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Sankalp Arora, co-founder and CEO of Gather AI, and FreightWaves’ Grace Sharkey discussed during FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit the use of AI technology and drones to automate inventory monitoring and asset tracking in warehousing to improve efficiency and reduce human error.
Import volumes that rose directly after the election showed that Donald Trump would regain the presidency were concentrated especially heavily in California, according to KCH Transportation Director of Pricing Henry Byers in a discussion at FreightWaves’ 2024 Domestic Supply Chain Summit. He also said there are significantly low rates for shippers.
RXO CEO Drew Wilkerson shares insights on managing peak-season demand and on the 2025 outlook for the dynamic logistics industry.
Rates on Asia-U.S. West Coast and Asia-U.S. East Coast container transport fell for the latest week tracked by Freightos but rose by double digits for Asia-Europe/Mediterranean traffic.
Steve Blough, a co-founder of MercuryGate International Inc., speaks about how companies can use AI to strengthen decision making.
Supply chain consultant Brittain Ladd sees the wrong people going into key supply chain jobs.
Cassandra Gaines, CEO of Carrier Assure Inc., discusses the fraud crisis in the industry and how carriers can combat it.
Walter “Mitch” Mitchell, CEO of Tai Software, discusses 2024 FreightTech highlights during FreightWaves’ Domestic Supply Chain Summit.
A product manager at Crowley believes freight operators should be using AI now to optimize routes, streamline workflows and forecast demand.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Michael Caney; Dan Cirerchi; Chris Atkinson
The Port of Jacksonville is taking on a larger role in 2025 as ocean container lines add the north Florida hub to their global services.
Less-than-truckload carriers Estes and R+L Carriers have made offers to acquire $192.5 million in real estate from bankrupt Yellow Corp.
M&A adviser Spencer Tenney shares his thoughts on deal activity in the new year.
FreightWaves got an inside look at DHL Express’ big parcel center at Miami International Airport as the global logistics integrator prepared for the holiday shipping season, when volumes are 40% to 50% higher each day than the rest of the year.
During the State of Freight webinar for December, Craig Fuller and Zach Strickland discuss how a market shift could impact carriers, brokers and shippers in 2025.
US forces defeated an attack by Yemen-based Houthi rebels on a trio of merchant ships and two destroyers in the Gulf of Aden.
The latest indictments in the Louisiana staged accident case have pulled in two attorneys and two New Orleans law firms and eight persons in total.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is launching a $31 million project to increase truck parking statewide.
Head of product at Walmart GoLocal, Vijay Cherukuru, gives a rundown of how to decarbonize fleets and choose next-generation zero-emission vehicles amid a continually changing EV landscape.
In this edition: “The Revenue Engine” gets a once-over, and the East and Gulf Coast port worker strike may rise again.
After over two months of stunted production due to a 53-day machinist strike, Boeing has resumed building 737 MAX aircraft.
The National Retail Federation forecasts containerized imports to continue to surge through U.S. ports ahead of a possible longshore strike and tariffs planned by the Trump administration.
Driver fatigue is a common challenge that can have serious detrimental effects on drivers, carriers and the motoring public.
Same-day logistics provider Priority Courier Experts announced it has acquired Now Courier.
Maersk is moving a China air cargo service back to South Carolina after a six-month pause during which the freighter was used to start a new route to the Chicago area.
Kal Freight, a Texas-based trucking company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week, does not plan to lay off any drivers.
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined previously to review cases involving the question of broker liability after serious trucking accidents but has been asked to weigh in again.
Resilient consumer spending and a healthy jobs market underpinned record intermodal volumes through November, a new report finds, as the U.S. economy enjoys stable footing approaching 2025.
The benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges fell to its lowest level since fall 2021.
Mexico’s automotive industry exported 3.2 million passenger vehicles during the first 11 months of 2024.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by RXO’s Drew Wilkerson; GenLogs’ Ryan Joyce; Happyrobot’s Pablo Palafox
A plethora of factors will weigh on container prices in 2025 as shippers manage their businesses in a changing supply chain.
