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Reefer capacity is extremely tight across the country and especially out of port markets.

Average rate for team drivers up by 9 cents per mile, company says

“This is one of the most difficult seasons we’ve been facing trying to move our cargo out of the United States,” says a California almond producer.

On today’s FreightWaves NOW, Zach Strickland discusses reefer demand falling in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet.

Hub Group’s acquisition ambitions land in the final-mile sector in a $94.5 million deal for non-asset provider NonstopDelivery.

Beyond the EU, the U.K. will have to busy itself establishing bilateral air service agreements with other countries as well.

Logistics real estate operator Prologis highlights ways automated warehouse solutions can help offset part of the growing need for logistics space.

A cross-industry working group for freight rail cautions workers following three recent fatalities related to switching.

With the bulk of the driver workforce approaching retirement age in the next decade, it is more important than ever to figure out how to attract younger drivers.

“We’ve had to add on logistics support staff for appointments, to take pictures of the long lines.”

Forager and project44 aim to create a new standard of cross-border transparency for U.S.-Mexico freight.

Former Celadon truck drivers and employees are still bitter one year after the trucking conglomerate filed Chapter 11 and abruptly shuttered operations on Dec. 9, 2019.

“We’re able to reach virtually 100% of our customers in Florida overnight from Jacksonville, which was a real selling point for us,” says aftermarket auto parts retailer.

Heavy snowfall and gusty winds could hit a few busy freight markets.

Antonov Airlines is bringing back its mammoth An-225 freighter, the only one of its kind in the world, to help alleviate a shortage of aircraft following the grounding of eight An-124 jumbo jets for safety reasons.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, ArcBest is the latest LTL carrier to report a strong start to Q4. Plus, 2020 supply chain trends are likely to continue into 2021, and Trevor Milton has begun to sell shares in Nikola Corp.

Speed, safety and reliability are taken into account when choosing truck routes.

Trans-Pacific spot index rates haven’t budged from the same peak band for the past 10 weeks. How is this possible in a competitive free market?

Uber sells self-driving, how Boston gets its Christmas tree, ONE overboard, and more

SmartHop, an early-stage startup offering a dispatch solution for small carriers, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Redwood Logistics, a third-party logistics company. The companies will integrate Redwood’s API with […]

GreyOrange’s Ranger autonomous robots work with employees in an e-fulfillment center in the Netherlands.

Motiv Power is adding to its order book for medium-duty electrified chassis and generating revenue. Special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) interest is growing.

Meanwhile, a suit against Amazon suggests federal or state agencies, not the courts, may be where disputes are settled.

Shares hit record close as UBS markedly boosts EPS for fiscal 2021 second quarter and raises 12-month price target to $380 from $320.

Michael Vincent and Zach Strickland help you understand risk mitigation through market ebbs and flows Headlines Nikola founder Trevor Milton sold about 3 million of his company shares following the […]

Trailers being used as storage at Amazon facility adding to the problem, according to OIG.

Alpenglow Rail is seeking customers for its new Port Arthur railcar storage, switching and transloading logistics park.

Express carriers like DHL are getting slammed with e-commerce shipments as the holidays approach, and transportation contractors like Cargojet are throwing resources into the response.

Find out which companies are hitting the public market this week and why that matters Andrew Cox and Seth Holm are talking about lots of companies coming to the public […]

Joseph Brown on helping fellow trucker: “He was standing there wet. I offered to have him come and sit in my truck.”

Trade group representing drayage drivers calls the move “huge”

The state of customers’ freight remains unknown as inspection of the 14,052-TEU vessel begins.

CEO Jim Newsome calls Walmart’s $220 million investment a signal that SCPA is “prepared to be a force in retail distribution.”

Uber (NYSE: UBER) is handing over its troubled self-driving vehicle unit to Amazon-backed Aurora as the tech giant continues to unload unprofitable business divisions and the industry moves away from […]

New Transflo President Michael Southworth believes the transportation industry is ripe for further technological innovation, especially around automation and collaborative platforms

DHL will be the first to deliver COVID-19 vaccines in Germany. Integrated logistics companies like DHL, FedEx and UPS have an advantage with their closed networks and sophisticated delivery methods for keeping vaccines at the correct temperature.

