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A grocery supply chain expert told the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit that grocery stories are not feeding the Canadian appetite for online shopping.

Point Pickup’s CEO, Tom Fiorita, goes to considerable lengths to distinguish the final-mile delivery company from Silicon Valley tech platforms. “We’re an East Coast firm — I wouldn’t call us […]

AI startup Nauto claims to have saved fleets nearly $180 million in accident costs.

WHAT THE TRUCK?!? is coming to you live from FreightWaves’ virtual event Last Mile Logistics

Brad Hildebrand discussed Cargill’s reliance on dependable rail service during FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

The Reverse Logistics Association’s Tony Sciarrotta and DM Transportation’s Nicholas Isasi discuss the importance of a good merchandise returns process at the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

Liftit co-founder Brian York on the challenges and opportunities of last-mile trucking in Latin America.

Hurricane conditions and “life-threatening storm surge” to begin Friday along portions of the Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.

“The best way for drivers to protect themselves and their cargo is to always pay attention to where you are, what’s going on around you and ask yourself if your parking arrangement is as safe as you can make it,” said Reliance Partners’ Brian Runnels.

Kenco’s Jason Neal explains at the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit how this service requires drivers to also be resilient customer service representatives.

U.S. intermodal volumes grew in September amid a continued increase in U.S. imports.

Mesa Airlines and DHL reach a big cargo milestone.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission wants to learn the extent of allegations that ocean carriers are targeting noncontracted service providers for freight payment.

Fleet Enable by Imaginnovate is designed to optimize the difficult logistics of last-mile delivery.

The conversion of natural gas to electricity is not the secret sauce for Hyliion’s drivelines for heavy-duty hybrid trucks. It’s the software that efficiently manages the power.

Former FMCSA administrator previously acknowledged getting participants could be difficult.

Erik Caldwell, Last Mile president for XPO Logistics, and FreightWaves President George Abernathy talk about the consumer demand and the last mile in the keynote event for the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

A strange situation: Its competitors are also its customers and can plead with government officials to stop the USPS from taking actions it wants to implement

Kirby Fine, principal, ATL Partners, and Gordon Branov, CEO of Pilot Freight Services, talk about trends in the last-mile heavy-duty bulky market during the FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

Large-format home deliveries to become most critical part of supply chain, Nick Hobbs says during FreightWaves Last Mile Logistics Summit.

A “dance floor” inside the driver’s cabin for easy movement.  Exterior cameras linked to a digital display inside the cabin, giving the driver a 360-degree view outside the vehicle. Those […]

Temporary HOS waiver covers Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas.

Self-driving trucks will drastically cut down on the need for truck drivers, while also disrupting allied segments like insurance, fuel stations and truck stops.

FreightWaves market expert and analyst Zach Strickland talked with Karen Tyndall, GlobalTranz director of customer solutions, during FreightWaves’ Last Mile Logistics Summit on Thursday.

By the time entrenched incumbents awaken to the threats posed by newly developed general purpose technologies (GPTs), a crop of challengers who had no option but to adopt the new GPT at the outset has become powerful enough to threaten the financial stability of an industry.

Thursday is the last day this week that carriers can pick up loads from some Gulf Coast markets. Hurricane Delta is to make landfall Friday.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Massachusetts voters will decide the fate of proprietary vehicle repair data, refrigerated trailers go zero emissions and Xos is one of many suppliers named for the new Hino fuel cell truck.

Swedish trucking startup Einride makes its autonomous electric “Pods” available for pre-order. Expert: Sweden’s collaborative, vehicle-centric economy drives autonomous trucking leadership. Fresh off a $10 million raise, Swedish trucking technology […]

21 Air is a small cargo airline that wants to expand but can’t afford new aircraft. So it’s acting as a sales agent and partnering with others to get more freight business when shippers are desperate for airlift.

The Eastern U.S. railroad said it expects preliminary operating revenue of $2.5 billion and operating expenses of $1.67 billion in the third quarter of 2020.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced 39 infrastructure projects, including highways, ports, bridges and water treatment plants.

Laredo-based customs broker and freight-forwarder Daniel B. Hastings becomes the latest company in the supply chain targeted by ransomware hackers.

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission steps forward with notice of inquiry to evaluate alleged ocean carrier abuse of “merchant” definition for bill of lading responsibility.

Grain members of Surface Transportation Board advisory committee say the railroads have been supplying sufficient amounts of power and crews to meet service needs.

Available on the CloudTrucks app, the schedule optimizer helps drivers organize their workflow up to 10 days in advance.

Hurricane Delta will likely make landfall Friday near the Texas-Louisiana border.

Shipping, logistics giant expects very strong peak season.

Michael White has been carrying the flag for air cargo in the U.S. for more than two decades. He will retire at the end of the year.

Although the hurricane isn’t expected to make landfall until later this week, the Class I railroads are preparing now for potential service disruptions.

FMCSA swayed in part by experience of Oklahoma tank truck operator.

Startup Xos originally sold itself as a Class 8 electric truck chassis maker. After pivoting to middle-mile medium-duties when they looked like the sweet spot, Xos is back to the larger trucks with a contract from Hino Trucks.

From throwing kitty litter under tires for traction, to recognizing signs of black ice, lesser known winter driving tips can keep drivers extra safe.

Zach Strickland looks at the long-haul freight boom making markets tight in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet. Meanwhile, Anthony Smith and Andrew Cox discuss consumer confidence in the Shipper […]

Air cargo traffic keeps Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in the same league as FedEx’s and UPS’ super-hubs.

