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Port Houston will be the first U.S. port of call in THE Alliance’s new direct Asia service. The trans-Pacific EC6 service will begin in Kaohsiung, China, and reach the U.S. […]

Indianapolis-based third-party logistics provider FitzMark announces the completion of a majority recapitalization. The transaction allows the brokerage consolidator to further pursue organic growth plans and acquisitions.

Dave Osiecki gives his views on what happened this past year and what might be occuring in 2021.

New Class 8 truck orders are increasing and this trend is likely to continue through 2021.

More than $32 million worth of fake Viagra pills, knockoff Air Jordans and other counterfeit products were found in shipments arriving from China, authorities said.

Disruptions in one corner of the world can impact operations at home. With the turbulence of 2020 hopefully behind us, Global Supply Chain Week will examine where the dust has settled and share lessons on reacting to the enormous disruptions of the previous year.

Coronavirus vaccines require extreme levels of protection from organized crime organizations, nation states and others looking to steal shipments or valuable data. The U.S. government is stepping in with extra help for industry, including escorts by U.S. marshals.

A quarterly year-over-year drop of 25% needs to be on the books for access to money.

In the latest blow to already beleaguered Nikola Corp., Republic Services canceled an order for 2,500 battery-electric refuse trucks. It further calls into question how Nikola will generate revenue.

The company is not commenting yet on signs the ransomware attack may be over.

With vaccines in tow, the transportation industry will deliver a lot of much-needed holiday cheer over the next few weeks.

The Coast Guard recently began its Northeast icebreaking season, keeping supply chains flowing in winter.

Roehl Transport joins the list of truckload carriers increasing driver pay to keep trucks rolling during a high-demand environment.

The coronavirus relief bill that passed Congress includes language that would make permanent a tax credit encouraging short line railroads to invest in capital projects.

Dangerous winds through Christmas Day will increase risk of rollovers and whiteout conditions in some regions.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, cyberattacks on Forward Air and Central Freight Lines are causing supply chain issues. Plus, FedEx and UPS receive kudos for their performance transporting the COVID vaccines.

Brett Pope, director of electric vehicles for Volvo Trucks North America, suggests waiving the 103-year-old federal excise tax to help make the Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 regional hauler it will begin selling in 2021 more affordable.

A former billing and payroll clerk for South Dakota-based Blachowske Truck Line was sentenced on Monday to three years in federal prison and ordered to repay nearly $580,000.

Initial reports reveal seven tank cars derailed in Washington state and two were on fire, said.

UPS cuts parcel-induction levies much deeper than FedEx, starting mid-January.

German newspaper Handelsblatt says Daimler AG may spin off Daimler Trucks in 2021 to spare it the drag of Mercedes-Benz’s financial struggles.

Chances slim for 2021 shipping equity offerings, but a container-liner IPO prospect remains on the table.

Agents find more than 1,800 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of tomatoes and in gas tanks.

J.B. Hunt is providing funding to the Walton College of Business to increase awareness for sustainability and inclusivity in supply chains. “The amount of research and collaboration that can go on with this gift is immeasurable,” Matt Waller, dean of Walton College, said.

Andrew Cox and Seth Holm talk mergers across the market and how they’ll impact the next year.

California officials want to reduce wait times for trucks at the Otay Mesa crossing to a 20-minute average at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Railroads assert work time flexibility is needed to respond to emergency situations on their tracks.

CSCMP will host next year’s global event in Atlanta in mid-September.

Xwing, not X-Men. When you need to pay the bills, you do what Xwing did: Skip the fancy technology and put a pilot in the plane to ferry COVID vaccines to needy areas.

A Water Resources Development Act bill passed by Congress allows millions to be spent on harbor maintenance.

Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent dive into technological advances and the timeline for deploying AV technology.

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division is considering action against Union Pacific over quarantine pay and “common sense” COVID-19 safeguards.

Amazon to build three facilities, create 1,500 jobs in San Antonio

Forward Air is the victim of a ransomware attack. Freight is still moving through its network, but it’s become a paper-and-phone process to locate and tender freight and deal with back-office documentation.

Xos Trucks announces a partnership with DLL to provide financing of electric trucks.

After months of anticipation, COVID vaccines are finally rolling out across the country. However, both GM and Ford have decided against a mandatory vaccination policy.

Daimler Trucks North America CEO Roger Nielsen flatly stated in 2019 that “The Future is Electric.” In 2020, the company backed the pledge with multiple actions.

Capstone Headwaters releases December update on logistics technology deals.

Florida stretch of highway is the one truckers should use very cautiously. It’s the deadliest in the nation.

For truckers dreaming of a white Christmas, they will get their wish in the Northeast. But it will be risky for those on the roads.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, project44 has secured $100 million in funding; plus, Amazon was forced to close a warehouse days before Christmas because of rising COVID cases and McKesson has started shipping Moderna’s vaccine.

The flow of vaccines to the American public is slowly picking up pace in week two. A lot of coordination among manufacturers, logistics companies, carriers and the government is required.

Less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines confirmed it fell victim to a cyberattack, which knocked out its operating systems and call center.

Forward Air Corp. says it was targeted by a ransomware attack and warns of a potential deferral or loss in revenue as it recovers.

Drayage provider ContainerPort Group announces intermodal terminal operator FSI Inc. will start operating under the CPG banner at the beginning of the year.

Unable to continue its tradition of providing hot meals to the truck drivers who deliver wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America, TCA and Pilot Flying J have come up with another way to honor this year’s 75 drivers.

Container imports far exceed sales, raising concerns that 2020’s transport binge could lead to a big headache in 2021.