Volvo said Monday it has discontinued the sale of Class 8 trucks in Mexico, citing disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

ArcBest sees asset-based revenue continue positive streak in November. This is the fourth LTL carrier to report improving trends in the quarter.

2020’s supply chain changes because of COVID will likely stick around in 2021, and could become permanent fixtures of the modern supply chain, XPO’s Drew Wilkerson said.

On today’s FreightWaves NOW, Zach Strickland discusses freight volumes continuing to be high in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Micheal Vincent talks about what areas have volatility in […]

2020 had promised to be an interesting year for the shipping industry. However, it has posed unprecedented challenges. This white paper from S&P Global Platts looks at those challenges and provides solutions.

Electric vehicle startup Xos Trucks has inked a deal with Dickinson Fleet Services involving the purchase of five medium-duty, zero-emission, fully electric service trucks. Under the order, the electric truck […]

General Motors is not playing games when it comes to EV expansions. GM’s next move? Offering buyouts for Cadillac dealers who don’t want to invest in the necessary EV upgrades.

Important railroad customers are not satisfied with a business-as-usual case.

Airbus is partnering with ElringKlinger to create a zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft by 2035. Airbus released three ZEROe aircraft concepts.

For second consecutive day, truckers will face rollover risk in Southern California.

E-documentation initiative establishes data and process standards for bill of lading preparation and issuance.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, truckers hauling produce are collecting rates never-before-seen in December. Plus, construction continues on Nikola’s electric truck assembly plant and warehouse space remains red-hot.

Renewable natural gas (RNG) is having a moment, and California, naturally, is at the epicenter. In 2020, a company that sells renewable natural gas to California medium- and heavy-duty trucking […]

In a federal filing, Nikola founder Trevor Milton reports selling about 3.2 million of his 91.6 million shares in the electric truck startup.

If there were a virus bloom in a given area, states could quickly decide to move vaccine from one ZIP code to another.

Mexican authorities found an abandoned tractor-trailer near the U.S.-Mexico border with $62 million in drugs hidden between sacks of plaster mix.

YRC Worldwide reports 3% year-over-year increase in November revenue, following a modest decline in October. The company’s overall trends are still lagging those of some competitors.

Most recent gain is 2.4 cents a gallon

Increase in reverse logistics demand spawned by the continued growth of e-commerce activity.

Conditions ranging from steep grades to lack of guard rails make these roads the bane of many truck drivers.

New data shows cargo continued to rebound in October thanks to strong North American market and economic fundamentals. By next year, the air cargo market will be back to 2019 levels, while the passenger sector struggles to survive.

Dooner and The Dude discuss why preventing counterfeit COVID vaccines will be a challenge.

China is again the top trading partner of the United States, with trade totaling $59.6 billion for October.

2006: Schneider National CEO called for a return to a national speed limit, saying it was the most important thing that the federal government can do to improve highway safety.

The inside-out design of Canoo electric delivery vehicle means it could have many appearances as public trading for the $600 million SPAC-sponsored startup nears.

Sixty-four missing containers carried liquid ethanol, batteries and fireworks.

A recently formed venture between Stockbridge Capital and a Korean pension fund will acquire 23 logistics properties valued at $2 billion.

On today’s FreightWaves NOW, Michael Vincent discusses the impact of the holiday season on the freight market in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Anthony Smith talks about manufacturing […]

Two companies are bringing in partners with yard space that might not already be available or marketed to truck drivers.

Gusts up to 70 mph will increase the risk of rollovers in some areas.

The GEODIS Women’s Network “is also intended to improve the reputation of the logistics and transport industry, a field traditionally dominated by men.”

Arizona officials rooting for Nikola Corp. to make good on its plans for a $600 million electric truck assembly plant and hundreds of new jobs say construction is progressing.

A coronavirus outbreak in Frito-Lay’s Vancouver manufacturing and distribution facility causes a temporary shutdown of the facility.