Air Canada bought two medium 767 cargo jets from Boeing last year with the goal of growing the cargo business, but changing economic factors have led the company to lease the planes to Ethiopian Airlines.
Each carrier has different needs, and reporting-style insurance can provide flexibility.
The holiday impacts have yet to arrive as both tender rejection rates and spot rates are off their recent highs and volumes continue to slide.
New tariffs by the Trump administration on products from China, Canada and Mexico will hit companies and consumers with increased costs, experts said.
The Rhode Island truck tolling plan got a mixed verdict in a federal appeals court but has new life.
This week in Borderlands: Violence against truckers surging in cargo thefts; Port of Brownsville kicks off $600M ship channel project; auto parts maker Daimay invests $51M in Mexican factory; and Korean company opens its first plant in Mexico.
Rising reefer tender rejection rates suggest the refrigerated truckload market is facing a tighter transportation procurement environment.
Forward Air announced after the market closed Friday the termination “without cause” of its president and chief operating officer.
With the inauguration still over a month away, President-elect Trump has already announced some of his plans regarding U.S. trade policy. This is a breakdown of a few of the ones most relevant to e-commerce and how brands do business.
Boeing’s plea deal regarding criminal fraud conspiracy charges over two fatal 737 MAX accidents has been rejected by a federal judge.
A federal court upholds an order requiring China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok or face ban in the US.
As a January deadline nears, a coalition of exporters and importers calls on East Coast port employers and their longshore union to resume bargaining on a new contract.
In yet another bankruptcy filing in the trucking industry, Kal Freight looks to maintain operations after filing for Chapter 11, which means it will reorganize in hopes of becoming financially stable.
With the freight recession seemingly in the rearview mirror, FreightWaves’ transportation market experts advise on how to prepare for 2025.
In this edition: Two acquisitions hit the cold chain space, and a chocolate ravioli startup makes headway.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Matthew Leffler; Lee Schmitt; Stephen Ruhe
After the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, corporations are being urged to assess safety programs for corporate leaders.
The Freudenberg Group makes a lot of different products, from candy coatings to heavy-duty electric truck and bus batteries.
Bureau of Labor Statistics data on truck transportation jobs showed one of the bigger gains in a long time in November.
In 2023, Mexico surpassed Canada to become the largest U.S. trading partner.
This year, more than 800 drivers will deliver wreaths to more than 4,900 locations across the United States for Wreaths Across America.
As a part of the partnership, founder of Journey, Will Jenkins has also disclosed that he has invested and will help advise the Shipper CRM team as they scale.
Boom Technology CEO Blake Scholl spoke with co-hosts Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of Firecrown Media, and JP Hampstead, strategic analyst at Firecrown, on the latest episode of the Bring it Home podcast about the return of supersonic air travel.
Inside the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? newsletter: WTT Wrapped; FreightVana aquires Loadsmith; HappyRobot’s big raise
Class I freight railroad CSX has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to continue its antitrust lawsuit against Norfolk Southern.
The International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance aren’t bargaining, but that hasn’t swayed Polymarket bettors wagering against another dock strike.
Frank Kenney of Cleo gives insight into the importance of keeping customer-facing touchpoints manual and personal while strategically automating other processes.
Recent headlines reveal how freight fraud is no respecter of national borders. Authorities have arrested Shenghua Wen, a Chinese national residing illegally in the U.S., on suspicion of exporting firearms, […]
Preliminary Class 8 order numbers look promising for November, but tariff uncertainty adds risks as 40% of Class 8 trucks for the U.S. market are currently built in Mexico.
Spain could be liable for millions of dollars in penalties if the Federal Maritime Commission finds it has been turning away U.S. container ships. Separately, news accounts say a Danish-flagged vessel was denied entry because it was carrying military weapons to Israel.