“Sharing this information is highly beneficial for the supply chain, especially as we cope with both seasonal and unanticipated peaks and valleys in cargo volume,” says Executive Director Mario Cordero.

1971: Security at Miami International Airport will be increased with a move aimed at protecting precious cargo as well as travelers.

Arizona joins New York and Maryland as states that have recently converted to all cashless tolling.

The Agriculture Transportation Coalition is grateful to the Federal Maritime Commission for its support of American shippers.

Many companies have had poor experiences shipping fragile goods in the past. The right partner could make all the difference.

The National Transportation Safety Board said the freight rail industry needs to reconsider where it places buffer cars on high-hazard flammable trains in order to reduce potential accident severity.

Small and midsize companies – brokers and carriers alike – often wait to adopt new technologies. They are being eclipsed by both larger companies and their less risk-averse peers.

No amount of technology can take the place of a warm, inviting work atmosphere.

Project44 has completed $100 million Series D financing.

AIT Worldwide Logistics is expanding its international footprint with the purchase of a German freight forwarder.

Paul Brady succeeds company founder Mitch Weseley.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services captures a top spot in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 for the third consecutive year.

While some companies struggled through the pandemic, supply chain visibility provider FourKites found renewed interest in its products, helping it land at No. 6 on FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 list.

B2B orders can be fulfilled on one site rather than switching to a logistics provider’s platform, Freightos says.

Snowy weather is coming to several states Christmas week. Drivers will have to chain up in places from the Northwest to Northeast.

Using artificial intelligence to cull insights from freight transportation’s massive amounts of data can not only encourage safe environments, It also has the potential to improve productivity and efficiency, as well as provide supply chain visibility that benefits all stakeholders, says a tech executive.

Coca-Cola slashes jobs in an effort to restructure.

Amazon had to close a facility in New Jersey when the COVID infection rate increased.

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Tesla’s year includes becoming the most valuable auto company in the world, announcing a new car factory and inclusion in the S&P 500.

Team McKesson is implementing Phase 2 of Operation Warp Speed on Sunday, delivering the first Moderna COVID vaccines across the nation.

Deals with Daimler Trucks, Samsung and McLeod help fleets manage myriad solutions to make life easier for drivers.

Railway supply workers support critical infrastructure, the trade group says.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Three new intermodal hubs signed for the Texas Gulf Coast; jury awards $500,000 for damage from truck accident; NTG promotes Drew Herpich to chief commercial officer; and Volkswagen links U.S.-Mexico factories through cloud services.

The Defense Logistics Agency is the military’s in-house logistics management provider. It has its ducks in a row to receive new coronavirus vaccines.

Transportation providers may spend January unclogging supply chains as warehouse capacity has become a precious commodity thanks to the continued influx of imports.

Pilots and air traffic controllers can take both new coronavirus vaccines under new guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration.

project44 ranks second after Amazon among industry disruptors on FreightTech 25 list.

McKesson is the middleman between Moderna and FedEx and UPS. Distribution is already in motion to deliver the nation’s second vaccine this week.

Convoy continued to introduce new innovations in 2020, helping it rank third in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25 ranking of innovative companies in freight.

Nonprofit charity Truckers Final Mile that helps bring deceased drivers home to their families is facing a bleak future without donations.

A goal for 2021 is for SEDNA Systems to go beyond the automatic organization and routing of email by extracting the valuable business and operational information that is encoded and trapped within the email communications flowing in and out of the companies that are SEDNA’s customers.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, transportation analysts say the good times will likely continue for the sector throughout 2021. Plus, Central Freight Lines is being sued for nonpayment of invoices, and International Roadcheck compliance numbers improve in 2020.

In slightly modified statement from earlier, company says law enforcement has been contacted about cyber incident

Consumer resilience wavering.

The airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines moved a big load of Chinese-made vaccine to Brazil on a passenger flight.

EVO Transportation, which hauls for the U.S. Postal Service, is permanently closing its terminal in Austin, Texas.

Latest data from NHTSA shows truck occupant injuries increased by 7,000 in 2019.

XPO Logistics is working behind the scenes to get Pfizer’s COVID vaccine to waiting arms.

Orders for new trailers dipped in November but the total bookings in the last three months are still the second highest in industry history.

FedEx shares get hammered despite record performance at Express and LTL units. The focus is on lagging margins at FedEx Ground.

Cybersecurity skills are among the gaps identified in GAO review of DOT’s workforce.

Amazon handles two-thirds of its deliveries in-house as of late 2020 — a rapid departure from the mostly outsourced model the company relied on just a few years ago.

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Weather-themed movies can be a great way for truckers to pass the time when they aren’t behind the wheel.

Over the past week, several economic indicators began flashing yellow signs just one week after the freight market did so. Volumes are retreating. drivers are exiting the highway for home, and rates have likely peaked.

FedEx looks to prosper in 2021 FedEx has become a pivotal player in the distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, rolling out delivery of the Pfizer vaccine this past week and […]

HighCom Armor said the value of products to be exported to Mexico City over the next 10 years could be up to $50 million.

Seeking out capacity the old way—countless phone calls, spreadsheets, undocumented tribal knowledge, physical maps and word of mouth while scouring multiple carrier portals and load boards with stale or unverified data⎯ is chronically inefficient.

Digital freight brokerage Mothership Technologies is suing less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines of Waco, Texas, for nearly $508,000 in unpaid invoices, citing breach of contract.

The Eastern U.S. railroad attributed its decision to furlough employees to changing market conditions.

On today’s FreightWaves NOW, Zach Strickland discuses capacity returning to Southern California in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet then Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox talk about economic indicators giving […]

Rapid platform developer Vantiq has partnered with Infosys to launch an accelerator to speed development of supply chain digitization solutions.