Container shipping stocks are back to pre-COVID levels whereas many tanker and bulker stocks are down by double-digits year-to-date.

Miss one of our shows this week? Get caught up here!  You can conveniently find every FreightWaves podcast in one feed via the free FreightCasts channel on freightwaves.com/podcasts, iTunes, Spotify […]

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Officials want to create a new free-trade zone along the US-Mexico border; DFW Airport invests in a data-sharing platform; Mexico sees a record trade surplus in October; and Mexico announces 29 new infrastructure projects at $11.5 billion.

UNICEF is helping less developed countries with supply chain needs associated with distributing coronavirus vaccines.

Cold chain distribution shifts following the pandemic along with a much smaller supply of available base capacity has made the reefer carrier a much more valuable commodity this year.

Real Estate Roundup is a regular rundown of developments in the world of industrial real estate used for logistics and transportation. This week: Black Creek Group, Dream Industrial and Plymouth […]

Officials in Texas recently announced four drug seizures involving trucks along the United States-Mexico border.

Truckers Christmas Group Organization (TCGO) is extending its application deadline to Dec. 7 to spread holiday cheer to deserving truck drivers.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, what comes next for Brad Jacobs and XPO? Plus, Transport America positions for the future and U.S. Xpress seeks answers to improving driver efficiency.

Tender rejections fall as drivers return to the roads.

The freight-forwarding arm of Canada’s Manitoulin Group has bought Chicago-based World Wide International Logistics, its third acquisition in the United States.

There will be no letup in booming container imports in 2020. The only question now is how long it lasts into 2021.

Redwood Logistics’ #HeroChallenge and Women in Logistics webinar raised funds to celebrate GivingTuesday.

Retrofitting a passenger plane to operate as a heavy cargo plane is a big engineering job that requires many new parts and disposal of old ones. Logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel says it can reduce inventory and transportation costs to make conversions more economical.

Three keys for good visual marketing  Visuals transcend language and culture gaps. In this episode of Navigate B2B, Ocean Audit founder Steve Ferreira talks with Visualize Value founder Jack Butcher […]

Dooner and the Dude talk to an author about his biography of a railroad legend and get a look at Western Star’s new truck.

U.S. Xpress brings on the team at MIT to study greater efficiency. A member of that team discusses the program’s activities in this podcast.

Buying online and picking up in store puts massive pressure on redistribution centers.

Port communities in LA, Charleston and Philadelphia already at risk, officials assert.

Helping small businesses compete with the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) e-commerce juggernaut has become more than a cottage industry, as dozens of technology companies create platforms aimed at helping retailers and […]

Despite record freight markets, number of jobs in government’s trucking category is less than where it was a year ago

Truck drivers were delayed more than 26 million hours on congested roads and wasted 44 million gallons of fuel in Texas during 2019.

Forecasters are always on the lookout for familiar patterns that cause extreme winter storms.

On Dec. 1, KCS announced that the blockades had officially come to an end. The Mexican economy has taken a hit due to the pandemic and the protests only added to the hurt.

Bill Freidel of AIT Worldwide Logistics expects 2021 to be another challenging year for freight as the COVID-19 vaccine is prepped for release. He encourages logistics companies to invest in cold-chain technologies and continue to meet customer expectations.

In the heat of peak holiday season, our thesis is largely the same: relatively tight capacity, strong volumes and positive cyclicality. The low inventory-to-sales ratio, strong consumer sentiment and spending, lack of service-based spending options and acceleration of e-commerce growth all bolster our belief.

One perspective: Dwell is like “chunky peanut butter”

Warehousing jobs continue to soar

Drivers will have to battle periods of heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions in several freight markets.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Swift Transportation founder Jerry Moyes has taken over as CEO of less-than-truckload carrier Central Freight Lines. Plus, XPO has made the decision to split the company into separate businesses, and FreightWaves’ SpaceWaves event focuses on the logistics of space exploration.

TFI International carrier Transport America has been shifting its fleet to offer more dedicated services in the hopes of attracting and retaining truckers.