Ninth Circuit. In it, the court ruled that employers could pay employees per diem in their regular pay.

A bad returns experience can turn off nearly three-quarters of consumers on a brand, so developing solutions to simplify this process are vital.

A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday vacated the Federal Railroad Administration’s May 2019 order on train crew size, saying the agency didn’t conduct an adequate public review prior to the order.

Hyliion will initially buy Peterbilt trucks to equip its Hypertruck ERX and sees fuel cells as an eventual option in to natural gas-powered generators.

The software platform could help restore “lifetime value” to the 9.5 million tons of furniture that end up in landfills each year.

Biden’s executive order seeks short-term and long-term review of critical supply chains.

John Hoffman, senior research fellow, Food Protection & Defense Institute, discusses ways to successfully navigate the complex food and agriculture supply chain.

Canadian health care logistics provider Andlauer will acquire most of pharmaceutical trucking firm Skelton Truck Lines for over $90 million – a valuation driven up by the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

The Rochelle Park, New Jersey-based company posted revenue of $63.8 million during the fourth quarter, an 8% decline from the same period last year.

Together for Safer Roads President David Braunstein discusses the potential Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan holds for safer freight movement.

Fuel card provider WEX Inc. continues to see gradual sequential improvement but at a pace below analysts’ expectations. The company’s fourth-quarter result was slightly below expectations and its first-quarter revenue guidance disappoints. Shares are off 4% in early trading.

Jonathan Kingsman wrote a book that uses as its jumping-off point the view of the market first published in 1979 in the classic book “The Merchants of Grain.” He talks about how much agricultural markets have shifted since then.

AgTC’s Peter Freidmann highlights the hurdles U.S. food exporters confront as they vie for containers to transport their goods.

A well-developed team that executes consistently and works well together creates leverage in a business like nothing else can.

COVID altered the way CPG retailers and manufacturers interacted with, and delivered products to, consumers, and it is unlikely to ever return to the old ways.

Controlant helped Iceland reduce its pharmaceutical waste to 0.5% after the H1N1 pandemic.

John Tyson, fourth-generation Tyson family member and chief sustainability officer at Tyson Foods, discusses sustainability strategies in protein systems and food supply chains.

Kuehne + Nagel will become the top global air and ocean freight management company when it completes its purchase of Hong Kong’s Apex Logistics International.

Truckers and trains will have to battle challenging winds returning to some western states (with forecast video).

The connection of these two platforms will empower Redwood customers with the ability to quote and book shipments in seconds, with reliable capacity.

In today’s edition, we highlight a big announcement by Daimler, significant money raised by an insurtech startup and another encouraging sign for the future.

A legal battle is brewing in Texas over an insurance payout to the mother of one of the victims killed in a fatal truck crash involving the truck driver for Josiah’s Trucking of Edinburg, Texas.

Kuehne + Nagel is on a mission to get bigger in Asia. Two deals this week in China are helping to make that possible.

Workhorse Group shares tanked after the U.S. Postal Service awarded a 10-year contract to Oshkosh Truck Corp. to modernize the aging mail delivery fleet.

Dogs in logistics, plus market crunches shippers, a look at Global Supply Chain Week, moving a house with a semi and more

“There’s tremendous opportunity for Florida-bound cargo,” says JAXPORT CEO Eric Green during his State of the Port address Tuesday.

The COO of ZUUM Transportation explained this expansion was a part of a continued effort to bring competitors and partners together to solve industry pain points.

Payment services provider Square posted 101% net revenue growth in 2020 over 2019 and 45% growth in net profit as it benefited from large growth in its Cash App division.