The air logistics sector has been riding high all year, but market watchers caution that growth in 2025 could slow sharply.
The Thanksgiving holiday once again made for a big change in U.S. weekly rail traffic. This time, that change was negative.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has recused himself from the pending case involving the Uinta Basin Railway, which is set to be argued before the court next week.
The transportation sector at Canadian bank BMO, heavily oriented toward trucking, showed further deterioration in the fourth quarter.
TriumphPay is in the middle of a rollout of LoadPay, a payment tool aimed at owner-operators.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City CEO Keith Creel is confident that free trade will continue in North America despite President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada.
The volume of logistics private equity deals is relatively stable as private equity dealmakers gather in New York.
A new four-lane bridge is a key piece of a logistics project aimed at making Burns Harbor a destination for international cargo.
Now on demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by Adam Wingfield and Tony Mulvey
A Chinese national illegally residing in the U.S. was arrested Tuesday on allegations that he exported firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea from Long Beach, California.
SONAR data will power Transfix’s predictive rating models for freight brokers.
“Using HappyRobot’s agentic AI, 100% of calls were answered 24/7 with no hold time,” said Circle Logistics’ Andrew Smith.
Scarbrough Global is acquiring Brownsville, Texas-based Parker & Co. to boost operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Radiant Logistics has acquired intermodal marketing company TCB Transportation.
The logistics industry has been shaped by unpredictability and change this year, creating a difficult environment for newer and smaller companies to survive.
XPO and Old Dominion reported tonnage declines in November, but both appear to be anticipating a market recovery.
The collaboration between FreightVana and Loadsmith taps into FreightVana’s deep experience in blending asset trailers with technology to support diverse customer needs.
Descartes reported record quarterly results Tuesday after the market closed.
GXO Logistics CEO Malcolm Wilson will retire next year after leading the company since 2021.
Regulators are modifying their truck-crash data system but without a change owner-operators contend would have ensured drivers are not unfairly targeted.
The International Longshoremen’s Association and United States Maritime Alliance make claims and counterclaims amid stalled contract negotiations.
Ocean container rates to the U.S. remained steady as shippers maneuver to minimize the effects of higher tariffs and a potential port strike in 2025.
Atlas Air has selected an experienced passenger airline executive to help run its complex global cargo operations.
The Werner case, now more than 6 ½ years old since it became a nuclear verdict, went before the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Federal regulators are considering a waiver that carries potential cost savings for truck drivers and agricultural aircraft operators.
A Texas wholesaler and retailer is on the hook for a $1.9 million tax bill for tractor-trailer tires it bought from Chinese manufacturers.
In this edition: the logistics behind the Rockefeller Center tree lighting, and consumer predictions for peak season are locked in.
A.P. Moller-Maersk has signed contracts for 20 new dual-fuel container ships set for delivery in 2028-2030.
The November Logistics Managers’ Index showed a jump in transportation pricing even as capacity stepped higher.
Intraquarter updates from a pair of less-than-truckload carriers pushed shares of the group lower on Tuesday.
Insurance varies among countries, so knowing where a policy should be underwritten is key.
Despite declining futures prices, the benchmark retail diesel price rose by a small amount.
U.S. Navy warships fought off airborne attacks on a trio of American merchant vessels by Yemen-based Houthi militia.
“Today project44 is pleased to announce a very favorable resolution of our defamation lawsuit against FourKites,” project44 told FreightWaves.
MyMechanic’s newly appointed president, James Lovecamp, recently spoke with FreightWaves on persistent issues in maintenance and repair.
Industrial data remains under pressure ahead of intraquarter updates from less-than-truckload carriers.
Now on demand Dooner is joined by Carrier411’s Darren Brewer and freight brokers who use the platform
High driver turnover rates have long characterized the trucking industry. Replacing drivers is an expensive and time-consuming task, and unrelenting turnover rates can have a significant impact on a carrier’s […]