Dangerous flooding and winds will disrupt freight flows for at least a few days along parts of the Gulf Coast.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, a Florida jury awards a plaintiff $411 million in the latest nuclear verdict. Plus, a lack of freight capacity has some worrying about holiday shipping delays, and Toyota and Hino will bring a Class 8 fuel-cell electric truck to the U.S. next year.

Monthly outlook from EIA sees moderate increases in diesel prices through next year

OEMs, regulators put reefers on a path to zero emissions.

Success in Massachusetts could lead to further adoption across the U.S., supporters assert.

Shipping CEOs see an increasing risk of a global economic crisis in the decade ahead.

Railway blockades reportedly are costing the Mexican economy more than $18 million a day.

Peco’s business is seen benefiting from e-grocery growth.

Your Tuesday roundup of this week so far in freight

Drayage truckers on the Envase platform have access to an online marketplace that connects them to available parking and storage lots nationwide.

Airlines are slowly adding flights, but don’t mistake that for market optimism. Bookings are trending down for the winter and airlines are bleeding billions in cash.

Commercial vehicle battery maker Romeo Power gets a blank check company’s backing as investors target electric components and infrastructure for electric trucks.

Lean wants to add more clients outside of transportation and logistics.

Transportation capacity has dropped to new lows and the precipitous rate at which pricing is increasing is expected to continue for at least the next 12 months, according to a September supply chain survey.

Defendant is a one-truck company that defended itself at trial

The Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference insists the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has jurisdiction to ensure that ocean container chassis provisioning is conducted fairly.

National freight “outlook” is significant for states, municipalities and companies that may want federal money for rail or other transport projects.

Platform Science has announced an integration with McLeod Software, giving LoadMaster customers access to Platform Science’s technology solutions.

“I really see that public-facing products from the National Weather Service have improved immensely in just the past five years,” says one carrier.

The fleet management solution is Transfix’s first foray into a pure software product.

The Smart Load Board is a free freight marketplace built into KeepTruckin’s platform that provides intuitive freight matching and strong data privacy.

“Sophisticated scheme” went on between 2011 and 2015

Carriers and shippers should prepare for road and port closures in parts of the northern U.S. Gulf Coast.

In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, Amazon is altering the industry’s perspective of peak freight season. Plus, Women in Trucking named the top employers for women and XPO could be looking to downsize.

A new survey from IBM has found that COVID-19 has refocused executives’ attention on using data to build a resilient supply chain.

The dawn of a new type of peak season is fast approaching, courtesy of Amazon.

Forward Air announces another acquisition as it advances its no-wait growth plan. The Greeneville, Tennessee-based trucking company adds intermodal drayage provider Value Logistics to its roster.

Talk of a European supply chain unit sale may put XPO’s Jacobs at fork in the road.

At airlines, cargo is typically the junior partner to passenger service. During COVID, the roles are reversed and United Airlines is using its cargo network to support more passenger service.

MV Rhosus carried the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate cited as the cause of August’s devastating blast.

Hino and Toyota will test a Class 8 fuel-cell truck in North America in 2021 based on the Hino XL Series truck platform.

Another key bellwether — the cost of dry bulk freight — is pointing to an economic recovery.

CN and Canadian Pacific say they’ll use communication and technology to grapple with winter’s operational challenges.

TJX’s new 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in El Paso will likely rely on factories in Juarez, Mexico, as part of its US-Mexico supply chain.

Will rates have double digit increases in 2021, what’s up with drayage and reefer as we enter Q4, Amazon’s 75-day peak season and more

Supply chain “caught off guard,” says one commenter on the report

Carriers, logistics businesses and technology providers make the cut in 2020.

Dynamic contracts are shorter in duration and respond to sudden market shifts and changing business needs.

The South Korean carrier signed a contract for the ultra-large vessels in September 2018.

Kuebix is now offering dynamic pricing from Convoy inside its Community Load Match program on its TMS.

Cargomatic set off a prodigious chain of events after its launch in Los Angeles.

TFI International’s acquisition spree continues. The Canadian transportation and logistics company adds another bulk carrier to its portfolio with the purchase of Grammer Dry Bulk.

When it comes to freight audit and payment strategy, shippers don’t operate as a monolith.

Transflo has acquired Canada-based Microdea on a continued path to grow adoption of digital document workflow.

The independent federal rail agency is looking at the market factors determining exemption from board oversight. The board also separately declared five Class I railroads as being revenue adequate in 2019.

Cheng Cheng-Mount was appointed to the Taiwanese carrier’s board in 2018.

Company redrawing the peak landscape, and is expected to dominate it, Convey says.

Carriers and shippers should prepare for possible shut downs of Southern roads and ports in a few days.

SAL Heavy Lift Group sees Intermarine expanding its ability to serve project cargo shippers throughout North and South America.

The inability of ocean carriers to timely inform shippers of schedule changes results in costly logistics disruptions and potential for lost international sales.

Daimler Trucks is recalling 142,110 units of the brand’s flagship Freightliner Cascadia from the 2017-2021 model years because the brake lights may stay on after the brake pedal is released.

News could restart the spin-off process for all four business units.

Second-largest auto supplier merger of 2020 positions BorgWarner for greater role in electrification while completing the breakup of General Motors’ once-vast parts organization.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Seko Logistics to open new hub in Dallas; China firm opens $10 million auto parts plant in Mexico; medical device firm expands in Reynosa; Nippon Express opens new facility in Guanajuato.

More airlines and logistics firms are fortifying their pharmaceutical handling capabilities and credentials ahead of an expected COVID-19 vaccine release. Several companies this week announced new product offerings, investments or […]

Trucking spot rates are averaging well over what they were a year ago implying many shippers will see rates increase next year. How much will it be?